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There is no final agreement between the IAEA and Iran yet, says Iranian foreign minister, but talks will continue.Iran says the return of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not mark the resumption of full cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog.Inspectors from the IAEA have entered Iran with the consent of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Iran’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.“No final text has yet been approved on the new cooperation framework with the IAEA and views are being exchanged,” Abbas Araghchi said, in comments cited by the state broadcaster.He noted that “the changing of…

Major League Baseball has suspended St Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras for six games after he threw his bat while arguing with umpires on Monday night.Contreras’ bat hit his own coach, and the player also spiked his batting helmet and threw a bucket of bubble gum from the dugout on to the field.The incident came in the seventh inning of Cardinals’ 7-6 home win over Pittsburgh when Contreras went down on three pitches and was caught looking on strike three.Contreras was ejected after arguing with home plate umpire Derek Thomas, and his outburst continued as Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol…

Marie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NIGetty ImagesThe target set by Northern Ireland’s Department of Health for patients red flagged for breast cancer to be assessed is 14 daysSome patients who have been red flagged for breast cancer assessments are waiting up to seven weeks to be seen in Northern Ireland.The target set by Northern Ireland’s devolved Department of Health – which oversees five health and social care trusts – is 14 days.Mary (not her real name), who was red flagged by her GP last week, told BBC News NI she would have at least a five-week wait to be seen.She…

Ravichandran Ashwin is the IPL’s fifth-highest wicket-taker and is second on India’s list of Test wickets.Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has ended his Indian Premier League (IPL) career but says he will be available to play other competitions of franchise cricket around the world.The 38-year-old began and ended his IPL career with his home team, Chennai Super Kings, and also represented Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab in between.“They say every ending will have a new start, my time as an IPL cricketer comes to a close today, but my time as an explorer of the game…

Somewhere out in the countryside, hidden behind a copse of trees, are fields full of dead human bodies. These corpses have been strategically laid out in rows, naked as the day they were born, and left to the mercy of the elements until all that’s left of them are bones.It sounds like a scene out of a horror film, but these places are real. They’re called taphonomic research facilities, or sometimes “body farms”—sites where forensic scientists study how the human body decomposes. (Don’t worry, the bodies are all donated.) By observing how fast cadavers break down in a controlled setting,…

NewsFeedUS senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley condemned violence against Palestinians as they visited the historic church of St George in the occupied West Bank, which was attacked by Israeli settlers in July.Published On 27 Aug 202527 Aug 2025

Sweden is sending Eagles of the Republic to the Oscars 2026, on Wednesday, unveiling it as its official entry for the best international feature film category at the Academy Awards.  Tarik Saleh (Dark and Clever Conspiracy Thriller) wrote and directed the political thriller, starring Fares Fares, Lyna Khoudri and Zineb Triki, is set in the powerful and glamorous Egyptian film industry. “Its brightest shining star is drawn into the vicious undercurrent of deceit, corruption, and propaganda,” notes a synopsis. Eagles of the Republic had its world premiere at Cannes in the main international competition in March before playing the festival circuit. THR‘s review called the timely movie…

Turkish club Galatasaray are in talks with Tottenham over a loan deal for defensive midfielder Yves Bissouma, who is yet to feature for Spurs this season.The Mali international was left out of the squad to face Paris St-Germain in the Uefa Super Cup this month because of persistent lateness.Bissouma missed Spurs’ Premier League opening win against Burnley with injury and was also not available for Saturday’s 2-0 win at Manchester City.The 28-year-old joined Spurs from Brighton in a deal worth £25m plus add-ons in 2022 and has made 100 appearances for the club, including starting the 1-0 Europa League final…

Assort Health, a startup that uses AI to automate patient communication for specialty healthcare practices, has raised about $50 million in a Series B round at a valuation of $750 million, according to three sources familiar with the deal. The latest round, which comes just four months after the company raised its $22 million Series A, was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, these sources said. The company’s AI voice agents are designed to take over high-volume, repetitive tasks like scheduling, cancellations, and frequently asked questions normally managed by front desk staff, allowing human staff to focus on more complex or…

Conservatives could ‘potentially’ strike a deal with Taliban-run Afghanistan to return migrants, says party chairThe Conservatives could “potentially” strike a deal with Afghanistan over migration, the party’s chair has said.Asked directly if the Tories would set up a returns agreement with the Taliban-run country, Kevin Hollinrake told Times Radio: “Well, potentially, yes.”The former minister added that his party’s deportation plan, which was published in May, is “far more comprehensive than the one we’ve seen from Reform, in that it dealt with both legal migration and illegal migration”.The Conservatives could “potentially” strike a deal with Afghanistan over migration, the party’s chair…