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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un says nuclear-armed status ‘irreversible’

Asia / Pacific

Iranian missile struck town housing nuclear facility: Iran war shows 'no signs of abating'

Middle East

Iran did not try to rebuild enrichment after June 2025 attack, US intel chief says

Middle East

North Korea tests nuclear-capable rocket launchers amid US-South Korea military drills

Asia / Pacific

North Korea's Kim inspects new destroyer, vows progress on naval nuclear expansion

Asia / Pacific

France to boost nuclear arsenal, could deploy atomic weapons to European allies

Europe

Trump warns of new 'big wave' of strikes on Iran, does not rule out ground troops

Middle East

Replay: Emmanuel Macron announces France to increase size of nuclear arsenal

France

France to allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries

France

‘To be free, we have to be feared,’ Macron says in keynote nuclear speech

France
The World This Week

Ukraine, The Clintons, 'El Mencho' and Iran

Europe

Trump claims Iran building missiles that could reach US targets

Americas

North Korea flexes nuclear-capable rocket launcher ahead of key congress

Asia / Pacific

North Korea's Kim Jon-Un unveils nuclear-capable rocket system

Asia / Pacific

Trump hails ‘very good’ meeting with Netanyahu on Iran, says ‘nothing definitive’ reached

As it happened
Asia / Pacific

Iran escalates crackdown on protesters amid potential US nuclear talks

Asia / Pacific

Iran ready to dilute its enriched uranium if 'all sanctions are lifted'

Asia / Pacific

US maintains pressure on Iran, Tehran says won't be intimidated by military presence

Middle East

'They don't trust the United States': Iran wary ahead of Oman nuclear talks

Middle East

Russia ‘no longer bound’ by nuclear limits as New START treaty ends

Europe

'Doomsday Clock' moves closer than ever to midnight, a year into Trump's term

Americas

Iranians being kept in the dark about crackdown, observer says

Middle East

North Korea's Kim oversees hypersonic missile test amid 'geopolitical crisis'

Asia / Pacific

North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan in first test of 2026

Asia / Pacific

‘We must return to diplomacy’: IAEA's Grossi on Iran, Ukraine and his UN ambitions

Interview
Americas

"Putin's lost confidence in his ability to wind Trump around his finger"

RUSSIA

Russia could start testing nuclear weapons again

RUSSIA

Russia wanting to resume nuclear tests is "a warning to NATO and the US"

RUSSIA

Putin says Russia is considering resuming nuclear tests following Trump's remarks

Europe

Rhetoric ramp-up around US nuclear weapons testing is reminiscent of Cold War

Americas

Trump’s order to resume US nuclear weapons tests sparks confusion, defiance

Americas

Donald Trump announces US to start nuclear weapons testing again

Americas

Trump orders immediate resumption of US nuclear weapons testing

Americas

Trump approves South Korea’s plan to build nuclear-powered submarine

Asia / Pacific

Iran condemns 'unjustifiable' return of UN sanctions

Middle East

The Iranian population braces as the UN restores sanctions

Middle East

UN restores sanctions on Iran as nuclear diplomacy fades

Middle East

Seoul says North Korea holds up to two tonnes of weapons-grade uranium

Asia / Pacific

Iran 'has never sought and will never seek' nuclear weapons, president tells UN

Middle East

North Korea says dialogue with US possible if denuclearisation demands dropped

Asia / Pacific

UN Security Council votes to reimpose Iran nuclear sanctions, Tehran blasts ‘illegal’ move

UN Security Council votes to reimpose Iran nuclear sanctions, Tehran blasts ‘illegal’ move

Asia / Pacific

Australia to invest $8 billion in nuclear sub shipyard

Asia / Pacific

Iran resumes cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog under new framework

Middle East

Iran says sanctions snapback to 'undermine' cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

Middle East

IAEA chief says inspectors have arrived at Iran nuclear site

Middle East

Iran sanctions snapback: European diplomats concerned about Russian nuisance potential, expert says

Middle East

'If Iran could invite IAEA back to doing what it was doing before the bombing, that might be enough'

Middle East

Under Geneva Convention, Russia has no automatic claim to territory simply by virtue of occupying it

Europe

Japan: Nagasaki survivors say 'never again'

Japan marks 80 years since atomic bombing of Nagasaki

Asia / Pacific

Nuclear weapons states no longer respect 'legal commitment to non-proliferation treaty'

Asia / Pacific

'The memories of the horrors of nuclear war and radiation seem to be lost on today's leaders'

Asia / Pacific

Survivors mark 80 years since Hiroshima atomic bombing

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing amid escalating nuclear tensions

Asia / Pacific

Medvedev vs Trump: Russian ex-president becomes Putin's provocateur-in-chief

Analysis
Europe

Trump orders nuclear submarines moved near Russia after 'provocative' comments

Americas

Iran, European powers hold nuclear talks amid threats of UN sanctions snapback

Asia / Pacific

Iran to continue nuclear enrichment despite US strikes, ahead of European talks

Middle East

Europeans warn Iran of UN sanctions if no progress on nuclear deal

Asia / Pacific

France, UK sign ‘historic’ deal to coordinate nuclear deterrence for first time

Europe
The Debate

Deterrence made in Europe? France, UK offer nuclear shield to Ukraine allies

Europe
Focus

French nuclear tests in Polynesia: Decades later, victims seek justice

Asia / Pacific

John Bolton deems Trump's lack of philosophy and coherent policy 'disconcerting to US allies'

Americas

White House visit: 'For Netanyahu the issue is mostly about domestic politics, not Israeli security'

Middle East

'Netanyahu wants to perpetuate status quo: No agreement, no political framework, no Gaza withdrawal'

Middle East

'Dire': Kyiv badly hit by relentless Russian attacks after abrupt US halt to Patriot defence support

Europe

'Islamic regime uses ordinary citizens and civilians as a bargaining tool for their own interests'

Middle East

'Ukraine is at the wrong end right now: War's center of gravity is manpower, casualties, attrition'

Europe

Israel is 'strong and powerful': Netanyahu push for regime change in Iran is 'childish and immature'

Middle East

'Iranians don't trust the sky anymore, they don't trust the ground as before'

Iran could resume uranium enrichment 'in a matter of months', UN nuclear watchdog says

Middle East