TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran on Wednesday announced plans to turn off some cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at its nuclear sites, amid rising tensions between Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog. In a statement, Iran’s nuclear agency accused the IAEA of being “ungrateful for Iran’s extensive cooperation,” saying survei...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral cooperation and the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, according to the Kremlin. Putin offered condolences for a train wreck in eastern Iran that killed 17 people and left many injured, during a telephone call. The Russian president ex...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel said Wednesday it will continue exploration in the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean despite Lebanese objection. A statement shared by the Israeli ministers of foreign affairs, defense and energy said the Karish field is “a strategic asset of the State of Israel.” Israel would give priority to “the...
ANKARA (AA) – A former minister who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power last August has returned to the country, an official confirmed on Wednesday. Farooq Wardak is the first senior member of ex-President Ashraf Ghani’s Cabinet to return to Afghanistan since the establishment of a liaison commission in March to contact...
LONDON (AA) – A major UK cinema on Wednesday canceled all screenings of a controversial movie following protests by the British Muslim community. Cineworld canceled all screenings of the highly controversial movie The Lady of Heaven after demonstrations against the film grew in a number of cities across the UK, including Birmingham, Bolton, an...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reportedly asked its top officials to be “extremely cautious” when speaking about religion on public platforms. The ruling party instructed its officials after an international outcry over remarks against Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) by two of its offici...
ANKARA (AA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday adopted a resolution criticizing Iran for refusing to provide answers about uranium traces at three undeclared sites. The 35-member IAEA Board of Governors passed the resolution brought by the US, the UK, Germany and France with 30 votes in favor, according to Rus...
As Democrats scramble to craft their midterm strategy amid rising fears of a GOP takeover, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday implored the party’s leadership to offer voters an honest assessment of the role Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema played in tanking the popular Build Back Better agenda—and make clear that a larger Democratic maj...
Congressmen Jared Golden of Maine and Kurt Schrader of Oregon were the only two House Democrats on Wednesday to vote against a package of gun control measures framed by party leadership as “commonsense measures that will make an enormous difference to save lives.” The Protecting Our Kids Act passed the U.S. House in a 223-204 vote,...
An explosion at a major liquefied natural gas plant in Texas on Wednesday heightened fears of pollution and other impacts in nearby communities—and served as the latest example of the threat the booming LNG industry poses to the climate. The blast at Freeport LNG’s export terminal on Texas’ Quintana Island was reported around noon ...
