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A proper Trump-Xi summit would deal with nukesNuclear weapons may not dominate discussions between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, but analysts arg...
Trump calls Iran's response to US peace proposal 'unacceptable'President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. proposal for peace talks, hurting hopes of a quick end to the 10-week conflict th...
Latecomer Japan eyes slice of rising global defence spendingJapan has ended its long-standing ban on exporting lethal weapons. This move aims to position the nation in the global defense market. Whil...
South Korea ecommerce probe opens rift in US tiesSouth Korea defended its investigation into US-listed e-commerce giant Coupang against criticism from American lawmakers. Seoul stated the ...
Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016Four candidates are vying to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. This selection process unfolds in a world marked by deep div...
JD Vance-led US delegation lands in Pakistan for high-stakes negotiations with IranUS Vice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan Saturday to negotiate a peace deal with Iran. The talks aim to resolve a six-week war. Pakis...
US-Iran: Decoding more than four decades of enmityArch-foes United States and Iran are set to hold talks in Islamabad. This meeting aims to end a month-long war in the Middle East. A fragil...
The war with Iran may be ushering in a new nuclear ageGlobal tensions are rising as nations consider developing nuclear weapons. Donald Trump's policies are prompting countries like Germany and...
World growing more dangerous: Ready-to-use nuclear weapons rise despite overall decline, report warnsNuclear weapons are on the rise globally. Monitors report more warheads are ready for use. This is a worrying trend as conflicts intensify....
Russia says it will respond if Finland hosts nuclear weapons, accuses Helsinki of stoking tensionRussia's Kremlin has reacted strongly to Finland's proposal to remove its ban on hosting nuclear weapons. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov s...
Putin says Russia should produce previously banned missilesPutin was referring to missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometres (300-3,400 miles) that were banned under the Cold War-era Intermedi...
Russian parliament completes passage of law shifting stance on nuclear test ban treatyThe upper house, the Federation Council approved the law by 156 votes to zero after the lower house, the Duma, had also passed it unanimous...
Neither party to nuclear arms ban treaty, nor back it, says IndiaNone of the nuclear weapons states are party to the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Even NATO has refused to support the t...
UN chief Ban Ki-moon asks India, Pakistan, six others to ratify CTBTBan Ki-moon said that the entry-into-force of the Treaty is an essential building block to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
Centre justifies skipping talks for pact on nuclear arms banThe treaty, the first multilateral legally-binding instrument for nuclear disarmament, was adopted last week at the UN in New York.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon appeals India, 7 others to ratify Nuclear test ban treatyThe Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear test on August 29 in 1949, followed by another 455 nuclear tests over succeeding decades.
- Ban for re-examination of global security regime
Making it clear that "setbacks" in the field of disarmament are "unacceptable", UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has suggested a re-examina...