Iran wants indirect talks with US, warns regional countries over strikes against it
Reuters Iran is pushing back against US demands that it directly negotiate over its nuclear program or be bombed, warning neighbours that host US bases that they could be in the firing line if involved, a senior Iranian official said. Although Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s demand for direct talks, it wants to […]
Trump threatens bombing if Iran does not make nuclear deal
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Sunday with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program. In Trump’s first remarks since Iran rejected direct negotiations with Washington last week, he told NBC News that US and Iranian officials were talking, […]
EU leaders pledge defence surge, support Zelenskiy after US aid freeze
Updated: 10:40am (AEDT) Brussels, Belgium Reuters European leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defence and continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by Donald Trump’s reversal of US policies. The European Union’s defence summit in Brussels took place amid fears that Russia, emboldened by its war in Ukraine, may attack […]
Macron will open debate about extending French nuclear protection to European allies
Paris, France Reuters Paris is open to discussing an extension of France’s nuclear umbrella to its European partners, President Emmanuel Macron said in a grave address to the nation, in which he warned that Russia was a threat for all of Europe. France and Britain are Europe’s only two nuclear powers. French President Emmanuel Macron […]
Global security arrangements “unravelling”, UN chief warns nuclear disarmament conference
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Security arrangements that have supported global peace for decades are unravelling, the head of the United Nations warned on Monday as he urged countries to work together towards a nuclear free world. “The bilateral and regional security arrangements that underwrote global peace and stability for decades are unravelling before our eyes,” UN […]
US energy department says less than 50 purged from nuclear security office
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk purged less than 50 workers from the agency that maintains the country’s nuclear weapons arsenal, the Department of Energy said on Sunday, after far wider layoffs there were suddenly rescinded, causing chaos among staff. On Friday, sources told Reuters that 325 workers […]
Nuclear weapons must never be used, Nagasaki survivor tells Putin before Nobel ceremony
Oslo, Norway Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin does not truly understand the destructive power of nuclear weapons, a 92-year-old survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki said on Monday, on the eve of his Japanese survivors’ group receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Terumi Tanaka was referring to threats made by Putin and other senior Russian […]
Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war’s 1,000th day
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden on the war’s 1,000th day. Russia said its forces shot down five out of six missiles, which were fired at a military facility in the Bryansk region. […]
US says Russia, China “shamelessly” protects, emboldens North Korea
United Nations Reuters The United States on Monday called out Russia and China at the United Nations Security Council for “shamelessly protecting” and emboldening North Korea to further violate UN sanctions as Pyongyang pledged to accelerate building up its “nuclear force”. “Russia and China have shamelessly protected Pyongyang from any reprisal, or even condemnation of […]
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 […]