US-Iran talks, Rubio and Draco Malfoy
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Hi, I'm your weekend host, Sharon Raish Garson. It's Sunday, February 15th, today. Iran signals flexibility on its nuclear program ahead of talks with the U.S. on Tuesday. Israel carries out strikes in Gaza ahead of Trump's peace board meeting. Russia turns to India to fill its labor gaps. And Draco Malfoy's connection to the Chinese Lunar New Year.
What flexibility is Iran showing ahead of the Geneva nuclear talks?
This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week. Iran and the U.S. are heading into critical nuclear talks in Geneva this Tuesday, with Tehran now putting energy, mining and even aircraft deals on the table. Iranian officials say they're ready to compromise on parts of their nuclear program if Washington offers real economic returns. And they're pointing to potential dilution of highly enriched uranium as proof of that flexibility. This comes as President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed that the U.S. would push to curb Iran's oil exports to China. That's according to Axios. China buys more than 80 percent of Iran's oil, and any cut would reduce Tehran's revenues.
Beijing is pushing back, its foreign ministry saying its cooperation with Iran is legal and it should be respected. At least 11 people are dead after Israeli airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza, with one strike hitting a tent camp for displaced families. That's according to Palestinian civil defense and health officials. Israel says the strikes are a response to what it calls multiple ceasefire violations by Hamas, claims including that Hamas fighters emerged from tunnels near the Yellow Line buffer zone. Gaza's health ministry says more than 600 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire deal began. The strikes come just days before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to convene a meeting for the Board of Peace, which is also expected to raise funds for the Gaza project.
And elsewhere on the diplomatic front, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Eastern Europe working to strengthen ties with Slovakia and Hungary, two conservative governments that have close ties with Donald Trump but often clash with other EU countries. Rubio's pushing for deeper energy cooperation and NATO commitments as both governments maintain ties with Moscow and buy Russian oil and gas. And he's also weighing in on a new report from five European allies that blames Russia for killing Alexei Navalny with a rare poison taken from dart frogs.
We're aware of that case, Mr. Navalny, and certainly it's, you know, Well, we don't have any reason to question it or we're not disputing or getting into a fight with these countries over it.
Rubio calls the findings, quote, troubling and says Washington has no reason to doubt them. The joint analysis from Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands says samples from Navalny's body conclusively showed the presence of the exotic toxin. Moscow's dismissing the claim as a Western hoax, according to Russia's state news agency, TASS. Over to Brazil now, where carnival is turning political, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is right at the center of it. A samba school in Rio has built its big parade around Lula's life story, but opposition parties say that looks like illegal early campaigning ahead of the October election. Most of the complaints about the parade have already been thrown out by the courts.
One case, though, is still pending. That election is expected to weigh on markets. With one analyst warning, a Lula victory could be, quote, quite negative for prices. To take a look at what's happening in global markets right now, check out our sister podcast, Reuters Morning Bid. The link is in the pod description. A textile factory near Moscow, producing curtains and bed linen. Operating the sewing machines are people who've traveled thousands of miles to get the work.
My name is Gaurav. I'm from India. My age is 23 years old.
Gaurav is one of an increasing number of workers from India and Sri Lanka, filling vacancies across Russia.
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