She speaks of a Ukrainian friend being questioned by police because Russian neighbours, who came to Crimea in 2014, told police he had illegal weapons. "Of course he didn't. Luckily they let him go in the end, but it's so frightening."
However, the IAEA stated that it "cannot verify" this, citing Iran's refusal to grant access to senior inspectors and its failure to answer longstanding questions about its nuclear history.In recent months, two of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's advisors - Ali Larijani and Kamal Kharazi - have suggested Iran might reconsider its long-standing position against building nuclear weapons if international pressure intensifies.
Such statements have raised alarm among Western diplomats, who fear Iran is edging closer to becoming a nuclear threshold state.The IAEA board is expected to meet in the coming days to discuss next steps, amid mounting international pressure on Tehran to fully cooperate with inspections and return to compliance with nuclear non-proliferation norms.The report is likely to lead to Iran being referred to the UN Security Council, though that would probably happen at a later IAEA board meeting, diplomats told the Reuters news agency.
Mongolian prime minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has resigned after losing a confidence vote in parliament.The vote followed days of mass protests over corruption allegations - fuelled by social media posts about his son's lavish birthday party and engagement.
Oyun-Erdene, who took office in 2021, will remain as caretaker PM until a successor is appointed within 30 days.
"It was an honour to serve my country and people in times of difficulties, including pandemics, wars, and tariffs," he said after the vote."The incident attracted worldwide attention which shows how rare and unusual it was and what a major incident it was," he added.
Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd admitted breaches of the Health and Safety Act in what bosses called "the most serious incident" in Alton Towers' history.Imposing the fine on Merlin, Judge Michael Chambers QC said the crash had been foreseeable, but accepted the company which owns Alton Towers had subsequently taken full and extensive steps to remedy the problems that led to it happening.
Mr Gaines added that at the time the UK was recognised as one of the leading experts in amusement park safety."Lots of other countries don't have any real regulation about ride safety," he said.