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IRAN

Nuclear restrictions 'terminated': Minister

Iran said on Saturday it was no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear program as a landmark 10-year deal between Iran and world powers expired. The 2015 deal and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 that endorses it expired on Saturday. From now on, "all of the provisions (of the deal), including the restrictions on the Iranian nuclear program and the related mechanisms are considered terminated", Iran's Foreign Ministry said on the day of the pact's expiration. "Iran firmly expresses its commitment to diplomacy," it added.

COLOMBIA

Washington accused of violating sovereignty

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Saturday accused the United States of violating his country's sovereignty and killing a fisherman, shortly after US President Donald Trump confirmed that US forces carried out another strike in his military campaign against "narcoterrorists". "US government officials have committed murder and violated our sovereignty in our territorial waters," Petro said on X. "Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to drug traffickers and his daily activity was fishing." Carranza was reportedly killed in a September strike by US forces on his boat while he was fishing in the Caribbean, according to video testimony of his family members shared by Petro.

FRANCE

Thieves steal 'priceless' jewelry from Louvre

Thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris by using a crane and smashing an upstairs window on Sunday, stealing priceless jewelry from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes, the French government said. "The investigation has begun, and a detailed list of the stolen items is being compiled," the Ministry of the Interior said. "Beyond their market value, these items have inestimable heritage and historical value." The Louvre said on X that it would remain closed for the day for "exceptional reasons".

Agencies via Xinhua