The United States said Friday it had shared a draft UN resolution with rival Russia that aims to extend an arms embargo on Iran that expires in October. Moscow has already voiced opposition to ... ( read original story ...)
UN Nuclear Watchdog Has ‘Serious Concern’ At Iran Denying Inspections
Iran has now accumulated enriched uranium at nearly eight times the limit of a 2015 deal and has for months blocked inspections at sites where historic nuclear activity may have occurred, the UN ... ( read original story ...)
U.N. Agency Says Iran Still Increasing Enriched Uranium Stockpile in Violation of Nuclear Deal
(VIENNA) — The United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency says Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium and remains in violation of its deal with world powers. The International ... ( read original story ...)
IAEA Voices Serious Concern at Iran’s Stonewalling on Old Sites
The IAEA issued a report in March admonishing Iran for failing to answer its questions about past nuclear activities at three sites and for denying it access to two of them. Diplomats have since said ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Nuclear Ageement: UN Watchdog Says Tehran In Violation With Uraniun Stockpile Heading Toward 2 Tons
The IAEA Says the Iranian stockpile is now at 1.73 tons and enrichment levels are up as well in violation of its agreement with world powers. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s coronavirus cases surge again as strategic province becomes new epicenter
A dramatic surge in coronavirus infections in Iran has rekindled the largest outbreak in the Middle East, just weeks after the country appeared to have tamed its epidemic. Iran is again reporting an ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam league restarts with packed crowds as coronavirus risk abates
Thousands of fans poured into stadiums in Vietnam on Friday as the country resumed top-flight soccer without social distancing measures or curbs on crowd sizes, owing to its success in combating the ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh releasing children in detention centres to avoid coronavirus cases surge
According to UNICEF nearly 23,000 cases involving children under 18 years of age are pending in the courts across the country. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Introduces Strong Sentences for Child Sex Offenders
Pakistani administered Kashmir has tightened its law for people convicted of sexually abusing a minor, adding the death penalty, life imprisonment, or castration to the list of possible punishments. ( read original story ...)
After Pakistan’s Lockdown Gamble, COVID-19 Cases Surge
A man wearing a protective face mask walks amidst the rush of people outside an electronics market, after Pakistan started easing the lockdown restrictions, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease ... ( read original story ...)