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Ukrainian President, IAEA chief meet on situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
During the talks on Thursday, Zelensky and Grossi talked about the IAEA mission to the Zaporizhzhia NPP and Russia's recent decision to designate the plant as Russian "federal property".
EU adopts 8th package of sanctions against Russia
The eighth round of EU sanctions came in response to "the illegal annexation of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions," the statement added on Thursday. The new measures incorporate the G7 (Group of Seven) price cap into the existing sanctions on Russian oil, expand the restrictions on services, exports and imports and add further individuals and entities to the sanctions list, Xinhua news agency reported.
West uses human rights as 'tool' to pressure others: Iran
"When human rights are turned into a plaything and a tool to apply political pressure on others, the media empire of the hegemonic system also helps to replace the accused with the plaintiff in the case of systematic human rights violations," Kanaani wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday. The spokesman's comments followed Western media's reports about recent protests in Iran.
2 detained French nationals confess to inciting protests in Iran
In a video aired on Iran's Arabic-language television news network al-Alam TV on Thursday, Cecile Kohler, 37, admitted to being an agent of the French Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE), the state news media reported.
Donald Trump may return to Twitter if Elon Musk buys the platform and lifts ban
Musk has said that he would lift the ban on Trump once he buys Twitter. Trump's Twitter account was permanently suspended 'due to the risk of further incitement of violence', the company had said after the supporters of then President Trump stormed the US Capitol on January 6 last year.
China bans residents from leaving Xinjiang over Covid outbreak
On Tuesday, the region - home to 22 million people, many belonging to ethnic minorities - reported 38 new asymptomatic Covid cases, CNN reported. It was enough to alarm officials, with Xinjiang's Vice Chairman Liu Sushe vowing to "strengthen the control of cross-regional personnel and insist that people do not leave the region unless it is necessary".
US blacklists drone maker DJI, BGI Genomics for links with Chinese military
The Defense Department last year said that systems produced by Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) pose potential threats to national security. The fresh list includes Shenzhen Dn Innovation Technology Co, Ltd. (DII) and BGI Genomics Co Ltd (BGI), China's largest genomics firm.
UK debt outlook cut by Fitch after Liz Truss's mini-Budget debacle
The firm Fitch announced that Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's "unfunded fiscal package" could lead to "significant increase in fiscal deficits over the medium term", Daily Mail reported. It followed a similar move by rival Standard & Poor's (S&P's) a few days ago, however Fitch maintained its 'AA-' credit rating for the UK, which is one level lower than S&P's, citing the government's "weakened political capital".
Sri Lanka begins debt restructuring talks with China, thanks India for support during crisis
The President informed the Parliament that the discussions will continue after the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party starting October 16. "I am sure that China would help us at this critical juncture," Wickremesinghe told the Parliament, adding that Japan has agreed to intervene with regard to restructuring debts with China.
French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature
"In her writing, Ernaux consistently and from different angles, examines a life marked by strong disparities regarding gender, language and class. Her path to authorship was long and arduous," the Swedish academy said in a statement on Thursday. Ernauz, 82, will get the prize money of ten million Swedish crowns ($914704).
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