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Appeal to UN rights chief to stop execution of Iranian boxer: letter

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Appeal to UN rights chief to stop execution of Iranian boxer: letter

GENEVA, July 20 (Reuters) – Dozens of human rights activists along with prominent lawyers and former prosecutors have written to the UN human rights chief urging him to intervene to try to prevent the execution of an Iranian boxer, according to a letter published on Thursday. Mohammad Javad Vafa’i Thani, who was jailed for his … Read more

Russia has not yet allowed access to the roofs of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor, according to the IAEA

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Russia has not yet allowed access to the roofs of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor, according to the IAEA

VIENNA, July 20 (Reuters) – Moscow has still not let the UN’s nuclear watchdog inspect the roofs of reactors at Russia’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the watchdog said on Thursday, two weeks after it first requested what it called “essential” access. On July 4, Russia and Ukraine accused each other of plotting to … Read more

Blinken says there are no indications that Russia preparing to use nuclear weapons

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Blinken says there are no indications that Russia preparing to use nuclear weapons

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the release of the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – There are no indications that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons and the United States sees no reason … Read more