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Metro
2 days ago
- Metro
Three men knifed in fight outside west London tube station
Three men have been taken to hospital after a stabbing outside a Tube station. Two 21-year-old men and a 20-year-old man were left with stab injuries following the knife attacks on Station Parade outside Willesden Green Underground Station in northwest London. Biohazard officers descended on the scene after reports of a corrosive substance. However the specialist CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) responders confirmed it was not a chemical incident. No arrests have been made and the severity of the victim's injuries are unclear. The knifings took place close to the Central Masjid of Brent mosque, but Scotland Yard have ruled out any religious motivation behind the stabbing. Two of the men were taken to a major trauma centre and the other to a local hospital. A 20-year-old woman reported breathing difficulties at the scene but declined medical help. More Trending A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said they 'await an update' on the condition of the stabbed men. The force added: 'There are no concerns about any impact to the wider community.' A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: 'We were called at 9.02pm today to reports of a stabbing on Walm Lane, NW2. 'We treated four people in total – two were taken to major trauma centres, one to another local hospital, and one declined further treatment.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: John Hunt reveals he 'still chats to his wife and daughters' every day MORE: Water gun fight amid heatwave escalates to real gunfire killing teen MORE: 'Wanted gunman ambushes police officer' near popular California mall
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Three men stabbed and woman injured in horror knife attack as cops in hazmat suits swarm street & ‘homes evacuated'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THREE men have been stabbed and a woman has been injured in a horror knife attack as police in hazmat suits swarmed the street. Cops scrambled to the scene outside Willesden Green Underground Station in Willesden, northwest London. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up No one has been arrested yet confirmed the force. The nature and severity of the injuries are not yet clear, but police and paramedics descended on the suburban street quickly last night. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Two 21-year-old men and a 20-year-old man were taken to hospital with stab injuries. We await an update on their condition." The road was cordoned off for several hours while forensic officers gathered evidence at the scene. Earlier reports on social media initially suggested a corrosive substance had been thrown at people on Station Parade at around 9.00pm, but cops clarified this was not the case. Police confirmed they were called to multiple reports of a stabbing on the street, which runs adjacent to the London Underground station that serves the Jubilee Line. Station Parade meets Walm Lane at the other end, by the station, which is where the commotion reportedly first started. Specialist CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) responders were deployed but were later stood down after it was confirmed not to be a chemical incident.
Russia Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
Iran accuses US of violating nuclear treaty with airstrikes
Iran has accused the US of violating international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) following overnight airstrikes on three of its key nuclear facilities. However, Tehran says preliminary inspections have found no signs of radioactive contamination. In a statement issued early on Sunday, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) confirmed that US strikes targeted its nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The operation, conducted in coordination with Israel, was condemned by the Iranian authorities as an illegal and 'brutal' act. 'This act of aggression was carried out under the shadow of international indifference, and with the apparent support or silence of the International Atomic Energy Agency,' the AEOI said. Iran's Center for the National Nuclear Safety System reported that emergency inspections had been completed at all three locations. 'No signs of contamination have been recorded,' the agency said, adding that there is 'no danger to residents living near the affected sites.' Iran vowed that its nuclear program will not be derailed. 'We will not allow this national industry – built through the sacrifices of our nuclear martyrs – to be stopped by evil conspiracies,' the AEOI said, promising legal action over the strikes. Washington has not formally responded to the accusations of NPT violations. President Donald Trump, who confirmed US involvement in the attacks, warned Iran against retaliating, saying further strikes would follow any response. The strikes mark a dramatic escalation in the already volatile tensions between Iran and Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) described the joint offensive as targeting Iran's missile and nuclear infrastructure. Iranian officials maintain that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful and under the oversight of international inspectors. The International Atomic Energy Agency has not reported any current evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons program. The incident has sparked fears of further regional instability, with Iran accusing the US of undermining global non-proliferation norms. As of Sunday afternoon, Tehran had not announced any military response.
