Leaders of US, UK, France, Germany Discuss Iran Nuclear Issue

VOA — The leaders of the United States, Britain, France and Germany discussed efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the White House said on Sunday in a statement largely focused... Read more »

US Prosecutors Should Weigh Releasing More Trump Search Details, Bolton Says

VOA — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department should consider releasing at least some of the evidence it used to justify searching former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last week, Trump’s former... Read more »

Iran Says Ready to Swap Prisoners With United States

VOA — Iranian media quoted a foreign ministry spokesman Wednesday saying that Iran is prepared to swap prisoners with the United States. The semi-official FARS news agency quoted spokesman Nasser Kanaani as... Read more »

Biden Signs Climate-Health Care Bill, Calls it ‘Final Piece’ of Domestic Agenda

VOA — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic... Read more »

Salman Rushdie: Iran denies responsibility for attack

DW — More than three decades after Iran's leader issued a fatwa, Teheran has blamed Rushdie's supporters for the knife attack on the award-winning novelist in the US. Read more »

State Media: Iran Puts On Trial Reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh

VOA — TEHRAN — Iran has put on trial reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was previously jailed and arrested again last month accused of undermining state security, local media reported. The 65-year-old... Read more »

Hot Nights: US in July Sets New Record for Overnight Warmth

Talk about hot nights. America got some for the history books last month. The continental United States in July set a record for overnight warmth, providing little relief from the day’s sizzling... Read more »

Iran Says EU Proposal to Revive Nuclear Deal Could be ‘Acceptable’

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — A European Union proposal to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal “can be acceptable if it provides assurances” on Tehran’s key demands, the state news agency... Read more »

Johnson & Johnson to replace talc-based powder with cornstarch

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will stop making and selling its talc-based baby powder around the world from next year. The announcement comes more than two years after the healthcare giant ended sales... Read more »

Russia Launches Iranian Satellite Amid Ukraine War Concerns

VOA — ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN — An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan on Tuesday and reached orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to boost its surveillance of... Read more »