Iran Agrees to Resume Nuclear Talks

VOA — WASHINGTON — Iran said Wednesday it would resume talks with world powers about its nuclear development program by the end of November. The U.S. State Department is aware of the... Read more »

Why Iran fears chaos in Afghanistan

DW — The initial euphoria in Iran over the US withdrawal from its conflict-stricken eastern neighbor has faded, and the mood is changing. Read more »

US Envoy Says Iran Nuclear Deal Effort Is at ‘Critical Phase’

VOA — WASHINGTON — Efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are at a “critical phase” and Tehran’s reasons for avoiding talks are wearing thin, a U.S. official said Monday while... Read more »

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband on hunger strike, criticizes Boris Johnson

DW — Richard Ratcliffe said British PM Boris Johnson has not done enough to secure his wife's release from an Iranian prison. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained for more than five years. Read more »

Another Whistleblower Accuses Facebook of Wrongdoing: Report

VOA — A former Facebook worker reportedly told U.S. authorities Friday the platform has put profits before stopping problematic content, weeks after another whistleblower helped stoke the firm’s latest crisis with similar... Read more »

Biden Backs Down on Corporate Tax Hikes, Open to Altering Filibuster

VOA — BALTIMORE, MD — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday backed away from pledged tax increases to fund planned infrastructure and social spending, and also said he was open to reforming... Read more »

FBI Works to Increase Hate Crimes Awareness

VOA — WASHINGTON — In a courtroom in Brunswick, Georgia, three white men face murder and hate crime charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an African American man who was confronted... Read more »

Lone Democratic Senator Blocks Biden’s Climate Agenda as COP26 Nears

VOA — WASHINGTON — With the U.N. Climate Change Conference set to begin in less than two weeks, a vital piece of the Biden administration’s climate agenda is in danger of dying... Read more »

Iran Says Nuclear Envoy Will Go to Brussels, But Doubts Persist Over Tehran’s Seriousness

VOA — Hopes are fading fast of coaxing Tehran back into serious nuclear talks. EU officials failed last week to persuade Iran’s new hardline administration to agree on a date to resume... Read more »

Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Abortion Law

VOA — As a legal battle plays out in the courts, the Biden administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a Texas law that bans most abortions in the state.... Read more »