Passenger bus crash in northeastern Brazil kills 17
At least 17 people died when a passenger bus overturned in northeastern Brazil, authorities confirmed on Saturday....
China will hold talks with Russia and Iran in Beijing on Iran’s nuclear programme, following a UN Security Council meeting on uranium enrichment concerns.
China will host a meeting in Beijing on Friday with Russia and Iran to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme, according to its foreign ministry. Both nations will be represented by their deputy foreign ministers.
Iran and Russia have strengthened ties since 2022, signing a strategic cooperation treaty in January. Both countries maintain close relations with China.
China’s Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu will chair the meeting, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning confirmed at a press briefing on Wednesday.
The discussions follow a closed-door session of the United Nations Security Council in New York on the same day, which addressed Iran’s growing stockpile of uranium enriched to levels close to weapons-grade.
Last week, Russia stated that Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov had met with Iran’s ambassador, Kazem Jalali, to discuss international efforts related to Iran’s nuclear activities. This followed reports that Russia had agreed to assist the US administration in communications with Iran.
Tehran has denied seeking to develop nuclear weapons. However, the UN’s atomic watchdog, the IAEA, has reported that Iran is increasing its uranium enrichment to levels of up to 60% purity, approaching the 90% required for weapons-grade material.
Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015 with Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States, which lifted sanctions in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear programme.
The United States withdrew from the agreement in 2018, after which Iran began reducing its nuclear-related commitments.
China has reiterated its support for renewed negotiations and has called for a diplomatic resolution to the issue.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced that repair crews have commenced restoring external power lines to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in southeastern Ukraine.
At least 17 people died when a passenger bus overturned in northeastern Brazil, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
Egypt has agreed with Iran, the United States, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to maintain ongoing consultations aimed at finding a breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear file, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday.
At least five militants, including two commanders, were killed in northwestern Pakistan after security forces foiled a planned terrorist attack, officials said on Saturday.
China Eastern Airlines will restart direct flights connecting Shanghai and Delhi on 9 October, marking the first such services in five years.
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