🇺🇸🇸🇦US May Grant Saudi Arabia Uranium Enrichment Technology — AP News
According to AP News, under a potential agreement with the United States, Saudi Arabia could be permitted to enrich uranium. This would include the production of nuclear fuel for power plants under strict International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) oversight.
Nuclear non-proliferation experts have expressed serious concern: centrifuges used for uranium enrichment could be diverted to develop a clandestine nuclear weapons programme.
The deal is seen as part of a broader US strategy to conclude up to 20 similar nuclear cooperation agreements with countries across the Middle East and Asia.
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According to AP News, under a potential agreement with the United States, Saudi Arabia could be permitted to enrich uranium. This would include the production of nuclear fuel for power plants under strict International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) oversight.
Nuclear non-proliferation experts have expressed serious concern: centrifuges used for uranium enrichment could be diverted to develop a clandestine nuclear weapons programme.
The deal is seen as part of a broader US strategy to conclude up to 20 similar nuclear cooperation agreements with countries across the Middle East and Asia.
#SaudiArabia #NuclearProgramme #USA
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🇺🇦Zelenskyy Categorically Opposes Withdrawing Troops from Donbas Even for a Ceasefire — BBC Interview
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the BBC in an interview that he firmly rejects the idea of pulling Ukrainian forces out of Donbas in exchange for halting hostilities.
Key quotes from Zelenskyy:
- “I see it differently. I don’t view this simply as land. I see it as abandoning and weakening our positions, as turning our backs on hundreds of thousands of our people who live there. That’s how I see it. And I am certain that such a ‘withdrawal’ would split our society.”
- He stressed that Ukraine will eventually reclaim all its lost territories, but that this is “a matter of time” because the Armed Forces currently lack sufficient weapons.
- For Zelenskyy, victory means above all preserving the independence and sovereignty of the country.
#Zelenskyy #Donbas #Negotiations
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the BBC in an interview that he firmly rejects the idea of pulling Ukrainian forces out of Donbas in exchange for halting hostilities.
Key quotes from Zelenskyy:
- “I see it differently. I don’t view this simply as land. I see it as abandoning and weakening our positions, as turning our backs on hundreds of thousands of our people who live there. That’s how I see it. And I am certain that such a ‘withdrawal’ would split our society.”
- He stressed that Ukraine will eventually reclaim all its lost territories, but that this is “a matter of time” because the Armed Forces currently lack sufficient weapons.
- For Zelenskyy, victory means above all preserving the independence and sovereignty of the country.
#Zelenskyy #Donbas #Negotiations
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🇮🇷Student Protests and Clashes Resume in Iran — Reuters
According to Reuters, protests and clashes between students and security forces have broken out in several Iranian universities since yesterday.
Iranian state television broadcast footage showing individuals identified as “posing as students” attacking government supporters at the Tehran University of Technology and pelting them with stones.
Protests have also been reported at universities in Mashhad, where security forces intervened, resulting in injuries (according to US-based human rights groups).
To recall: in January 2026, Iran was swept by large-scale demonstrations that were brutally suppressed by the authorities (detailed coverage here: https://news.1rj.ru/str/stranaua/223223). Tehran at the time accused Israel and the United States of orchestrating them.
Negotiations between the US and Iran over a possible nuclear deal are currently under way. Against this backdrop,
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According to Reuters, protests and clashes between students and security forces have broken out in several Iranian universities since yesterday.
Iranian state television broadcast footage showing individuals identified as “posing as students” attacking government supporters at the Tehran University of Technology and pelting them with stones.
Protests have also been reported at universities in Mashhad, where security forces intervened, resulting in injuries (according to US-based human rights groups).
To recall: in January 2026, Iran was swept by large-scale demonstrations that were brutally suppressed by the authorities (detailed coverage here: https://news.1rj.ru/str/stranaua/223223). Tehran at the time accused Israel and the United States of orchestrating them.
Negotiations between the US and Iran over a possible nuclear deal are currently under way. Against this backdrop,
#Iran #Protests #Trump
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🇲🇽Mexico: Leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, El Mencho, Eliminated
According to the Mexican outlet Millenio, citing government sources, security forces have killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as El Mencho — the head of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels, the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). The operation took place in northern Jalisco state.
