WHO warns of rising respiratory infections in Gaza as heavy rains worsen health risks
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday (13 November) of surging respiratory illnesses in Gaza, ...
Iran’s enriched uranium remains under the rubble of nuclear facilities affected by June attacks, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said.
Araqchi said that Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation is currently assessing the condition of the uranium and whether it can be accessed safely. Once this evaluation is complete, the results will be sent to the Supreme National Security Council, which will decide the country’s next steps regarding the stockpile.
He added that Iran would respond firmly if the United Nations reinstates sanctions, with the Council determining how and in what form any action would take place. Regarding the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Araqchi said leaving the treaty is one of several options, but any decision will be based on what best serves Iran’s national interests.
Araqchi also noted that under a recent agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, no inspections are currently allowed. Any future inspections would require additional negotiations and approval from the Supreme National Security Council.
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has backed withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and overhauling the country’s defence doctrine, calling both steps essential to national security and deterrence.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday (13 November) after a communications failure at air traffic control centres caused chaos at airports and triggered the longest nationwide shutdown since the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
More than 30 people have been taken to hospital after a cargo ship collided with a passenger cruise docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday (13 November).
Europe will send a team of diplomats to Ukraine peace talks rather than a single envoy, EU leaders agreed on Friday at the end of a summit in Dublin.
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh and three drones in its oil-rich Eastern Province on Sunday (15 November), as Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed separate attacks on a U.S. military facility in Bahrain.
Italy's data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta Platforms €805 million ($887 million) after finding the company had accessed Android users' photographs and videos without obtaining their consent or informing them.
SpaceX's spacecraft on Saturday returned from a 22-hour voyage in orbit and descended for the first time into the grasp of giant mechanical arms at the Texas tower it was launched from a day earlier, a catch that is essential to the company's decade-long effort to develop a fully reusable rocket.
The Philippines and Australia signed a new defence cooperation arrangement in Manila on Sunday, aimed at accelerating joint military activities and strengthening security ties amid tensions with China in the South China Sea.
Southeast Asian leaders opened the 49th ASEAN Summit in Manila Sunday, with Myanmar's crisis, security and economic uncertainty dominating talks. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for continued engagement with Myanmar and urged a stronger response to conflict and energy disruptions.
U.S. air travel is not expected to return to normal schedules until late on Sunday (15 November), the head of the FAA said, as the aviation system gradually recovers from a nationwide flight shutdown that officials blamed on routine maintenance gone awry.
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