Straits Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
‘Slim to none': US strikes on Iran leave hopes for nuclear diplomacy in tatters
A handout satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies shows damage at the Isfahan nuclear technology centre after US airstrikes on June 22. PHOTO: EPA-EFE 'Slim to none': US strikes on Iran leave hopes for nuclear diplomacy in tatters PARIS/ISTANBUL - In a bid to defuse the conflict over Iran's nuclear programme, foreign ministers from Europe's top three powers hurried to meet their Iranian counterpart on June 20 in Geneva. Those hopes collapsed on June 21 when US President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on Iran's three main nuclear sites, in support of Israel's military campaign. 'It's irrelevant to ask Iran to return to diplomacy,' Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi, visibly angry, told reporters in Istanbul on June 22, promising a 'response' to the US strikes. 'It's not time for diplomacy now.' Mr Trump, who said the US airstrikes 'obliterated' the sites, warned in a televised speech on June 21 that the US could attack other targets in Iran if no peace deal was reached and urged Tehran to return to the negotiating table. Reuters spoke to seven Western diplomats and analysts who said the prospect of negotiations was negligeable for now, with an unbridgeable gap between Washington's demand for zero enrichment by Iran and Tehran's refusal to abandon its nuclear programme. 'I think the prospects of effective diplomacy at this point are slim to none,' said Mr James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank headquartered in Washington. 'I'm much more worried about escalation, both in the short and the long term.' According to European diplomats, the three European allies - Britain, France and Germany - were not made aware of Mr Trump's decision to strike Iran ahead of time. French President Emmanuel Macron had promised on June 21 - just before the US strikes - to accelerate the nuclear talks, following a call with his Iranian counterpart. One European diplomat, who asked not to be identified, acknowledged there was now no way of holding a planned second meeting with Iran in the coming week. In the wake of the US military action, any European diplomatic role appears likely to be secondary. Mr Trump on June 20 dismissed Europe's efforts towards resolving the crisis, saying Iran only wanted to speak to the United States. Three diplomats and analysts said any future talks between Iran and Washington would likely be through regional intermediaries Oman and Qatar, once Tehran decides how to respond to the US airstrikes on its nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The attacks leave Iran with few palatable options on the table. Since Israel began its military campaign against Iran on June 13, some in Tehran have raised the prospect of withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to signal Iran's determination to accelerate enrichment, but experts say that would represent a considerable escalation and likely draw a forceful response from Washington. Mr Acton, of the Carnegie Endowment, said Iran's most obvious means for retaliation is its short-range ballistic missiles, that could be used to target US forces and assets in the region. But any military response by Iran carried the risk of miscalculation, he said. 'On the one hand, they want a strong enough response that they feel the US has actually paid a price. On the other hand, they don't want to encourage further escalation,' he said. European effort ended in failure Even before the US strikes, the June 20 talks in Geneva showed little sign of progress amid a chasm between the two sides and in the end no detailed proposals were put forward, three diplomats said. Mixed messaging may have also undermined their own efforts, diplomats said. European positions on key issues like Iran's enrichment programme have hardened in the past 10 days with the Israeli strikes and the looming threat of US bombing. The three European powers, known as the E3, were parties to a 2015 nuclear deal that Mr Trump abandoned three years later during his first term. Both the Europeans and Tehran believed they had a better understanding of how to get a realistic deal given the E3 have been dealing with Iran's nuclear programme since 2003. But the Europeans have had a difficult relationship with Iran in recent months as they sought to pressure it over its ballistic missiles programme, support for Russia and detention of European citizens. France, which was the keenest to pursue negotiations, has in the last few days suggested Iran should move towards zero enrichment, which until now was not an E3 demand given Iran's red line on the issue, two European diplomats said. Britain has also adopted a tougher stance more in tune with Washington and that was expressed in Geneva, the diplomats said. And Germany's new government appeared to go in the same direction, although it was more nuanced. 'Iran has to accept zero enrichment eventually,' said one EU official. A senior Iranian official on June 21 showed disappointment at the Europeans' new stance, saying their demands were 'unrealistic', without providing further details. In a brief joint statement on June 2, which acknowledged the US strikes, the European countries said they would continue their diplomatic efforts. 