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Saudi Arabia Says It Thwarted Yemeni Rebel Missile Attack Over Capital

Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2021

Multiple blasts shook Riyadh on Saturday as Saudi state television reported that a missile attack launched by Yemen's Huthi rebels had been thwarted.

Israel Says Iran Likely Behind Explosion On Israeli-Owned Cargo Ship

Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2021

Top Israeli defense and political leaders are scheduled to meet on February 28 to discuss a response to what Israel's defense minister says was likely an attack by Iran against an Israeli-owned cargo vessel in the Gulf of…

Eighteen Killed In Myanmar’s Bloodiest Protests Since Coup

Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2021

Security forced fired on anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, killing at least 18 people, the United Nations and other observers said Sunday.

US strikes Iran-backed fighters in Syria, in 1st military action under Biden

Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2021

The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed…

Dutch Nuclear Whistleblower Suddenly Dies At 76

Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2021

Dutch whistleblower Frits Veerman, who was punished for turning in a colleague for selling nuclear secrets used to build Pakistan’s atomic bomb, has died.

EU mulls vaccination passports to resurrect tourism after COVID-19

Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2021

European Union leaders will agree on Thursday to work on certificates of vaccination for EU citizens who have had an anti-COVID shot, with southern EU countries that depend heavily on tourism desperate to rescue this summer's holiday season.

Technology Executives Say All Evidence Points To Russia In Major Hack Of Computer Networks

Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Executives of U.S. technology companies told lawmakers on February 23 that a recent breach of corporate and government networks was so sophisticated that a nation had to be behind it and said all the evidence points to Russia.

Nearly 8 million people suffering hunger in Central America, up from 2.2 million in 2018

Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The United Nations has reported a massive increase in the number of people suffering hunger in Central America over the last two years, Voice of America (VOA) reports.

UK, France and Germany condemn Iran over UN inspection limits

Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday said they “deeply regret” Iran’s decision to restrict site inspections by the UN’s nuclear watchdog after a US refusal to lift existing sanctions.

IAEA: Iran enriched uranium stockpile 14 times over the limit of 2015 deal

Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium is now more than 14 times over the limit set down in its 2015 deal with world powers, the UN's nuclear agency reported on Tuesday.

Third of freshwater fish threatened by extinction with habitats in ‘catastrophic decline’

Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Nearly a third of fish living in rivers and lakes around the world are facing extinction as their habitats are in "catastrophic decline", a report has warned.

Italy’s ambassador to DR Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was shot and killed Monday when his UN convoy was ambushed by militants as it traveled close to the borders of Rwanda and Uganda, Sky News reports.

Canada lawmakers: China is committing “Genocide” against Uighur Muslims

Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Canada’s House of Commons has passed a non-binding motion declaring that China is committing “Genocide” in its treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority community in Xinjiang, DW reports. The motion was introduced by opposition conservative lawmakers on Monday…

US wants to ‘strengthen’ Iran nuclear deal

Posted on Monday, February 22, 2021

The United States and its partners will work to "lengthen and strengthen" the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged at a UN-backed disarmament conference in Geneva on Monday.

U.S. Says It Won’t ‘Lash Out’ After Blaming Iran For Rocket Attack On U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

Posted on Monday, February 22, 2021

A State Department spokesman has said the United States will hold Iran "responsible" for a rocket barrage on February 22 that targeted the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital.

Khamenei: If we wanted nukes, nobody, including ‘Zionist clown,’ could stop us

Posted on Monday, February 22, 2021

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayotallah Ali Khamenei claimed Monday that his country has no interest in a nuclear weapon, but said that if it wanted one, no one — including Israel — could prevent it.

Russian Appeals Court Jails Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny

Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2021

Russia's prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny lost an appeal against his jailing Saturday but said he believes God will help him face challenges. Hours later, he was also convicted in a defamation case.

Water Leaks Indicate New Damage at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2021

Cooling water levels have fallen in two reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant since a powerful earthquake hit the area last weekend, indicating possible additional damage, its operator said Friday.

IAEA found uranium traces at two sites Iran barred it from, sources say

Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2021

The U.N. nuclear watchdog found uranium particles at two Iranian sites it inspected after months of stonewalling, diplomats say, and it is preparing to rebuke Tehran for failing to explain, possibly complicating U.S. efforts to revive nuclear diplomacy.

US officially rejoins Paris Climate Accord

Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2021

The US officially rejoined the Paris Climate Accord on Friday — almost a month after President Biden declared that the US again accepted the agreement’s terms.

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• Trump Signals Harder Line on Moscow, Considers Tomahawk Missiles for Ukraine
• Moldova’s Pro-Western Governing Party Wins Elections, Overshadowed By Russian Interference Allegations
• Ukraine Accuses Hungary of Violating Its Airspace With Drones (Worthy News Radio)
• U.N. Security Council Rejects Russian-Chinese Push to Delay Sanctions on Iran
• Philippines Storms Kill Dozens, Christians See Hope Amid Misery
• Iran and Russia Seal $25 Billion Nuclear Power Deal Amid Sanctions Tensions

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