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N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul Seoul (AFP) Mar 18, 2024 North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Monday in what analysts said was a calculated move to grab attention as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits South Korea for talks. Blinken is attending the third Summit for Democracy and met President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul early Monday. He is also meeting his South Korean counterpart on the sidelines of the event, for discussions now likely to be dominated by the allies' efforts to counter threats from the nuclear-armed North. ... read more |
Hiroshima grapples with 'Oppenheimer' Oscars success Hiroshima, Japan (AFP) Mar 11, 2024 "Oppenheimer" had a glittering night at the Oscars but in Hiroshima, devastated by the first nuclear bomb in 1945, the film about the weapon's creator is harder to stomach. ... more Washington DC (UPI) Mar 15, 2024 U.S. and South Korean aircraft this week held a joint live-fire exercise focused on countering North Korean cruise missile and artillery threats, the South's Air Force said Friday. ... more Seoul (AFP) Mar 14, 2024 North Korea leader Kim Jong Un drove a "new-type main battle tank" while overseeing military training exercises, state media said Thursday, as Seoul and Washington wrap joint drills to improve deterrence. ... more Aboard Air Force One (AFP) Mar 13, 2024 The White House said Wednesday it had seen no indications Moscow was ready to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, after President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to deploy them if Russia's sovereignty was threatened. ... more |
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U.S. blacklists vessel en route to China with $100M in cargo sent by Iran Washington DC (UPI) Feb 28, 2024 The United States on Tuesday blacklisted the owner and operator of a crude oil tanker that is en route to offload more than $100 million in Iranian goods in China. ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2024 Fresh U.S. intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space with a nuclear component. News reports speculating about what t ... more Vienna (AFP) Feb 26, 2024 The UN nuclear watchdog has voiced growing concern over Iran's ability to build nuclear weapons, fuelled by recent public statements in the country, according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Monday. ... more Moscow (AFP) Mar 13, 2024 President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lauded Moscow's nuclear arsenal and warned that he was ready to deploy the weapons if Russia's sovereignty was threatened. ... more New Delhi (AFP) Mar 11, 2024 India has successfully test-fired a domestically developed ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. ... more |
Iran slams removal of Khamenei social media accounts Tehran (AFP) Mar 9, 2024 Iran on Saturday denounced US tech giant Meta's decision to remove the Facebook and Instagram accounts of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling it a "violation of freedom of expression". Instagram and Facebook are among the most popular social media platforms for Iranians, but while the government blocks their use, officials in the Islamic republic have accounts on them. Meta said last month it had removed Khamenei's accounts from Facebook and Instagram for having "repeatedly violat ... read more Seoul (AFP) Mar 7, 2024 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a large-scale artillery drill amid Pyongyang's fury at US-South Korea joint exercises that began this week, state media reported Friday. ... more |
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Kim Jong Un calls for war preparations amid U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise Washington DC (UPI) Mar 7, 2024 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited an army training base and called for intensifying drills to prepare for war, state-run media reported Thursday, as U.S. and South Korean forces conducted a large-scale joint military exercise. ... more Seoul, South Korea (AFP) Mar 7, 2024 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brandished a gun while inspecting a major operational training base, urging his military to intensify "actual war drills", state media reported Thursday. ... more Washington (AFP) March 5, 2024 The United States on Tuesday encouraged reclusive North Korea to open its borders to humanitarian workers and ease some of the world's strictest Covid-era restrictions. ... more Washington DC (UPI) Mar 5, 2024 North Korea warned Tuesday that the United States and South Korea will be "made to pay a dear price" for holding their annual Freedom Shield large-scale joint military exercise. ... more Vienna (AFP) March 4, 2024 Western powers will not censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog at its Board of Governors meeting from Monday for fear of aggravating geopolitical tensions, diplomats said. ... more |
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