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Iran nuclear chief says uranium stockpile reaches 950 tons

Iran continues to acquire uranium and is close to finishing a factory where it can build more centrifuges to enrich it, the country's nuclear chief said Wednesday, adding also that uranium stockpiles have nearly doubled in the last few years. The comments by Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's...

Trial against US pastor resumes in Turkey

The trial of a U.S. pastor who is accused of aiding terror groups and engaging in espionage has resumed in a town in western Turkey. Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, was arrested in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt for...

Israel prepared for ‘any scenario’ in Gaza: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that Israel was prepared for “any scenario” in the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to an official statement. “We are in the midst of a battle that involves an exchange of blows and I can tell you that the [Israeli] army is...

Nearly 270 undocumented migrants held across Turkey

At least 269 undocumented migrants were held across Turkey on Tuesday, according to security sources. In the northwestern province of Edirne, 98 migrants were rounded up in the Meric district as well as in the village of Yenikadin, said gendarmerie sources, who asked not to be named due...