Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Fast Facts
CNN — Here is a look at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Birth date: July 17, 1939 Birth place: Mashhad, Iran Birth name: Seyyed Ali Khamenei Father: Ayatollah…
Iranian-Western talks have resumed. Here’s what that means
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Momentum building in Iran talks with West, says source
CNN — Momentum appears to be building to revive negotiations around Iran’s growing nuclear program. Talks between Iran and the European Union on Wednesday focused on key sticking points, including…
China and Pakistan sign $4.8 billion nuclear power plant deal
Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal on Tuesday to build a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, hailing the investment by a country that Pakistan…
Collapse of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam an ‘ecological catastrophe’
CNN — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine has sparked fears of an ecological catastrophe, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky describing the situation as “an environmental…
Nova Kakhovka dam: Here are the key theories on what caused Ukraine’s catastrophic dam collapse
CNN — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine is one of the biggest industrial and ecological disasters in Europe for decades. The catastrophe has destroyed entire…
Mohamed ElBaradei Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here is a look at the life of Mohamed ElBaradei, former director general of the IAEA and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Birth date: June 17, 1942 Birth place:…
Nova Kakhovka: Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘ecocide’ as critical dam near Kherson collapses sparking evacuations
CNN — A major dam and hydro-electric power plant in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine suffered a collapse early Tuesday, prompting mass evacuations and fears for large-scale devastation as Ukraine accused Moscow’s…
US “Very Keen” To Transfer Nuclear Energy Technology To India: Official
Transfer of the technology will help India produce smaller nuclear power plants. (Representational) Mumbai: The US is “very keen” to collaborate with India in the area of technology transfer on…
Zaporizhzhia: Evacuations from Russian-occupied Ukrainian region raise concerns of nuclear power plant safety
CNN — The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has raised concerns as to the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, describing the situation as “increasingly unpredictable,” after Moscow ordered the…