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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the United States on Monday of deliberately delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles to his country, as tensions between Kyiv and Washington escalated over …

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is open to three-way arms-control talks with the ‌leaders of China and Russia as soon as next month, raising the prospect of an unprecedented …

DÍLI, 19 October 2026 (TATOLI) – Speaking at the Global Citizen NOW: Perth 2026 Summit on Monday, President of the Republic and Nobel Peace Laureate José Ramos-Horta delivered a pragmatic and unvarnished …

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has reportedly proposed a summit for talks on the war in Ukraine, possibly during next month's APEC summit in China.

Cambodia has called on nuclear-weapon states to reduce risks and prioritise dialogue over military power, warning that expanding arsenals threaten international security. The post Cambodia urges nuclear powers to choose dialogue over …

Satellite imagery shows a wastewater pond below North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plant repeatedly expanding and shrinking between February and September 2026. The fluctuations keep alive concerns that toxic runoff from the plant …

China has decided to optimize and adjust its export control measures on certain drone-related items, with the new rules taking effect on November 18, 2026, according to a government announcement on Monday.

Newtalk新聞 10月14日，川普一天跑了兩場造勢。一場在亞歷桑那，一場在蒙大拿。隔天的新聞標題，幾乎都是同一句：伊朗永遠不會有核武。 但我注意到的，是另一句話。在蒙大拿，他說："I should have probably left the leaders because I don't know who the hell we're negotiating with." 我也許該留下他們的領導人，因為我根本不知道，我們在跟誰談判。 各位，這句話很少見。川普很少說自己做錯了什麼。這一次，他至少說了「也許」。而且同一天在亞利桑那，他也講了類似的話。講一次可能是口誤，一天講兩次，就值得我們停下來想一想。 這個節目一路走來，我關心的主線一直是同一條：武器去核。今天我想用一個老問題，換一個新角度來問。 老問題是：川普到底要什麼？大家吵了很多年，有人說他要錢，有人說他要面子，有人說他要諾貝爾和平獎。 新角度是：打掉核武之後，誰來簽字？ 因為去核，最後一定要落在一張紙上。有一張紙，就要有人簽字。簽了字，還要有人兌現。 今天我們走三站：伊朗、北韓，還有下個月的深圳 APEC。最後，照例留一題神算題給大家。 伊朗：打掉了核武，卻找不到簽字的人 先看川普在蒙大拿怎麼說。他說，伊朗沒有海軍、沒有空軍，陸軍被打垮了，領導人也不在了："They had their first-string …

China had only conducted two publicly known ICBM tests in the Pacific before July, and both were land-based launches.

US defence technology start-up Anduril jointly developed the extra-large underwater drone with Australian defence scientists.

China's ambassador for disarmament affairs, Li Chijiang, on Friday called on the international community to work together to address the risks and challenges in the nuclear field.

TIANJIN, Oct 17 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s five-day working visit to China has...

The US president made the comment as he was discussing Iran during a rally in the state of Georgia.

Iran's president says the country is being targeted with 'malicious propaganda'.

Encountering scepticism about nuclear energy cemented Ian Ang’s decision to pursue a PhD in the field.

More countries are looking to tap nuclear energy.

Geopolitical instability, decarbonisation and technological advancements contribute to the nuclear push.

The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, on Friday for routine maintenance and resupply ahead of a major joint drill with Japan, according…

China urges Japan to abandon nuclear weapons ambitions

Cambodia has warned that lethal autonomous weapons could spread beyond state control and lower the threshold for the use of force, urging stronger international cooperation as nuclear disarmament negotiations face repeated deadlocks. …

WASHINGTON — Two US senators have introduced bipartisan legislation seeking to reaffirm Washington's "ironclad" extended nuclear deterrence commitments to South Korea and other treaty allies, amid growing nuclear threats from North Korea, …

In this six-part series: Myanmar’s Nuclear Ambitions – Episode 1 examines the history and scope of the nuclear partnership between Myanmar and Russia, which is intended to address energy challenges. Military regime …

Regime re-opens oil refinery in Yangon to cut fuel imports Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing attended the re-opening ceremony of the Thanlyin Oil Refinery (Phase 1) in Yangon Region’s Thanlyin Township on …

The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in northeastern Japan will be halted around Saturday due to a small amount of water leaking from a valve,…

It expects to make a final investment decision on the nuclear option by 2031.

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) - North Korea on Thursday called Japan's push for nuclea...

Missing the planting season would significantly reduce agricultural productivity and drive up prices in parts of Asia and Africa.

The latest tests highlight Pyongyang's efforts to establish a credible sea-based nuclear deterrent, a top military priority for leader Kim Jong Un.