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Why Thailand and Cambodia are fighting over an 11th-century Hindu templeRecent clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, involving fighter jets and landmines, have escalated tensions over the Preah Vihear temple, r...- Russia says it has evidence Ukraine has repeatedly used anti-personnel landminesRussia alleges that Ukraine is using anti-personnel mines against civilians. Ukraine is withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention. Kyiv cites ...
- Demining Ukraine: From drones to risking it with a rakeUkrainian farmers are facing a dangerous situation. Their lands are heavily contaminated with mines after the conflict. Many are taking the...
- Finland becomes 5th European nation to exit Ottawa landmine treaty — here's why it mattersFinland exits the Ottawa Treaty, permitting anti-personnel mines. Parliament approved the decision due to security concerns, particularly R...
- US landmine offer to Ukraine throws global treaty into 'crisis': Campaign groupA US offer to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines to help battle Russia's invasion has thrown a landmark global anti-landmine treaty into "cr...
- Joe Biden readies $725 million arms aid package for Ukraine, sources sayThe US government is sending a substantial weapons package to Ukraine. The package includes anti-tank weapons, drones, missiles, and ammuni...
- Ukraine hopes for progress on path to European Union at Kyiv summitIn his evening address to the nation, President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was hopeful the summit, which will take place in the Ukrainian c...
- View: Global climate inaction shows multilateral institutions need reinventingTo be sure, multilateralism will need to re-examine its shibboleths and may have to reinvent itself if it plans to save the world from itse...
- Diana's 60th birth anniversary: The late royal left behind a rich legacy of compassion & loveDiana's simplicity made her more accessible to people.
- New era of robot war may be underway unnoticedThat such a step may have taken place unheralded and largely unnoticed, however, should not be a surprise. The last two decades have seen a...
- Sooner or later world will see a nuclear detonation: ICANThe 2017 Nobel peace prize was awarded to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of NGOs in 100 countries pr...
- Sri Lanka becomes 163rd nation to accede to landmine ban treatyThe treaty, which came into force on March 1, 1999, prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of antipersonnel mines.
- Some 100 countries to sign cluster bomb ban in OsloMajor producers such as China, Russia and the United States are shunning the pact to sign cluster bomb ban.
- More than 100 countries to adopt cluster bomb banA total of 111 countries were to adopt a landmark convention banning cluster bombs in a move supporters hope will stigmatise the lethal wea...
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