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US-Iran conflict flares again: American strikes trigger missile retaliation as peace talks falterTensions flare as the US strikes Iran following an Iranian drone shootdown. Iran retaliates with missile fire towards Kuwait, targeting US ...01 Jun, 2026, 07.19 PM IST- DRDO flags rising global CBRN risks, warns of unstable geopolitical orderGlobal security faces growing challenges. DRDO scientist Upendra Kumar Singh stresses the need for stronger preparedness against chemical, ...18 May, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
- Hyderabad-based doctor planned mass poisoning: NIA chargesheet in AhmedabadThe NIA has charged three individuals, including a doctor, for an ISIS-linked plot to carry out mass poisoning using ricin. The accused all...06 May, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
- Syria chemical weapons: 'large quantities' and major questionsFollowing the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by Islamist rebels, concerns have risen over the security of Syria's chemical w...09 Dec, 2024, 09.32 PM IST
- Syrians lead push to create global chemical weapons tribunalA dozen Syrian rights groups, international legal experts and others have quietly spent two years laying the groundwork for a new treaty-ba...30 Nov, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
- Russia is unlikely to use chemical weapons in Ukraine - unless Vladimir Putin grows desperateA chemical weapon can be any chemical that is used to harm people, including to injure or kill them. Many substances have been used as chem...13 Apr, 2022, 10.56 AM IST
- What are the chances Russia will use a nuclear or chemical attack on Ukraine?The weapon of mass destruction most likely to be used is a chemical weapon. Russia once possessed the world's largest stockpile of chemical...16 Mar, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
- Syria must answer 20 questions on its chemical weaponsUS Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council the world “should not be fooled by Syria's veneer of cooperation” while ...06 Jan, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
- Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times: OPCW“There are 20 unresolved issues in Syria's initial chemical weapons declaration, which is deeply concerning,” she said. “The UN and the OPC...04 Jun, 2021, 02.21 PM IST
- Chemical weapons watchdog OPCW strips Syria's rights over attacksThe measures are in response to an OPCW investigation last year that found the Syrian air force had used the nerve agent sarin and chlorine...21 Apr, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
- Syria faces sanctions at chemical weapons watchdogMember states of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will weigh a French proposal to suspend Syria's "rights an...20 Apr, 2021, 04.08 PM IST
- Russia blocks Syria chemical weapons use accountability: USUS Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council that “the Assad regime has tried to avoid accountability by obstructing ...05 Mar, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
- Global chemical arms body gains new powers, Russia says may quitThe OPCW now "has a crucial extra power, not just to identify the use of chemical weapons, but also to point the finger at the organisation...28 Jun, 2018, 09.42 AM IST
- India is against use of chemical weapons: Venu RajamonyThe conference has been called by the UK, the US and the West to have discussions on upholding the global ban against the use of chemical w...27 Jun, 2018, 05.48 PM IST
- US missile strike against Syria: Read Pentagon's full statementAt the direction of the president, US forces conducted a cruise missile strike against a Syrian Air Force airfield today, said the Pentagon...07 Apr, 2017, 11.25 AM IST
- UN inspectors confirm Syria chemical attackUN inspectors said that chemical weapons have been used in the Syrian conflict, definitely in a widely publicised Aug 21 attack near Damasc...13 Dec, 2013, 08.59 AM IST
- Use of chemical weapons merits serious response: US, UKAccording to a senior State Department official, Kerry made a series of calls related to evidence of a chemical weapons attack on August 21...25 Aug, 2013, 10.07 AM IST
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