Analysis by , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — It is the world’s most scrutinized shed. Exactly what happened to an outer building at an Iranian nuclear facility means both everything and nothing, as Tehran grapples with protecting its regional clout during the twin ravages of the coronavirus and US sanctions.The Natanz nuclear plant when fire tore through it at 2:06 a.m. local time Thursday. Satellite images beefed up the photos from ground level that slowly led Iranian officials to switch from calling the damage at the facility “limited” to “significant.”The plant has a florid...…Analysis by , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — It is the world’s most scrutinized shed. Exactly what happened to an outer building at an Iranian nuclear facility means both everything and nothing, as Tehran grapples with protecting its regional clout during the twin ravages of the coronavirus and US sanctions.The Natanz nuclear plant when fire tore through it at 2:06 a.m. local time Thursday. Satellite images beefed up the photos from ground level that slowly led Iranian officials to switch from calling the damage at the facility “limited” to “significant.”The plant has a florid...WW…

By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — top nuclear scientist was killed Friday in an alleged assassination that the country’s foreign minister linked to Israel.Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, considered one of the masterminds of Iran’s controversial nuclear program, died after his car was apparently ambushed in a district east of Tehran. Photos from the scene showed the shattered windshield of a car, and blood on the road.Iranian state media said the killing appeared to be an assassination. Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami was quoted by Iran’s semi-official news...…By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — top nuclear scientist was killed Friday in an alleged assassination that the country’s foreign minister linked to Israel.Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, considered one of the masterminds of Iran’s controversial nuclear program, died after his car was apparently ambushed in a district east of Tehran. Photos from the scene showed the shattered windshield of a car, and blood on the road.Iranian state media said the killing appeared to be an assassination. Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami was quoted by Iran’s semi-official news...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The suspects of the of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England, have been linked to a 2014 blast in the Czech Republic that killed two people.Czech police said Saturday that they were searching for two men in connection with a serious crime. Czech police released images matching those of the Salisbury suspects, Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov. UK officials said the men are behind a 2014 explosion at an ammunition depot in Vrbetice.The Czech police added that the men are known to be carrying various passports, including Russian...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The suspects of the of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England, have been linked to a 2014 blast in the Czech Republic that killed two people.Czech police said Saturday that they were searching for two men in connection with a serious crime. Czech police released images matching those of the Salisbury suspects, Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov. UK officials said the men are behind a 2014 explosion at an ammunition depot in Vrbetice.The Czech police added that the men are known to be carrying various passports, including Russian...WW…

(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin considers the presence ofan "absolutely necessary" part of military development, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.Responding to reporting about satellite images showing huge Russian military build-up in the Arctic, Peskov said "the Commander-in-Chief [Putin] really considers the Russian military presence in the Arctic to be an absolutely necessary element of military development.""The Arctic zone is a very important region of the Russian Federation, which applies both to our borders and to our special economic zone. The economic potential...…(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin considers the presence ofan "absolutely necessary" part of military development, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.Responding to reporting about satellite images showing huge Russian military build-up in the Arctic, Peskov said "the Commander-in-Chief [Putin] really considers the Russian military presence in the Arctic to be an absolutely necessary element of military development.""The Arctic zone is a very important region of the Russian Federation, which applies both to our borders and to our special economic zone. The economic potential...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied! — Russia is amassing unprecedented military might in the Arctic and testing its newest weapons in a region freshly ice-free due to the climate emergency, in a bid to secure its northern coast and open up a key shipping route from Asia to Europe.Weapons experts and Western officials have expressed particular concern about one Russian ‘super-weapon,’ the Poseidon 2M39 torpedo. Development of the torpedo is moving fast with Russian President Vladimir Putin requesting an update on a “key stage” of the tests in February from his defense minister Sergei Shoigu, with...…By , CNNLink Copied! — Russia is amassing unprecedented military might in the Arctic and testing its newest weapons in a region freshly ice-free due to the climate emergency, in a bid to secure its northern coast and open up a key shipping route from Asia to Europe.Weapons experts and Western officials have expressed particular concern about one Russian ‘super-weapon,’ the Poseidon 2M39 torpedo. Development of the torpedo is moving fast with Russian President Vladimir Putin requesting an update on a “key stage” of the tests in February from his defense minister Sergei Shoigu, with...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Scientists working for the Pentagon the size of a pizza box in space, designed as a prototype for a future system to send electricity from space back to any point on Earth.The panel – known as a Photovoltaic Radiofrequency Antenna Module (PRAM) – was first launched in May 2020, attached to , to harness light from the sun to convert to electricity. The drone is looping Earth every 90 minutes.The panel is designed to make best use of the light in space, which doesn’t pass through the atmosphere, and so retains the energy of blue waves, making it...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Scientists working for the Pentagon the size of a pizza box in space, designed as a prototype for a future system to send electricity from space back to any point on Earth.The panel – known as a Photovoltaic Radiofrequency Antenna Module (PRAM) – was first launched in May 2020, attached to , to harness light from the sun to convert to electricity. The drone is looping Earth every 90 minutes.The panel is designed to make best use of the light in space, which doesn’t pass through the atmosphere, and so retains the energy of blue waves, making it...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The World Health Organization’s preliminary report into the origins of the novel coronavirus will recommend more extensive contact tracing of the first known patient with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, as well as the supply chain of nearly a dozen traders in the , which is thought to have played a role in the early spread of Covid-19 in late 2019, according to investigators familiar with the draft report.Independent scientists told CNN the rudimentary investigative work being recommended should have been done many months previously by Chinese...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The World Health Organization’s preliminary report into the origins of the novel coronavirus will recommend more extensive contact tracing of the first known patient with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, as well as the supply chain of nearly a dozen traders in the , which is thought to have played a role in the early spread of Covid-19 in late 2019, according to investigators familiar with the draft report.Independent scientists told CNN the rudimentary investigative work being recommended should have been done many months previously by Chinese...WW…

