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The agreement was signed a decade ago before the US pulled out in 2018.Ten years ago, Iran and world powers signed a historic nuclear deal, easing sanctions in return for limits on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Since then, the United States pulled out, and just weeks ago, joined Israel in attacking Iran. What’s the legacy of this deal and its collapse? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Alan Eyre – Member of US nuclear deal team (2010-2015) Abas Aslani – Senior research fellow, Center for Middle East Strategic Studies Robert Kelley – Distinguished fellow, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

The Ministry of Railways Monday said that the next-generation Japanese bullet train — the E10 Shinkansen — will be introduced in India and Japan simultaneously. The statement comes at a time when the questions are being raised over the delay in finalising the procurement deal for the E5 Shinkansen model which is supposed to run on India’s ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail (MAHSR) corridor. “The Japanese Shinkansen [system] is currently running E5 trains. Next generation trains are E10. In the spirit of strategic partnership between Japan and India, the Japanese government has agreed to introduce E10 Shinkansen trains in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad…

Cuomo says he will challenge progressive Zohran Mamdani in general election after being trounced in the Democratic primary.Andrew Cuomo has said that he will run as an independent in the race for New York City mayor, following a stinging loss to progressive upstart Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic Party primary last month. The former New York State governor, who resigned in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations, vowed to continue his mayoral bid in a video posted to social media on Monday. “As my grandfather used to say, when you get knocked down, learn the lesson and pick yourself back up…

The human brain tends to lose a step as we age. Now, scientists want to minimize that decline by studying people with exceptional brains.

KolkataJul 14, 2025 19:57 IST First published on: Jul 14, 2025 at 19:57 IST Share As part of the gubernatorial reshuffle undertaken by the Centre Monday, senior West Bengal BJP leader Ashim Kumar Ghosh, 81, has been appointed as the new Governor of Haryana. Ghosh is succeeding Bandaru Dattatreya, who has been serving as the Haryana Governor since July 2021. A former professor, Ghosh served as the Bengal BJP president from 1999 to 2002. He taught political science in Kolkata’s Maharaja Srischandra College for more than three decades. After being named the Haryana Governor, Ghosh said, “It’s a big responsibility.…

As English off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, bowling with a bandaged left hand, got the wicket of Mohammed Siraj, batting with a freshly bruised shoulder, a bloody, sweaty and thrilling five-day-long gladiatorial fight came to an end. England won the Test by 22 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the hotly-contested series, but only after cricket’s grandest colosseum had witnessed many acts of valour from both sides.This was the kind of Test that inspires books and endless hours of cricket speculation among fans. What if K L Rahul had survived the lbw? What if Jasprit Bumrah did not try the ambitious…

Once intimidated by golf, Owen Wilson is now ready to hit the links around the world after learning how to play the sport for his new Apple TV+ series, Stick.  With renowned golf courses across the globe to choose from, like St Andrews Links, Pebble Beach, and the Fairmont Banff Springs, there are plenty of destinations for Wilson to visit—and the Hollywood star has already added some to his list. “There’s one in Ireland called Adare Manor that I visited before I played golf, and it was just a beautiful place,” Wilson told Travel + Leisure in a recent interview.…

Millions of Syrians fled their country during the civil war that lasted more than a decade. Now the dictator has been deposed and the country is trying to recover. Many ex-pat Syrians, including a large number in Turkey, are looking at what they have left in Syria and deciding whether to return. This reporting was sponsored by the Pulitzer Center(Image credit: Rebecca Rosman)

Watch: MGR and Sivaji Ganesan possessed unique music knowledge: Umayalpuram Sivaraman | Video Credit: Johan Sathyadas, Shiva Raj, Thamodharan B Mridangam maestro Umayalpuram Sivaraman said that the musical knowledge of the late Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) and the late thespian Sivaji Ganesan was unique.Recalling his association with MGR and Sivaji Ganesan, for whom he played in the film Mridhanga Chakravarthy, Mr. Sivaraman said that when there was a controversy over who should play for the lead role, producer Kalaignanam, music director M.S. Viswanathan (MSV), Sivaji Ganesan, and director K. Sankar selected him, “though there were many applications and missions…

The 27-member bloc says Washington’s latest threats against its exports are ‘absolutely unacceptable’.The European Union has promised to take countermeasures against the United States if the administration of US President Donald Trump introduces 30 percent tariffs on imports from the bloc next month. After ministers met in Brussels on Monday to discuss the tariff threat Trump issued over the weekend, the EU’s trade representative Maros Sefcovic said such a move by Washington would be “absolutely unacceptable”. Sefcovic said the 27-nation bloc, which is the US’s largest business partner, wanted to reach an agreement through negotiations. “I’m absolutely 100 percent sure…