'We call upon Iran to engage in negotiations leading to an agreement that addresses all concerns associated with its nuclear programme,' it said, adding the Europeans stood ready to contribute 'in coordination with all parties'. Mr David Khalfa, co-founder of the Atlantic Middle East Forum, a Paris-based think tank, said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's government had taken advantage of the Europeans for years to gain time as it developed its nuclear programme and ballistic missile capabilities. 'The European attempt ended in failure,' he said. However, the Europeans still have one important card to play. They are the only ones who, as party to the nuclear accord, can launch its so-called 'snapback mechanism', which would reimpose all previous UN sanctions on Iran if it is found to be in violation of the agreement's terms. Diplomats said, prior to the US strikes, the three countries had discussed an end-August deadline to activate it as part of a 'maximum pressure' campaign on Tehran. 'Multiple channels' for US talks In total, the US launched 75 precision-guided munitions, including more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles, and more than 125 military aircraft in the operation against the three nuclear sites, US officials said. US Defecse Secretary Pete Hegseth on June 22 warned Iran against retaliation and said both public and private messages had been sent to Iran 'in multiple channels, giving them every opportunity to come to the table'. Five previous rounds of indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran collapsed after a US proposal at the end of May called for Iran to abandon uranium enrichment. It was rejected by Tehran, leading to Israel launching its attack on Iran after Mr Trump's 60-day deadline for talks had expired. Iran has repeatedly said from then on that it would not negotiate while at war. Even after Israel struck, Washington reached out to Iran to resume negotiations, including offering a meeting between Mr Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Istanbul, according to two European diplomats and an Iranian official. That was rebuffed by Iran, but Mr Araqchi did continue direct contacts with US Special envoy Steve Witkoff, three diplomats told Reuters. One of the challenges in engaging with Iran, experts say, is that no one can be sure of the extent of the damage to its nuclear programme. With the IAEA severely restricted in its access to Iranian sites, it is unclear whether Tehran has hidden enrichment facilities. A senior Iranian source told Reuters on June 22 that most of the highly enriched uranium at Fordow, the site producing the bulk of Iran's uranium refined to up to 60 per cent, had been moved to an undisclosed location before the US attack there. Mr Acton, of the Carnegie Endowment, said that - putting aside from the damage to its physical installations - Iran had thousands of scientists and technicians involved in the enrichment programme, most of whom had survived the US and Israeli attacks. 'You can't bomb knowledge,' he said. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Middle-East conflict: 'No radioactive effects were detected' in Gulf nations; aftermath of US strike on Iran
. Saudi Arabia , Kuwait and Iraq have confirmed that no radioactive contamination has been detected in the Gulf region following the recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The reassurance came hours after American B-2 bombers targeted Iran's nuclear sites in Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, considered one of Tehran's most fortified uranium enrichment plants. In a post on social media platform X, Saudi Arabia's Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission said, 'No radioactive effects were detected on the environment of the Kingdom and the Arab Gulf states as a result of the American military targeting of Iran's nuclear facilities.' Kuwait's National Guard echoed similar findings, saying, 'Radiation levels in Kuwait's airspace and waters are stable and the situation is normal.' Iraq's Nuclear, Radiological, Chemical and Biological Regulatory Commission also confirmed it found 'no radioactive contamination' at border crossings with neighbouring Iran. 'All measurements were within the limits,' it added. Earlier, Saudi Arabia expressed 'deep concern' over the strikes, calling for calm and dialogue amid rapidly escalating tensions. 'The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with deep concern the developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran, particularly the targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States of America,' its foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday. It further urged the international community to 'intensify its efforts during this highly sensitive period to reach a political solution that would bring an end to the crisis and open a new chapter for achieving security and stability in the region.' Meanwhile, CNN reported that six US B-2 Spirit bombers dropped a dozen GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators on the Fordow facility. A US official confirmed a full payload was used. In a parallel operation, the Israeli Air Force also launched a series of strikes on military targets in western Iran in response to Iranian missile attacks that left civilians injured in Israel. The IDF said it had neutralised launchers and Iranian forces preparing further strikes.
