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Newly identified ancient Egyptian copper drill rewrites history of region’s craftsmanship

The drill’s chemical composition was also surprising, study co-author Jiří Kmošek noted, as it is made up of an unusual copper alloy containing arsenic, nickel, lead, and silver. 

Original photograph of the artifact published in 1927 (L) and the actual artifact, February 20, 2026.
Security information is displayed ahead of a Taylor Swift concert, following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna because of a planned attack, outside Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, August 15, 2024.

Austria files charges against suspect over planned 2024 Taylor Swift terror attack

REFUGEES FROM Hungary gather in the HIAS Vienna office, some expressing a desire to immigrate to the United States, and others to Australia, where they have relatives.

Historic Vienna HIAS office shut down following Trump admin's halt to refugee program

Swiss flags are seen on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland, November 6, 2024.

Second Iranian diplomat abandons post, seeks asylum for family in Switzerland - report


Officials at Iran nuclear talks seek help from political bosses

Diplomats say negotiations are progressing but moving too slowly to reach an agreement before restrictions on Iran's nuclear activities contained in the 2015 deal have been irreversibly hollowed out.

A meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna last week

Going ballistic in Vienna - opinion

That the first JCPOA was a total failure, thanks to Iranian violations and loophole-manipulations, did not put a dent in Team Biden’s resolve to resuscitate it. This isn’t surprising.

 MEMBERS OF the JCPOA Joint Commission convene in Vienna last month.

Meet IAEA chief Rafael Grossi: The man central to the Iran nuclear issue

Is one man more important than the US, EU and Israel on the Iran nuclear issue?

 INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi at an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, September 13.

Rob Malley’s Deputy Special Envoy for Iran, Richard Nephew, leaves position

The Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday that Nephew has left the team and did not participate in the Vienna talks since early December, citing differences of opinions within the team.

 Rafael Mariano Grossi meeting with Robert Malley, April 7, 2021..

'Decisive' moment nears as West says weeks left to salvage Iran nuclear deal

Western diplomats have previously indicated they were hoping to have a breakthrough over the next few weeks, but sharp differences remain with the toughest issues still unresolved.

A meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna last week

Iran hostage crisis survivor to go on hunger strike to free hostages

"The hostage crisis hasn't ended for many others: Americans and Westerners who are now being held as bargaining chips in Iran. There are at least two dozen of them."

Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021.

Iran foreign minister to discuss strategic agreement with China

China became a lifeline for Iran's economy after the US withdrew in 2018 from a nuclear agreement agreed between major powers and Tehran.

China flag

US will work with Israel on tougher Iran stance in wake of Vienna - opinion

Appeasing and reassuring Israel is important to avoid unilateral Israeli military action against Iran, and it supports the White House’s ability to break the deadlock on the Iranian nuclear issue.

 KAZEM GHARIB ABADI, Iran’s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, leaves a meeting in Vienna on following up the Iran nuclear agreement.

In Germany and Austria, grandmothers take on the far right

The rise in right-wing antisemitism in German-speaking countries was the catalyst for Susanne Scholl, a retired television journalist.

 Monika Salzer speaks at a rally with fellow members of the Omas Gegen Rechts group, or Grandmas Against The Right, which she co-founded in 2017.

US, Iran say progress made in nuclear negotiations

After weeks of doubts concerning Iran, the US State Department said there had been "moderate progress" in nuclear talks.

 Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and delegations wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria December 17, 2021.