Major European powers rebuke Iran over uranium metal plans
By Reuters Staff PARIS (Reuters) – Three European powers on Saturday warned Iran against starting work on uranium metal-based fuel…
France says Iran is building nuclear weapons capacity, urgent to revive 2015 deal
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – Iran is in the process of building up its nuclear weapons capacity and it…
UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November
The UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November as fresh lockdown restrictions in England reduced economic activity, official figures show.…
North Korea unveils new submarine-launched missile
North Korea has unveiled a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, described by state media as “the world’s most powerful…
India’s Kumbh Mela festival begins amid Covid concerns
Kumbh Mela Thousands of pilgrims have gathered on the banks of India’s Ganges river at the start of the Kumbh…
China’s pressure and propaganda – the reality of reporting Xinjiang
By John Sudworth BBC News, Beijing In addition to the heavy restrictions it places on foreign journalists trying to report…
Biden unveils $1.9tn US economic relief package
Coronavirus pandemic President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) stimulus plan for the coronavirus-sapped US economy before he takes…
Greece seeks to send 1,450 migrants back to Turkey
By Reuters Staff ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece is pushing to return 1,450 people currently in migrant reception centres on Lesbos and…
Fire destroys homes of thousands in Rohingya refugee camps – UNHCR
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – A huge fire swept through the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh in the early…
Wary of Biden tack on Iran, Israel revisits military options, newspaper says
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is revising military options for a possible clash with Iran, an Israeli newspaper…