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North Korea says tested missile capable of carrying super-large warhead North Korea successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a super-large warhead, state media said Tuesday, with analysts suggesting the weapon could be nuclear-capable. Pyongyang's state media claimed it had successfully l...
02 Jul, 2024, 11.34 AM ISTNorth Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles, after end of new US-South Korea-Japan drill North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles on Monday, following a vow of "offensive and overwhelming" responses to recent US-South Korea-Japan military drills. The missiles were launched from Jangyon, with the first traveling 600 km and the secon...
01 Jul, 2024, 07.00 AM ISTDays after Raisi’s death, Iran votes for a new President Iranians voted for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader. The election coincides with escalating regional tension due to wa...
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Putin says Russia should produce previously banned missiles Putin was referring to missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometres (300-3,400 miles) that were banned under the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Washington withdrew from the deal in 2019, citing Russia's failure to c...
28 Jun, 2024, 10.19 PM ISTPolls open in Iran for presidential election Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the polls where reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, 69, hopes for a breakthrough win against a divided conservative camp.
28 Jun, 2024, 02.41 PM ISTUS targets petrol tankers over Iran nuclear 'escalation' The United States announced sanctions on Thursday against shipping companies for transporting Iranian oil. The action was taken in response to Iran’s nuclear program actions, just before the presidential elections in Iran.
28 Jun, 2024, 08.12 AM ISTNo matter who wins Iran's presidential election, much may hinge on the 'Great Satan' US In the waning moments of Iran's final televised presidential debate, one of the top candidates to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi invoked the name of the one person who perhaps has done more than anyone to change the trajectory of...
27 Jun, 2024, 11.59 AM ISTNorth Korea says it tested a new multiwarhead missile. South Korea says it's covering up a failure North Korea announced a successful test of a multiwarhead missile aimed at enhancing its capability to overcome US and South Korean defenses. However, South Korea disputed this claim, asserting the missile launch had actually failed. North Korea's s...
27 Jun, 2024, 11.29 AM ISTNorth Korea says it tested a multiwarhead missile. Kim Jong Un covets the weapon to overwhelm US defenses North Korea announced it successfully tested a multiwarhead missile, aiming to enhance its capability to overwhelm U.S. missile defenses. The launch tested separation and guidance control of individual warheads, which were accurately directed to tar...
27 Jun, 2024, 06.57 AM ISTUS and allies clash with Tehran and Moscow over Iranian nuclear programme at UN Security Council The United States and key European allies clashed with Iran and Russia over Tehran's expanding nuclear program The US vowed to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran in a UN Security Council meeting. The US and its allies accused Iran of escalating nuclear ac...
25 Jun, 2024, 10.10 AM ISTUS and China hold first informal nuclear talks in 5 years, eyeing Taiwan The Chinese representatives offered reassurances after their U.S. interlocutors raised concerns that China might use, or threaten to use, nuclear weapons if it faced defeat in a conflict over Taiwan. Beijing views the democratically governed island ...
21 Jun, 2024, 08.47 AM ISTRussia and North Korea sign partnership deal that appears to be the strongest since the Cold War Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement pledging mutual aid against "aggression," signaling stronger ties amid their standoffs with the West. The summit marked Putin's first visit to North Korea in 24...
20 Jun, 2024, 06.28 PM ISTSouth Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider supplying arms to Ukraine South Korea condemns Russia and North Korea's mutual defense agreement, reconsidering support to Ukraine. North Korea and Russia vow military assistance in case of war, causing concern. Seoul warns of negative consequences on relations with Moscow.
20 Jun, 2024, 05.01 PM ISTNorth Korea says deal between Putin and Kim requires immediate military assistance in event of war The new agreement between Russia and North Korea, as reported by North Korean state media, requires the countries to provide immediate military assistance to each other in the event of war. This agreement marks a significant upgrade in their relatio...
20 Jun, 2024, 07.40 AM ISTPutin says Russia and North Korea have vowed to aid each other if attacked in new partnership deal Putin's first visit to North Korea in 24 years comes amid growing concerns over an arms arrangement in which the country provides Moscow with badly needed munitions for its war in Ukraine in exchange for economic assistance and technology transfers ...
19 Jun, 2024, 04.37 PM ISTFrance, Germany, UK condemn Iran's latest nuclear measures France, Germany, and Britain criticised Iran's recent nuclear actions. The United Nations atomic watchdog reporting an expansion of Iran's nuclear capacities, undermining the 2015 nuclear deal. The three countries expressed concern over Iran's incre...
15 Jun, 2024, 05.46 PM ISTReady to build high-capacity nuclear power units at new site in India: Russia Russia and India are set to expand cooperation in atomic energy. There are plans to construct high-capacity nuclear power units at a new site in India. Department of Atomic Energy secretary Ajit Kumar Mohanty and Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporat...
24 May, 2024, 05.22 PM ISTWho was Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's hardline president who died in a helicopter crash? Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, considered a hard-liner and a potential successor to the supreme leader, died in a helicopter crash in a mountainous northwestern region, Iranian media reported. Raisi, who previously ran Iran's judiciary and faced U....
20 May, 2024, 12.09 PM ISTHow might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work? White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, key for U.S.-Saudi relations and Israeli-Saudi reconciliation under Section 123 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
18 May, 2024, 03.50 PM ISTIndia and US have firm foundation of strategic alignment: Condoleezza Rice India and the US have a strong strategic alignment, with a potential upward trajectory in their relationship after their respective elections this year. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice believes that the convergence of interests between th...
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