The United States is urging the world's leading energy organization to abandon its net-zero emissions scenario modeling, which has guided much of the global green transition, claiming that the targets are unrealistic.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated in an interview with Al-Arabiya TV on February 19 that representatives of European states began blaming Iran when the political agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), collapsed, instead of working to restore the expired document.
On Wednesday, the US State Department introduced new visa restrictions aimed at Iranian officials and telecommunications leaders accused of suppressing nationwide protests and limiting internet access in Iran.
A fire broke out in Iran's Parand, near the capital city Tehran, on Wednesday, according to state media. Videos showed smoke rising over the area, which is near several military and strategic sites in Tehran province.
Sweden's ruling Moderate Party proposed reviewing the possibility of chemical castration for convicted pedophiles, making it a condition for their release, in an effort to strengthen the fight against child sexual abuse, according to public broadcaster SVT.
Sevilla coach Matias Almeyda faces missing half of the remaining 14 matches left in the current La Liga season after being given a seven-match ban by the Spanish Football Federation's (RFEF) disciplinary committee as a result of a red card in his side's 1-1 draw at home to Deportivo Alaves last weekend.
