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Fears over Iran’s missing 400kg of uranium

Iran claims to have smuggled almost all of the country’s highly enriched uranium to a secret location before the US launched strikes on its nuclear bases.

Iran has vowed to continue enriching uranium in defiance of Donald Trump, raising further concerns over its nuclear programme.

Two Israeli officials with knowledge of the intelligence told The New York Times that Iran had transferred equipment and uranium outside Fordow in recent days.

There was also evidence to suggest Iran had moved its 400kg stockpile of 60 per cent enriched uranium, which had been stored inside Isfahan, to a secret location.

Uranium enrichment is the process of increasing the concentration of the uranium-235 isotope in natural uranium.

Iran enriches uranium using centrifuges, which spin uranium hexafluoride gas at high speeds to separate the uranium isotopes, increasing the concentration of U-235.

As of May 17, Iran had amassed 408.6kg (901lb) of uranium enriched up to 60 per cent, a report by the IAEA found. »

Hiker dies after bear knocks him into 2,600-foot ravine in Greece, witness says

Authored by cbsnews.com

A veteran Greek hiker died Tuesday after falling into a ravine in the north of the country after a bear encounter, rescuers said.

Stavrianidis was in the forest with another experienced hiker, Dimitris Kioroglou, when the incident happened on Monday.

Kioroglou told state TV ERT that Stavrianidis had run out of bear spray when the "very big bear" approached him. »

'If Khamenei stops the fire, we'll accept that': Israel signals readiness to end war with Iran

Authored by ynetnews.com

Security sources in Israel estimate that hundreds of kilograms of enriched nuclear material were destroyed in the attacks.

“If tomorrow Khamenei stops the fire and says he wants to end this — we will accept that,” an Israeli official said.

“If tomorrow Khamenei stops the fire and says he wants to end this — we will accept that.”. »

The Witcher 4 dev says "it's very clear" that Ciri is the right choice of protagonist, but that players shouldn't "make opinions" until the game is out

Authored by gamesradar.com

In other words, players shouldn't be making up their minds about the CDPR's choice of main character years before getting to play as them.

Cockle also said that players who doubted CDPR's choice should "read the damn books" - an idea that Hermanowicz agrees with.

The Witcher 4 devs are preparing for "a generational shift" after The Witcher 3, and they're studying the RPG's biggest city to help . »

France: Bride shot dead in attack on wedding party near Avignon

Authored by bbc.com

Bride shot dead in attack on French wedding party.

A bride has been shot dead on her wedding night in a village near the south-east French city of Avignon after masked gunmen opened fire, local officials say.

At about 04:30 (02:30 GMT) on Sunday, the bride, 27, and groom, 25, were leaving the wedding party in the village hall when unidentified assailants opened fire, news agency AFP reports. »