Top 10 world news: Iran refuses to share nuclear site images with IAEA, Trump revisits election woes & more
Top 10 World news
In what could prove to be dealbreaker for the United States, Iran has refused tohand over images from inside of some Iranian nuclear sites to the UNnuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)as a monitoring agreement with the agency had expired. Presently, Tehran isin the midst of the 2015 JCPOA Nuclear deal revival talks with US and other world leaders, though the talks have beenadjourned for consultations. According to US officials, Iran'sfailure to engage with IAEAwould contradict Iran's stated desireto resume compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.
In other news, Former US President Donald Trump while speaking at an eventat Ohio's Lorain County Fairgrounds, once again aired his election woes. Five months after he left office, he revisited some of the false claims familiar from his fruitless challenges of President Joe Biden's election victory.
In today's newsletter, we also bring for you pictures ofPride month's celebrations worldwide.
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Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament said that, Tehran will never hand over images from inside of some Iranian nuclear sites to the UNnuclear watchdog as a monitoring agreement with the agency had expired.
Secret UK defence documents found at a bus stop in Kent
Secret UK defence documents outliningthe movement of the British warship that had led to Russia firing warning shots from the Crimean coast were foundat a bus stop in England, UK says investigating.
Former US president Donald Trumpreprised his baseless election grievances and painted a dystopian picture of the country under Democratic control in his first campaign-style rally since leaving the White House.
Pharma giant Johnson and Johnson, accused of fuelling the deadly US opioid crisis has reached a USD 230 million settlement with the state of New York. The company has confirmed that it will stop making or selling opioids in the US.
In a development thatmay be seen by the USA as a threat to regional stability, Iranian state media quoted a top commander of the Revolutionary Guards as saying that the country has drones with a range of 7000 km (4,375 miles).
Marking the first visit by an Egyptian president to Iraq since the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Baghdadfor Tripartite summit involvingEgypt, Jordan and Iraq.
Former Nepalese Ambassador to China Leela Mani Paudyalsaid that Nepal rejects Indo-Pacific Strategy and highlighted the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Nepal's foreign policy.
Starting from Monday,no one in Bangladesh will be allowed to leave their homes unless in an emergency, following this massive crowds in Dhaka have flocked to ferry terminals totry and get out of the city before a strict national lockdown comes into force.
China's National Space Agency releasesvideo of its Zhurong Mars rover which is part of the Tianwen-1 mission on Mars. It is China's first mission, which arrived in orbit around Mars in February this year.
Carrying rainbow flags and a range of placards, themarchheaded at various cities with people booming with enthusiasm.