U.N. chief urges U.S. to remove Iran sanctions as agreed in 2015
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to lift or waive all sanctions on Iran as agreed under a 2015...
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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 50 years on
Dr Yiorghos Leventis The Treaty (NPT) Review Conference held every five years was due to take place this year 2020, but due to the Covid-19...
Erdogan says it’s unacceptable that Turkey can’t have nuclear weapons
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday it was unacceptable for nuclear-armed states to forbid Ankara from obtaining its own nuclear weapons, but did not...
U.S. envoy raises prospect of U.S. compromise in N.Korea talks
By David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Washington is willing to discuss “many actions” to improve ties and entice Pyongyang to...
China says N.Korea pledges denuclearisation
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to denuclearise and meet U.S. officials, China said on Wednesday after an historic meeting with President Xi...
Saudi crown prince says will develop nuclear bomb if Iran does
Saudi Arabia will develop a nuclear bomb if its arch-rival Iran does so, the kingdom’s 32-year-old crown prince said in a preview of a television...
Putin, pre election, unveils new nuclear weapons to counter West
President Vladimir Putin unveiled an array of new nuclear weapons on Thursday, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit...
Iran may withdraw from nuclear deal if banks keep away (Update 2)
Iran will withdraw from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal if there is no economic benefit from it and major banks continue to fail to do...
North Korea rules out negotiations on nuclear weapons
North Korea on Friday ruled out negotiations with Washington as long as joint US-South Korea military exercises continue, and said that Pyongyang’s atomic weapons programme would remain as a...
Trump warns ‘rogue regime’ N.Korea of grave danger
US President Donald Trump arrived in China on Wednesday seeking help to rein in North Korea after warning the North’s leader that the nuclear weapons he is...
N. Korea tension must not reach ‘irreversible’ stage (Update)
China said on Friday tension over North Korea had to be stopped from reaching an “irreversible and unmanageable stage” as a US aircraft carrier group steamed...
U.S. warns N.Korea of “overwhelming” response if nuclear arms used
By Phil Stewart U.S. President Donald Trump’s defense secretary warned North Korea on Friday of an “effective and overwhelming” response if Pyongyang chose to use...
Putin suspends plutonium cleanup accord with US because of ‘unfriendly’ acts
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended an agreement with the United States for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium because of “unfriendly” acts by Washington, the...
North Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile towards Japan
North Korea fired a submarine-launched missile on Wednesday that flew about 500km towards Japan, a show of improving technological capability for the isolated country that...
British lawmakers seen renewing Trident nuclear deterrent
Lawmakers are expected to vote on Monday to renew Britain’s ageing nuclear weapons system, a multi-billion pound project regarded as key to maintaining the country’s...
Kerry says Hiroshima ‘gut-wrenching’ reminder world should abandon nuclear weapons (Updated)
By Arshad Mohammed and Kiyoshi Takenaka US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday called his visit to a memorial to victims of the 1945...
N.Korea leader tells military to be ready to use nuclear weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his country to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time and the military to be...
Pakistan to tell US it won’t accept limits on tactical nuclear arms
By Mehreen Zahra-Malik and David Brunnstrom Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will tell US President Barack Obama this week that Islamabad will not accept limits...
Iran’s Khamenei says could accept fair nuclear compromise
By Mehrdad Balali and Shadia Nasralla Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday he could accept a compromise in nuclear talks and gave his strongest defence...
IAEA may need more money to help implement Iran nuclear deal
By Fredrik Dahl The U.N. nuclear watchdog will probably need more money to help it verify that Iran honours a deal with world powers to...