UPDATE 2-U.S. restores sanctions waiver to Iran with nuclear talks in final phase

Syria reports new Israeli missile barrage near Damascus

(Adds State Department’s report to Congress, background, details on nuclear talks) By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday restored sanctions waivers to Iran to allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect American-Iranian talks on reviving the 2015 international nuclear deal with Tehran enter the final stretch. The waivers … Read more

Ukraine fears Russian troops could invade by storming nuclear disaster site Chernobyl

Ukraine fears Russian troops could invade by storming nuclear disaster site Chernobyl

Russian combat troops could blast their way through Ukrainian nuclear disaster site Chernobyl to strike at Kyiv, it was feared tonight. Close to 8,000 extra Ukrainian Border Guards have been sent to the infamous radiation exclusion zone, close to Belarus to bolster security. Ukraine is bracing for a Russian invasion, possibly from Belarus, using Chernobyl … Read more