France Warns Iran Against Further Nuclear Breaches

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani meet at the UN headquarters in New York, US. AFP file photo
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani meet at the UN headquarters in New York, US. AFP file photo
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France Warns Iran Against Further Nuclear Breaches

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani meet at the UN headquarters in New York, US. AFP file photo
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani meet at the UN headquarters in New York, US. AFP file photo

France's foreign ministry warned Iran on Thursday against taking further measures that could breach the 2015 nuclear accord with world powers and as a result jeopardize a diplomatic window opened with the arrival of a new US administration.

"To preserve the political space to find a negotiated solution, we call on Iran not to take any new measures that would further worsen the nuclear situation, already extremely worrying due to the accumulation of violations of the Vienna Accord, including the latest just reported by the IAEA," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Agnes von der Muhll said.

She was referring to a UN atomic watchdog report on Wednesday that said Tehran had carried out its plan to produce uranium metal. Iran has also warned it could block later this month short-notice inspections of its nuclear facilities.



Turkish Ski Resort Fire Kills 66, Forces Guests to Jump from Windows

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Türkiye, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mert Ozkan
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Türkiye, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mert Ozkan
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Turkish Ski Resort Fire Kills 66, Forces Guests to Jump from Windows

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Türkiye, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mert Ozkan
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Türkiye, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mert Ozkan

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Türkiye's Bolu mountains killed 66 people on Tuesday and forced panicked guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the night, Reuters reported.

Some 51 people were injured, Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu said at the Kartalkaya ski resort in northwest Türkiye.

The blaze began around 3:30 a.m. (0030 GMT) on the restaurant floor of the 11-storey Grand Kartal Hotel, authorities said earlier.

Several fire engines surrounded the charred building, with white bed sheets tied together and dangling from one upper-floor window where guests attempted to flee.