TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Deputy chief of Iran’s nuclear agency has hailed UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi’s recent visit as “fruitful”, stressing that Iran took a “step forward” to resolve outstanding issues. Grossi visited the Iranian capital earlier this month to resolve issues that have hampered cooperation between the two sides an...
Moscow, Russia (AFP): Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of fomenting “years of confrontation” in the Asia-Pacific region after the AUKUS alliance agreed a nuclear-powered submarines deal. The AUKUS alliance is a treaty between Australia, the UK and the US. “The Anglo-Saxon world, with the crea...
LONDON (AA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Monday that the AUKUS nuclear pact has been “great news” for both global security and British jobs. “The AUKUS partnership, and the submarines we are building in British shipyards, are a tangible demonstration of our commitment to global security. This partnership was founded on...
A Sweden-based research institute published a report Monday showing that the United States accounted for 40% of the world’s weapons exports in the years 2018-22, selling armaments to more than 100 countries while increasing its dominance of the global arms trade. The report—entitled Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2022—was publis...
More than a dozen House Republicans are expected to release legislation Tuesday that would impose more harsh work requirements on certain recipients of federal food aid, a clear signal that the GOP intends to target nutrition assistance in critical debt ceiling, budget, and farm bill talks. Led by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), the measure would...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Monday that he would speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping soon. “Yes,” Biden told reporters when asked if he would do so, without saying when they would talk. Earlier, Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said “we would expect President Biden and Presi...
Students, staff, alumni, and bibliophiles remain outraged that libraries at Vermont’s public college are set to lose vast portions of their book collections, despite a new “refined plan” to potentially retain volumes that “have been deemed academically valuable.” Faced with intense backlash to the all-digital plan...
Progressives on Capitol Hill joined climate advocates and Indigenous leaders across the country Monday in blasting U.S. President Joe Biden for his administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil project on federal land in Alaska. “The Biden administration has committed to fighting climate change and advancing environ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US plans to to break China’s dominance on Africa’s critical minerals, according to the Economist. Africa is home to around 30% of the world’s mineral resources, according to the UN Environment Program. The International Energy Agency expects that clean energy technologies will need 40 times more lithium, 2...
ANKARA (AA) – Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, last Thursday paid a visit to northeastern Syria. In a written statement, CENTCOM said: “General Michael ‘Erik’ Kurilla, commander of the U.S. Central Command, traveled to northeast Syria to speak with American troops and visit sites ...
