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Trump asked to visit Japan's atomic bombed cities
Published on 10/10/2025
» KYODO — The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Friday sent a letter addressed to United States President Donald Trump requesting he visit their cities, both of which were devastated by US atomic bombs in 1945, during his trip to Japan scheduled for the end of October.
European powers tell UN they are ready to reimpose Iran sanctions
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» PARIS — Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations (UN) they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August 2025, according to a joint letter obtained by Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Restored Nagasaki bell rings in 80 years since A-bomb
AFP, Published on 09/08/2025
» NAGASAKI (JAPAN) - Twin cathedral bells rang in unison Saturday in Japan's Nagasaki for the first time since the atomic bombing of the city 80 years ago, commemorating the moment of horror.
Echoes of Hiroshima
Published on 08/08/2025
» Re: "Japan needs true vision of peace", (Opinion, July 31).
Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise
AFP, Published on 06/08/2025
» HIROSHIMA (JAPAN) - Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear "Doomsday Clock" close to midnight.
80 years on, Korean survivors of WWII atomic bombs still suffer
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» HAPCHEON (SOUTH KOREA) - Bae Kyung-mi was five years old when the Americans dropped "Little Boy", the atomic bomb that flattened Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Iran says it held 'frank' nuclear talks with European powers
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» ISTANBUL - Iranian diplomats said they held "frank and detailed" nuclear talks on Friday with counterparts from Germany, Britain and France, who have threatened to trigger sanctions if Tehran fails to agree a deal on uranium enrichment and cooperation with United Nations (UN) inspectors.
Iran says cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog will take 'new form'
AFP, Published on 13/07/2025
» TEHRAN - Iran said Saturday its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency "will take on a new form", expressing a desire for a diplomatic solution to resolve concerns over its nuclear programme.
Iran president says Israel attempted to assassinate him
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» TEHRAN - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him.
Nuclear proliferation cannot be bombed away
News, Published on 05/07/2025
» In 1966, the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, and China not only were the only countries that possessed nuclear weapons; they also had enough wisdom to recognise the dangers posed by nuclear proliferation. Despite their many and deep political differences, they arrived at a consensus to halt the further dissemination of "nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices".