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President Donald Trump declared Monday that any future U.S. agreement with Iran “will not allow any enrichment of uranium,” drawing a sharp contrast with a newly reported diplomatic proposal said to permit limited enrichment within the Islamic Republic.
The Netherlands’ anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) is leaving the government after three smaller coalition partners declined to sign up to a stricter anti-migration policy, its leader Geert Wilders said Tuesday.
Northern Nigeria was reeling Monday from a bomb blast by suspected Islamist militants that left nine people dead, while the Nigerian Air Force reportedly killed at least 20 villagers after mistaking them for insurgents.
Another round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia has begun in Istanbul, Turkey, despite new reports of Russian attacks hitting Ukraine after Kyiv hit Russia with drones.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a sweeping overhaul of the United Kingdom’s defense posture on Monday, declaring that the country is moving into a state of “war-fighting readiness” in response to rising global threats, particularly from Russia.
The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for two deadly attacks in Syria’s southern Sweida province, signaling a resurgence of the extremist group in areas once considered secure since the fall of the Assad regime.
Russian and Ukrainian delegations held a short-lived round of cease-fire negotiations in Istanbul on Monday, less than 24 hours after a sweeping Ukrainian drone assault targeted multiple Russian airbases, destroying or damaging over 40 military aircraft, including strategic bombers.
Iran is preparing to reject a U.S. proposal aimed at resolving the longstanding nuclear dispute, with a senior Iranian diplomat describing the offer as a “non-starter” that fails to address Tehran’s key demands, particularly regarding uranium enrichment and immediate sanctions relief, a senior Iranian diplomat told Reuters.
The liberal, pro-European Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has admitted defeat in Poland’s presidential runoff following a bruising night that started with him declaring a victory based on an exit poll but ended with him bitterly disappointed after his nationalist opponent Karol Nawrocki won the election.
Iran’s expanding uranium enrichment program sparked urgent diplomatic talks in Cairo on Monday, following an IAEA report warning that Tehran has nearly doubled its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%–just shy of weapons-grade.
Just hours after French President Emmanuel Macron made headlines by endorsing the creation of a Palestinian state, the streets of Paris—and much of France—descended into chaos following Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) historic 5-0 victory over Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final.
Poland has begun voting in a tight runoff vote for the presidency, with opinion polls showing a close race between a liberal and a nationalist.
Despite ongoing nuclear negotiations with the United States, Iran has dramatically increased its uranium enrichment, amassing enough material for one nuclear bomb every month, according to a classified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
In a bold and unprecedented deep-strike operation, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has reportedly damaged or destroyed more than 40 Russian strategic aircraft in coordinated drone attacks across four airbases deep inside Russian territory.
Moscow appeared to prepare for a massive ground offensive in Ukraine on Saturday, prompting Ukrainian officials to issue evacuation orders for 11 more villages in the northern Sumy region after Russian gains killed several people.