Sandi Sidhu And Nick Paton Walsh, CNN(CNN) -- The World Health Organization's preliminary report into the origins of the novel coronavirus will recommend more extensive contact tracing of the first known patient with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, as well as the supply chain of nearly a dozen traders in the Huanan seafood market, which is thought to have played a role in the early spread of Covid-19 in late 2019, according to investigators familiar with the draft report.Independent scientists told CNN the rudimentary investigative work being recommended should have been done many months...…Sandi Sidhu And Nick Paton Walsh, CNN(CNN) -- The World Health Organization's preliminary report into the origins of the novel coronavirus will recommend more extensive contact tracing of the first known patient with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, as well as the supply chain of nearly a dozen traders in the Huanan seafood market, which is thought to have played a role in the early spread of Covid-19 in late 2019, according to investigators familiar with the draft report.Independent scientists told CNN the rudimentary investigative work being recommended should have been done many months...WW…

(CNN)Investigators from the (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wider in in December 2019 than previously thought, and are urgently seeking access to hundreds of thousands of blood samples from the city that China has not so far let them examine.The lead investigator for the WHO mission, Peter Ben Embarek, told CNN in a wide-ranging interview that the mission had found several signs of the more wide-ranging 2019 spread, including establishing for the first time there were over a dozen strains of the virus in Wuhan already in...…(CNN)Investigators from the (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wider in in December 2019 than previously thought, and are urgently seeking access to hundreds of thousands of blood samples from the city that China has not so far let them examine.The lead investigator for the WHO mission, Peter Ben Embarek, told CNN in a wide-ranging interview that the mission had found several signs of the more wide-ranging 2019 spread, including establishing for the first time there were over a dozen strains of the virus in Wuhan already in...WW…

(CNN)Investigators from the (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wider in in December 2019 than previously thought, and are urgently seeking access to hundreds of thousands of blood samples from the city that China has not so far let them examine.The lead investigator for the WHO mission, Peter Ben Embarek, told CNN in a wide-ranging interview that the mission had found several signs of the more wide-ranging 2019 spread, including establishing for the first time there were over a dozen strains of the virus in Wuhan already in...…(CNN)Investigators from the (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wider in in December 2019 than previously thought, and are urgently seeking access to hundreds of thousands of blood samples from the city that China has not so far let them examine.The lead investigator for the WHO mission, Peter Ben Embarek, told CNN in a wide-ranging interview that the mission had found several signs of the more wide-ranging 2019 spread, including establishing for the first time there were over a dozen strains of the virus in Wuhan already in...WW…