TEHRAN -- Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a directive stressing that the country's stockpile of enriched uranium must not be transferred abroad, Reuters cited two senior Iranian sources as saying on Thursday.
It added that one of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, "The supreme leader's directive, and the consensus within the establishment, is that the stockpile of enriched uranium should not leave the country." (Iran-US-Uranium)
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ANKARA -- Türkiye on Thursday wrapped up the EFES-2026 exercise, one of the country's largest combined and joint exercises, in the southwestern city of Izmir, involving forces from some foreign partners.
A total of 10,388 personnel participated, including 1,398 guests from 50 countries, according to local media. (Türkiye-Military Drill-Erdogan)
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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's government on Thursday raised diesel prices amid worsening fuel supply pressures and rising import costs, triggering protests as public anger deepened over deteriorating living conditions and prolonged electricity outages.
The decision increased the price of a 20-liter jerrycan of diesel from 29,500 Yemeni rials (about 19 U.S. dollars) to 36,000 rials, a local official at the state-run oil company in Aden confirmed to Xinhua. (Yemen-Fuel-Hikes)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel said on Thursday it had deported all activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla after a video showing activists kneeling with their hands bound sparked international outrage.
The aid vessels, carrying 428 people, were intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters on Monday morning. (Israel-Flotilla-Activists) Enditem
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