Atomic scientists adjust ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer than ever to midnight
Washington DC. US Reuters Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots, military applications of artificial intelligence and climate change as factors underlying the risks of global catastrophe. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists […]
North Korean white paper says South’s President has raised risk of nuclear war
Seoul, South Korea Reuters North Korean state media released a white paper on Sunday accusing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of exposing his country to the danger of nuclear war through his policies toward the North. A policeman stands near tractors of farmers who live in villages near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), inside […]
Nobel Peace Prize winners warn of rising risk of nuclear war
Tokyo, Japan Reuters Leaders of the group of atomic bomb survivors awarded the Nobel Peace Prize warned on Saturday that the risk of nuclear war was rising, renewing their call to abolish nuclear weapons. Atomic bomb survivors and members of Nihon Hidankyo, a country-wide organisation of atomic and hydrogen bomb sufferers, including Assistant Secretary General […]
Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets
Moscow, Russia Reuters President Vladimir Putin told Western countries on Thursday they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, warning that Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. The war in Ukraine has triggered the worst crisis in Moscow’s relations with the West since the 1962 […]
Pope, other leaders, appeal for end to “nuclear nightmare”
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis joined other religious leaders Tuesday at Rome’s Colosseum to make a plea for peace and ending what they called the “nuclear nightmare” as fears intensify that Russia’s war against Ukraine may see atomic weapons used. A ceremony at the ancient Roman arena capped a conference on promoting world peace. The […]
Russia hits Ukraine homes, evacuates Kherson, warns of escalation
Mykolaiv, Ukraine Reuters Under pressure in the south of Ukraine, Russia fired missiles and drones into Ukrainian-held Mykolaiv on Sunday, destroying an apartment block in the ship-building city near the front and said the war was trending towards “uncontrolled escalation”. Mykolaiv lies roughly 35 kilometres nort-west of the front line to occupied Kherson, the southern […]
Pope says it is “madness” to think of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis, speaking as Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West he was not bluffing about possibly using nuclear weapons, said on Wednesday that thinking of such an act was “madness”. Francis also said Ukrainians were being subjected to savageness, monstrosities and torture, calling them a “noble” people being martyred. Pope Francis […]
Pope, Japan PM, discuss hopes for nuclear-free world
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis and the Prime Minister of Japan, the only country to be hit by atomic bombs, met on Wednesday and discussed their common hope for a world free of nuclear weapons. Francis and Fumio Kishida met for about half an hour in a receiving room of the Vatican’s audience hall just […]
Ukraine accuses Russia of blackmail with plan to halt gas to Poland
Warsaw, Poland/Ramstein Air Base, Germany Reuters Kyiv accused Russia of blackmailing Europe by cutting off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria as the crisis in Ukraine deepened, with tensions surging in nearby Moldova and Moscow warning the West to back off. NATO member and staunch Kremlin opponent Poland is among the European countries seeking the […]
Russia warns “serious” nuclear war risks should not be underestimated
Lviv, Ukraine/Kyiv Reuters Russia told the world not to underestimate the considerable risks of nuclear war that it said it wanted to reduce and warned that conventional Western weapons were legitimate targets in Ukraine, where battles raged in the east. “The risks now are considerable,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russia’s state television according to […]