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North Korea casts doubt over U.S. summit
Image of North Korea’s ICBM missile test on July 4, 2017 Photo: Screenshot/CNN-KCTV After weeks of positive messaging about its intent to resume international engagement, North Korea on Wednesday appeared to threw doubts over a summit...May 16, 2018 986 0 -
U.S. withdraws from Iran nuclear deal; to re-impose sanctions
President Donald Trump on Tuesday terminated the U.S. participation in the Iran nuclear deal, calling it “unacceptable” and while announcing re-imposition of sanctions against Tehran. “The Iran Deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions...May 8, 2018 1066 0 -
Friday blog: U.S.-North Korea talks must succeed
Image: Sea of Japan, Credit Phoenix7777/Wikimedia Commons TGIF Thanks God it’s Friday A mix kind of day…. rainy one moment Bright and sunny the next moment YO YO Kind of day. Now you see it Now...March 31, 2018 1061 0 -
The deal with a thousand ramifications at a ‘critical crossroads’
Middle East political map, Credit: CIA/Wikipedia Two years after it went into force, the Iran nuclear deal is at a critical crossroads, the United Nations says as polarization in U.S. politics and multiple tensions in the...December 20, 2017 1668 0 -
Trump disowns Iran nuclear deal; Congress has 60 days to decide on sanctions
In a major foreign policy move, with President Donald Trump declared Friday his Administration would not certify that Iran is in compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated with major powers to keep Teheran from acquiring...October 13, 2017 1369 0 -
Why North Korean threat is not going away
In early August, the world watched with growing anxiety as the governments in Washington and Pyongyang ramped up a war of words; each exchange was louder and more strident, each threat was more determined than the...August 16, 2017 1405 0 -
China warns against dangers of a war breaking out on Korean Peninsula
Beijing is calling for restraint amid exacerbating tensions between the United States and North Korea, warning that there would be no winners in the event of a war on the Korean Peninsula. “We urge all parties...April 15, 2017 1634 0 -
US, China increasingly concerned over North Korean threat
Three nations are moving toward confrontation in the Western Pacific – the world’s two most powerful military forces, and a small country that wants the same reputation. North Korea celebrates the 105th birthday of its founder,...April 13, 2017 1448 0 -
India’s aggressive nuclear rethink poses multiple dangers
Indian Agni Missile, Photo Antônio Milena via Wikimedia Commons India is recasting its nuclear weapons doctrine that would allow it to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against Pakistan’s arsenal in a war. But the policy change would...April 1, 2017 1139 0 -
UN : Possessing nuclear weapons ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with aspirations for peace
An atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, on 1 November 1952. Photo: US Government via United Nations The United Nations is urging the community of nations to help create a...March 27, 2017 1134 0
