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A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025 (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS) IAEA chief said the current US-Iran deal requires access for UN nuclear inspectors, though Tehran insists that key sites will remain off-limits until a final deal is reached. The interim US-Iran peace accord gives inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog access to Iran, the agency's chief said on Friday, after Tehran indicated that key sites would remain off-limits until a final deal with Washington is reached and sanctions are lifted. "There is an agreement and to comply with that agreement, the IAEA will have to have access and inspect," International Atomic Energy Agency Chief Rafael Grossi said at a news conference in Japan. "We hope to be there.

Foremost constitutional lawyer and human rights crusader, Professor Mike Ozekhome, has been relieved of the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN. Ozekhome, a professor of law, was suspended from the SAN rank by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) at its 173rd General Meeting. A statement by the LPPC, signed by its Secretary, Mr. Kabiru Eniola Akanbi, explained that the action was taken against Ozekhome pursuant to Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the SAN Rank and matters pertaining to the rank. Akanbi, who also doubles as the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, further stated that the action is pending the final determination of the disciplinary proceedings presently before the Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee of the LPPC. According to the statement, the suspension of Ozekhome is intended to safeguard the integrity, dignity and prestige of the SAN rank. The LPPC has therefore barred Ozekhome from parading himself ...

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 7, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90) Two IDF sources on Thursday denied reports that Israel has withdrawn from some of the buffer zones in southern Lebanon created during its war with Hezbollah. Earlier, a US State Department official claimed that IDF had withdrawn from the buffer zones, adding that Lebanon's armed forces should now step in. A senior Lebanese security official also said they were unaware of any withdrawal of Israeli troops from the buffer zone in southern Lebanon. A US State Department official claimed that Israel has withdrawn from southern Lebanon buffer zones, but two IDF sources denied this, and a Lebanese official said they were unaware of it.

Chief Sgt. First Class (res.) Basil Sweid, 32, from Peki'in. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Chief Sgt. First Class (res.) Basil Sweid, 32, from Peki'in, died during an operational activity in southern Lebanon, the military confirmed on Thursday. Sweid was a driver in the 75th Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade. The incident occurred at approximately 10:50 p.m. on Wednesday evening when a vehicle overturned during an operation near Rab El Thalathine in southern Lebanon. In the same incident, another soldier was moderately wounded and evacuated to the hospital for medical treatment.

US President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 24, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci) US President Donald Trump said that he was disappointed in the level of NATO participation in the Iran war during a meeting with  NATO  Secretary General Mark Rutte, who defended European countries' contributions on Wednesday.   “Generally speaking, your European allies have been there with you,” Rutte said. Rutte stated that while he understood Trump’s disappointment with NATO, countries had still made significant contributions to the US war effort, including Romania, which had closed its airport to all commercial traffic when the US needed to send a tanker aircraft into the air, one of 4,000 to 5,000 planes that took off from European air bases during the war. 

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a media briefing during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 10, 2025. (photo credit: MANDEL NGAN/POOL VIA REUTERS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio  arrived in the United Arab Emirates on June 23. During his visit he made an important statement about the role of Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. The statement was posted by the Department of State and other accounts that are linked to the US administration. By calling out Iraq he is sending an important message. The US wants Iraq to rein in the militias. "You can't have the end of hostilities and conflict in the region as long as Iranian proxies are launching missiles and drones from Iraq and are participating in terrorism... It is an issue that will be gotten to at the appropriate time in these negotiations,” Rubio said. Kurdish media in the  Kurdist...