President Trump has refused to certify the nuclear deal with Iran, calling it "one of the worst and most one-sided" agreements the US has ever signed. The landmark Obama-brokered deal limited Iran's nuclear capability in return for the lifting of some sanctions. Mr Trump savaged Iran's "rogue regime" in a speech at the White House, in which he also imposed extra sanctions on the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard. He blamed Iran for spreading "death, destruction and chaos all around the world" and said it had committed multiple infringements of the deal. :: Trump thinks nuclear deal is only part of Iran problem Advertisement Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Donald Trump's full statement on Iran Iran's President, Hassan Rouhani, said the US leader's speech was full of "baseless" accusations against his country. Mr Trump's decision does not mean the pact will be scrapped - instead it will be … [Read more...] about Trump refuses to certify ‘one-sided’ Iran nuclear deal in major US policy shift
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: The five-year fight for freedom
Philip Whiteside, news reporter Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian woman who has been in jail in Iran for five years. The Iranian regime claims she was working against the state when she was arrested on a visit to the country to see her parents with her daughter. Here is a timeline of events that have left a family split apart and resulted in diplomacy at the highest level. October 2010 Joins Thomson Reuters Foundation Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe joins the Thomson Reuters Foundation, a charity that says it promotes "socio-economic progress" and the rule of law through a series of training programmes. Advertisement Before the move, she worked for BBC Media Action for around 18 months, the corporation's international development charity which uses "the power of media and communication to help reduce poverty and support people in understanding their rights". June 2014 Birth of her daughter Gabriella, the only daughter of Mrs … [Read more...] about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: The five-year fight for freedom
Missing Sarah Everard: Police seen searching ponds as concern for 33-year-old grows
Police can be seen searching the ponds of London's Clapham Common as concern for a missing 33-year-old's wellbeing grows. Sarah Everard has been missing since leaving a friend's house on Wednesday evening. Police investigating the "totally out of character" disappearance earlier released a CCTV image of her. A report on Sky News said the marine policing unit had been searching the ponds in the Common where she is believed to have walked through on her way home, before she went missing. DCI Ian Kenward told Sky they are keeping an open mind but police are "extremely concerned for Sarah's wellbeing". Friends have been out in force in the local area of south London putting up posters with appeals for help. Sarah left a friend's house in Clapham at around 9pm and began walking home to Brixton, Scotland Yard said. She is thought to have left Leathwaite Road through a back gate and walked across Clapham Common and was expected to arrive home around 50 minutes later, but she … [Read more...] about Missing Sarah Everard: Police seen searching ponds as concern for 33-year-old grows
How George Floyd’s death reignited a worldwide movement
For eight minutes and 46 seconds, police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of George Floyd, a 46-year old Black man, on a street in Minneapolis on May 25 last year. Another officer, Alexander Kueng, had his knees on Floyd's upper legs whille their colleague J. Thomas Lane gripped Floyd's handcuffed arms. "Please, please, please, I can't breathe," Floyd gasped, pleading about 20 times. His final words reminded many of those of Eric Garner, who died during a police chokehold in 2014 . When Floyd fell unconscious, the officers didn't move. Chauvin and the other officers released their grip only when an ambulance arrived — nearly two minutes after Keung first reported he could not find a pulse, according to prosecutors . Floyd was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. George Floyd was unarmed. At the time, according to a statement by the Minneapolis Police Department, he appeared to be intoxicated and "suffering medical distress." The police said they were responding … [Read more...] about How George Floyd’s death reignited a worldwide movement
China warns US not to cross ‘red line’ on Taiwan
China's claim to Taiwan is an "insurmountable red line," the Chinese foreign minister warned the US administration led by President Joe Biden on Sunday. Wang Yi was speaking at an annual news conference during the meeting of the National People's Congress, China's annual parliamentary session. Wang addressed other aspects of the tense US-China relationship during the news conference. The top minister vigorously defended the Chinese stance on controversial Hong Kong electoral reforms and human rights abuses in Xinjiang. He also covered European relations and Myanmar. Wang Yi defended China's stance on controversial issues such as Hong Kong electoral reform China on Taiwan "The Chinese government has no room for compromise or concessions on the Taiwan issue," Wang said on Sunday. "We urge the new US administration to fully understand the high sensitivity of the Taiwan issue" and "completely change the previous administration's dangerous practices of "crossing the … [Read more...] about China warns US not to cross ‘red line’ on Taiwan