The New York Times notes that under Oseguera’s leadership, CJNG became Mexico’s dominant criminal organisation, specialising in the trafficking of synthetic drugs (fentanyl and methamphetamine) into the United States.
Following confirmation of the leader’s death, CJNG gunmen launched large-scale retaliatory attacks across the country. Preliminary reports indicate:
- attacks on the airports of Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara;
- an assault on a National Guard base in Jalisco state;
#Mexico #ElMencho #CJNG
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According to the Mexican outlet Millenio, citing government sources, security forces have killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as El Mencho — the head of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels, the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). The operation took place in northern Jalisco state.
The New York Times notes that under Oseguera’s leadership, CJNG became Mexico’s dominant criminal organisation, specialising in the trafficking of synthetic drugs (fentanyl and methamphetamine) into the United States.
Following confirmation of the leader’s death, CJNG gunmen launched large-scale retaliatory attacks across the country. Preliminary reports indicate:
- attacks on the airports of Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara;
- an assault on a National Guard base in Jalisco state;
#Mexico #ElMencho #CJNG
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🇺🇸US Has Massively Increased Military Aircraft at Bases in Jordan and Saudi Arabia — Financial Times
According to the Financial Times, Washington has significantly boosted the number of military aircraft stationed at bases in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The newspaper interprets this as a substantial concentration of forces in the Middle East in preparation for a potential military operation against Iran — one that could last several weeks.
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According to the Financial Times, Washington has significantly boosted the number of military aircraft stationed at bases in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The newspaper interprets this as a substantial concentration of forces in the Middle East in preparation for a potential military operation against Iran — one that could last several weeks.
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🇺🇦150,000 Killed in Combat in Ukraine — Berlin-Based Rockwool Foundation Study (DW)
According to a study by the Berlin-based Rockwool Foundation, published by DW, approximately 150,000 people have died in Ukraine as a direct result of combat operations during the war.
Key findings from the report (focused on unemployment):
- Unemployment has fallen to 11% (down from 20% at the start of the full-scale invasion).
- Real wages have returned to pre-war levels.
- One of the main drivers of these trends is a severe shortage of labour: the working-age population has shrunk by a quarter.
- Around 3 million people have left the country.
- Approximately 500,000 have been mobilised into the armed forces.
- 150,000 have been killed in combat.
For comparison:
- According to UN figures from February, roughly 15,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the war — implying military fatalities could account for around 135,000 (based on the Rockwool estimate).
- In early February, President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine had lost 55,000 soldiers killed (https://news.1rj.ru/str/stranaua/225305).
- The American think tank CSIS estimates Ukrainian military fatalities in the range of 100,000–140,000 (https://news.1rj.ru/str/stranaua/224499).
While estimates vary widely, all independent assessments significantly exceed official figures released by Kyiv.
#Ukraine #MilitaryLosses #War
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According to a study by the Berlin-based Rockwool Foundation, published by DW, approximately 150,000 people have died in Ukraine as a direct result of combat operations during the war.
Key findings from the report (focused on unemployment):
- Unemployment has fallen to 11% (down from 20% at the start of the full-scale invasion).
- Real wages have returned to pre-war levels.
- One of the main drivers of these trends is a severe shortage of labour: the working-age population has shrunk by a quarter.
- Around 3 million people have left the country.
- Approximately 500,000 have been mobilised into the armed forces.
- 150,000 have been killed in combat.
For comparison:
- According to UN figures from February, roughly 15,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the war — implying military fatalities could account for around 135,000 (based on the Rockwool estimate).
- In early February, President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine had lost 55,000 soldiers killed (https://news.1rj.ru/str/stranaua/225305).
- The American think tank CSIS estimates Ukrainian military fatalities in the range of 100,000–140,000 (https://news.1rj.ru/str/stranaua/224499).
While estimates vary widely, all independent assessments significantly exceed official figures released by Kyiv.
#Ukraine #MilitaryLosses #War
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