IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has expressed doubt a deal between Iran and six world powers would be able to reach a deal regarding Iran’s nuclear programme by a June 30th deadline. According to Reuters, the German foreign ministry has also referred to the deadline as “tight.” A final round of talks are scheduled for the end of this week. On April 2nd, parties reached a framework nuclear deal that would see Iran’s nuclear programme tightened in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
NEW MERS CASES
South Korea has announced 2 more deaths and 3 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. This brings the country’s death toll from the virus to 27. The nation’s total number of confirmed cases is 172. This comes 2 days after South Korea had reported no new cases for the first time in 16 days since MERS was first discovered in the country on May 20th.
MORSI TRIAL POSTPONED
The Cairo criminal court has postponed deposed
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s espionage trial until June 25th. He is on trial for leaking classified documents to Qatar. On June 16th, Morsi was sentenced to death and 17 life sentences on charges related to his 2011 prison break. His death sentence has received international condemnation, with many calling his sentences “politically motivated.”
KIRCHNER NOT RUNNING
Argentina’s President Cristina Kirchner, whose presidency ends on December 10th, will not run in this year’s elections. Kirchner’s decision not to run for re-election follows the suspicious death of a prosecutor in January. He died the night before he was to release a report condemning the Argentinian government. He had attempted to link Kirchner to the coverup of Iran’s alleged role in a deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires. Kirchner’s son, Maximo Kirchner, is claimed to be running for national congress.
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