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Trump's UK Visit Lands AI, Pharma and Nuclear Pledges

This is Beirut, 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK has delivered pledges from US tech giants to invest a combined $42 billion to help drive Britain's AI sector. The UK and US governments, meanwhile, agreed on cooperation over nuclear and space technology as part of a "Tech Prosperity Deal", and British pharmaceutical group GSK pledged investment in ...

Iran says Enriched Nuclear Material 'Under Rubble' of Facilities Hit During Israel War

This is Beirut, 12/09 09:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that enriched nuclear material remained "under the rubble" of facilities damaged during the recent war with Israel. "All of our material is... under the rubble of the bombed facilities," said Araghchi in a televised interview, adding that Iran's Atomic Energy ...

UN Nuclear Watchdog Says New Deal with Iran Covers 'All Facilities'

This is Beirut, 10/09 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran's new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog includes "all facilities and installations" in the Islamic republic, the agency's head said Wednesday, though Iran said the agreement itself "does not create access." Iran agreed to a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday, after ...

At the UN, the Snapback Reshuffles the Iranian File

Mario Chartouni, 08/09 19:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At the end of August, the United Kingdom, France and Germany (the E3) officially triggered the snapback mechanism outlined in UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which governs the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA). This unprecedented procedure in the multilateral system stipulates that all previous UN ...

Putin to Meet Iranian President After Europe Triggers Sanctions

This is Beirut, 29/08 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss Tehran's nuclear program with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, in China on Monday, a meeting that comes as Iran faces fresh Western pressure. Britain, France and Germany have moved to reimpose sanctions on Iran, saying the country is failing to comply with a 2015 nuclear deal. Moscow on ...

Iranian Nuclear Issue: Moscow and Beijing Express Concerns Over EU Ultimatum

This is Beirut, 29/08 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Following the European decision to trigger the mechanism that could reinstate international sanctions against Iran within a month—a move set to be reviewed Friday by the UN Security Council, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-president, Kaja Kallas said Friday, “Western countries now have 30 days to find ...

North Korea Test-Fires Two New Air Defense Missiles

This is Beirut, 24/08 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of two new air defence missiles, state media said Sunday, after Pyongyang accused Seoul of fomenting tensions on the border. The test-firing, which took place Saturday, showed that the two "improved" missile weapon systems had "superior combat capability", the Korean ...

Iran, Europeans to Meet as Snapback Sanctions Loom

This is Beirut, 22/08 18:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran will meet next week with Britain, France and Germany on its nuclear programme, the parties said Friday, as the European powers warned Tehran to engage swiftly to avoid snapback sanctions. The Islamic republic suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in July in the wake of its 12-day war with Israel, citing the UN ...

Sweden Picks Mini-Reactors for First Nuclear Expansion in 50 Years

This is Beirut, 21/08 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Sweden said Thursday that it had selected so-called small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for its first nuclear power expansion in a half-century. The government said three or five of the next-generation reactors would be built at the Ringhals plant in southwestern Sweden, providing around 1,500 megawatts -- the equivalent of two classic ...

Hiroshima Marks 80 Years as Us-Russia Nuclear Tensions Rise

This is Beirut, 06/08 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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. A silent prayer was held at 8:15 am (2315 GMT), the moment when US aircraft Enola Gay dropped ...

'Unspeakable Horror': the Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This is Beirut, 04/08 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. The first on August 6, 1945 killed around 140,000 people in Hiroshima and three days later another 74,000 perished in Nagasaki. Here are some facts about the devastating attacks: The bombs The first atomic bomb was dropped ...

US Deploying Nuclear Submarines in Response to 'Provocative' Russian Comments

This is Beirut, 01/08 20:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines Friday in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with a Russian official over Ukraine and tariffs. Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's security council, have been sparring on social media for days. Trump's post ...

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