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SWITZERLAND

Iran, European powers hold nuclear talks

Iran and European powers met in Geneva on Monday under a shroud of secrecy to discuss Teheran's nuclear program. They were the second round of talks in less than two months, following a discreet meeting in Geneva last November between Teheran and the three European powers, Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3. "The talks were serious, frank, and constructive. We discussed ideas involving certain details in the sanctions-lifting and nuclear fields that are needed for a deal," Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for international and legal affairs, wrote on X on Monday.

DPRK

Pyongyang fired missiles, Seoul says

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, according to Seoul's military. The launch comes as Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visits the Republic of Korea for a series of meetings with top officials. Seoul's military said the launch took place around 9:30 am near Ganggye area in the DPRK, with the missiles flying 250 kilometers before landing in the sea.

UKRAINE

Kyiv says it launched 'massive attack'

Ukraine has launched a "massive attack" that hit multiple targets in Russia's Engels, Saratov, Kazan, Bryansk, and Tula, a senior Ukrainian official said on Tuesday. Andriy Kovalenko, the head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, told Ukrainian TV that the strikes had targeted weapons production plants, oil refineries and warehouses.

Agencies Via Xinhua