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Month: September 2023

Iran’s president defends uranium enrichment after Europeans ‘trampled on their commitments’

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has defended his country’s enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade levels, claiming it was a response to European states not living up to their end of the 2015 nuclear agreement. “In the beginning, we were not seeking 60% levels of enrichment. They (European states) trampled

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A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a ‘punishment cell,’ lawyer says

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned Russian opposition figure has been transferred to a maximum security prison in Siberia and was placed in a tiny “punishment cell.” That’s according to the lawyer for 42-year-old Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. Kara-Murza earlier this year was convicted of treason for publicly denouncing Russia’s war

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Kosovar police surround a village after gunmen storm a monastery in violence that has killed 4

By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — At least 30 gunmen have killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off ongoing gunbattles that have left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as

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Giorgio Armani closes Milan Fashion Week with good vibes and familiar guests in the front row

MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani has closed Milan Fashion Week with good vibes and a front row that included frequent guests such as Cate Blanchett and Juliette Binoche. The collection mirrored a sky at dusk as it shifts colors and light. The 89-year-old designer employed translucent, diaphanous fabrics alongside silks and satin to create lightness

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