Iran says will not halt nuclear enrichment ahead of European talks
Iran is scheduled to meet Britain, France and Germany in Istanbul on Friday, to discuss its nuclear programme, with Tehran...
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Trump and Epstein: What was the relationship between the two like?
Washington, United States - Donald Trump's past ties with Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny after the US president slammed a...
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IAEA says Ukraine nuclear plant reconnected to national grid
Days after it was cut off from external power, raising the risk of an accident, Ukraine's nuclear plant is receiving...
- Since being cut off from the grid, the station was relying on its own power supplies to operate essential safety mechanism
- Zaporizhzhia was seized by Russian troops in March and shelling around the facility raised fears of nuclear disasters ever since
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Crypto founder, wanted by South Korea, says “not on the run”
Four days after a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for him, the founder of the failed cryptocurrency platform...
- The collapse of Terraform Labs earlier this year wiped out about $40 billion of investors' money
- South Korean prosecutors have also issued arrest warrants for five other people who were not named linked to stablecoin TerraUSD and its sister token Luna
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Qatar-based sound artist says it’s time to slow down and listen
Birdsong, insects chirping, the sound of wind brushing through tall grass or over sand dunes all these form part of...
- Birdsong, insects chirping, the sound of wind brushing through tall grass or over sand dunes all these form part of what the 44-year-old Frenchman calls his "sound art."
- Rousere, who in the past managed musicians in Britain and studied sound art in Belgium, has lived in Qatar for nine years
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Israel, Turkish leaders to meet at UN next week
Lapid's office said he would travel to New York on Monday night, ahead of an address to the General Assembly...
- Last month, Turkey and Israel announced the full restoration of diplomatic ties following years of strained relations
- Erdogan described a fence-mending visit to Ankara by Israeli President Isaac Herzog in March as "a turning point in our relations."
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Iran police break up protests over women’s death with force
Tensions spiked in northwest Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, sparking off protests in the region....
- Her body was laid to rest in her hometown of Saghez, 460 kilometers (285 miles) from Tehran in northwestern Kurdistan province, on Saturday morning
- State television broadcast images on Friday purportedly showing her falling to the ground inside a large hall full of women while arguing with one of the female instructors
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Activists thwarts offloading of Russian gas in Finland
HELSINKI, FINLAND - Activists from environmental group Greenpeace blocked a shipment of Russian gas from unloading at a liquefied natural...
- The activists demanded Helsinki stop importing Russian gas after Russia's President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine more than six months ago.
- The director for the terminal's operator, Manga LNG, Mika Kolehmainen, said the action took place around 7:00 am (0400 GMT) at Tornio port.
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France sends latest nuclear shipment to Japan
Two ships carrying reprocessed nuclear fuel destined for Japan set sail Saturday morning from northern France, an AFP photographer said,...
- MOX fuel is a mixture of reprocessed plutonium and uranium.
- Environmental activists have denounced the practice of transporting such highly radioactive materials, calling it irresponsible.
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Biden warns against use of nuclear, chemical weapons
US President Joe Biden has warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin against using chemical or tactical nuclear weapons due to...
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the war against his Western-leaning neighbor was proceeding according to plan.
- Moscow is facing fresh outrage from the West after the discovery of a mass grave outside the formerly Russian-occupied city of Izyum.
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Xi, Putin look to challenge world order at regional summit
But cracks in summit solidarity quickly appeared, with India's prime minister telling Putin it was "not the time" for the...
- Washington said remarks from Putin at the summit on addressing "concerns" about Ukraine from China and India increased pressure on Russia to end its military offensive
- The summit was put forward by the Kremlin as an alternative to "Western-centric organisations", at a time of increasing pressure on Moscow over Ukraine
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US justice department gets a voice in Epic battle with Apple
One year after a Californian court ruled in favor of Apple, the US justice department wants to have its say...
- In 2021 a California judge ruled against Fortnite-maker Epic, which had accused Apple of acting like a monopoly in its shop for digital goods or services
- Attorneys for Apple, Epic and the justice department will all speak to the appeals court, which will also consider their written arguments
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Iran says will not halt nuclear enrichment ahead of European talks
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Israel blames Hizbollah for blast that wounded UN peacekeepers
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel's military said Wednesday it had obtained information that indicated a Hizbollah explosive charge caused the blast that...
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Polish PM warns of strained relations with Israel after aid workers killing
"If it is true that the convoy was deliberately attacked because it was supposed to contain a terrorist, and that...
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Oil prices hit fresh five-month high on OPEC reduction output
Oil prices rose around one percent, with Brent crude closing in on $90 per barrel, as OPEC experts met to...
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Israel terms killing of aid workers in Gaza ‘grave mistake’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military had "unintentionally" killed the aid workers, calling it a "tragic case" that...
- The attack was widely condemned, with world leaders demanding an investigation
- US President Joe Biden said Israel "has not done enough" to protect aid workers
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Tesla reports drop in auto sales
The decline was in part due to a weak sales market in China.
- In explaining the drop, Tesla pointed to a hit from the production ramp-up of an updated Model 3 at its California factory and plant shutdowns due to shipping diversions
- Financial services firm Morningstar said the decline also "points to a slowdown in demand for Tesla's vehicles, as the company's competitors may have cut price more than Tesla
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Four Israeli officers injured in car-ramming attack near West Bank
Jerusalem--Four Israeli police were injured in a car-ramming attack at a checkpoint in the centre of the country, police said...
- The attacker crashed into four police officers at a checkpoint in the town of Kochav Yair, near the West Bank
- Israeli police said in a statement that the officers suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital