The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said July 2 that a fire had broken out at the Natanz fuel enrichment facility in an "industrial shed." Satellite imagery and photos released by Iran, however, suggest that an explosion occurred at a building involved in the assembly of centrifuges.
Turkey's Council of State, the country's most powerful administrative institution, said in a short hearing July 2 that it would rule whether to convert Hagia Sophia back into a mosque within two weeks, the BBC reported.
The official tally of the vote on amendments to the Russian Constitution stands at 77.92 percent of voters in favor with a voter turnout of 67.97 percent, Kommersant reported July 2.
The Indian government announced it was blocking up to 59 China-linked apps for conducting activities that were reportedly harmful to India’s integrity, defense, security and public order, the Hindustan Times reported June 30.
Hong Kong’s sole representative to China’s National People's Congress Standing Committee, Tam Yiu-chung, said he will inform the committee of public feedback calling for Beijing's proposed national security legislation to carry steeper penalties and be applied retroactively for past transgressions, the South China Morning Post reported June 27.Â
Polish President Andrzej Duda will compete against Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski in a runoff contest on July 12 after failing to secure at least 50 percent of the vote in the first round of Poland’s presidential election, Reuters reported June 28.
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer said the White House was behind his decision to block the bipartisan Hong Kong Autonomy Act in mid-June, which would have imposed mandatory sanctions related to China's erosion of Hong Kong's autonomous status, Politico reported June 25.Â
Kosovo’s government announced it would not attend a summit with Serbian leaders in the United States, which was scheduled for June 27, after a special international prosecutor in The Hague accused Kosovo politicians, including President Hashim Thaci, of war crimes during the country’s push for independence in the late 1990s, Reuters reported June 25.
North Korea has decided to defer "military action plans" against South Korea during a meeting presided by leader Kim Jon Un, The Japan Times reported June 23.
The United States is reportedly planning to impose 10 percent tariffs on aluminum imported from Canada as soon as this week, Bloomberg reported June 22.Â
