Iran has started producing uranium metal, a material that can be used to form the core of nuclear weapons, the United Nations atomic agency told members in a confidential report. ( read original story ...)
Iran has followed through on plan to produce uranium metal, IAEA says
Iran has followed through on its plan to make uranium metal, the U.N. nuclear watchdog confirmed on Wednesday after Tehran alarmed Western nations with its intent to produce the material with which ... ( read original story ...)
Iran produces uranium metal, IAEA says, in latest breach of deal
Iran has carried out its plan to produce uranium metal, the U.N. atomic watchdog confirmed on Wednesday, despite Western powers having warned Iran that would breach their 2015 nuclear deal as uranium ... ( read original story ...)
Reporter’s Notebook: Iran analyst sees glimmer of hope in US relations amid ‘terrible’ economy
Economist Saeed Laylaz estimates GDP has shrunk 10% over the past two years and he chalks it up mostly to sanctions and the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Monolith in Turkey Is Revealed to Be Government Stunt
The inscription on the monolith read “Look at the sky, see the moon.” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used the same slogan in announcing Turkey’s new space program this week. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Calls on Turkey to Immediately Release Jailed Philanthropist Osman Kavala
The United States on Wednesday called on Turkey to immediately release philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has been detained for more than three years without conviction. "The specious charges against ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey makes move to resolve S-400 dispute with the US
Ankara indicates it may be willing to compromise on the Russian air defence system that strained ties with the US. ( read original story ...)
Nine children rescued in Philippines after Australian accused paedophile’s arrest
Nine children have been rescued from captivity in the Philippines with the arrest of an accused paedophile from Melbourne who allegedly live-streamed child abuse. ( read original story ...)
Victorian man charged as nine kids rescued from alleged child exploitation in Philippines
Nine children, including some as young as two years old, have been rescued from alleged child exploitation in the Philippines after a tip-off from Australian Federal Police. ( read original story ...)
Group of foreign climbers ends expedition at K2 in Pakistan
A mountaineering official says a group of foreign mountaineers ended their plans to try and scale the treacherous K2 mountain in Pakistan, the world’s second highest peak, because of bad weather ... ( read original story ...)