Kazakhstan scales up its nuclear power goals
Kazakhstan has approved plans for a second nuclear power plant in a significant scaling up of the country's nuclear ambitions. It comes a year after a...
Israel and Iran continued exchanging deadly attacks for the fifth consecutive day, prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to urge Iranians to evacuate Tehran amid rising fears of a wider conflict. World leaders are calling for de-escalation, but both sides remain locked in their positions.
For the fifth day in a row, Israel and Iran have traded attacks, escalating their deadliest conflict yet. U.S. President Donald Trump urged civilians to evacuate Tehran, blaming Iran’s refusal to accept a proposed nuclear deal.
At the G7 Summit, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed Trump had proposed a ceasefire plan, while reports suggest backchannel talks may be underway.
Explosions and heavy air defence activity were reported in Tehran, including at the Natanz nuclear site.
Israel confirmed striking Iran’s state broadcaster, killing two.
Iran has reported 224 civilian deaths, while Israel confirmed 24 casualties and mass evacuations since Friday's air strikes.
Tehran is reportedly open to nuclear talks if Israeli strikes stop, seeking mediation through Gulf countries. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told four European counterparts that Iran was serious about diplomacy but its current focus was on confronting aggression, according to Iranian state media.
Israel has said its goal is to eliminate Tehran's ability to develop a nuclear weapon and Tel Aviv shows no sign of backing down, claiming airspace control and preparing for further escalation.
Oil prices have surged, and the Chinese embassy has urged its citizens to leave Israel amid rising regional risks.
Heavy snow continued to batter northern and western Japan on Saturday (31 January) leaving cities buried under record levels of snowfall and prompting warnings from authorities. Aomori city in northern Japan recorded 167 centimetres of snow by Friday - the highest January total since 1945.
The United States accused Cuba of interfering with the work of its top diplomat in Havana on Sunday (1 February) after small groups of Cubans jeered at him during meetings with residents and church representatives.
A daylight robbery at a jewellery shop in Richmond, one of London’s most affluent and traditionally quiet districts, has heightened security concerns among residents and local businesses.
Talks with the U.S. should be pursued to secure national interests as long as "threats and unreasonable expectations" are avoided, President Masoud Pezeshkian posted on X on Tuesday (3 February).
Early voting for Thailand’s parliamentary elections began on Sunday (1 February), with more than two million eligible voters casting ballots nationwide ahead of the 8 February general election, as authorities acknowledged errors and irregularities at some polling stations.
Türkiye’s defence and aerospace exports surged by 44 percent year on year in January, hitting a record monthly high of more than $555 million as overseas demand for Turkish-built military technology continued to grow, the Turkish Defence Industries Secretariat said on Monday.
The imminent expiry of New START, the last major nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, risks removing transparency, predictability and limits on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, political analyst Gregory Mathieu warned.
India has not made any statement on halting purchases of Russian oil despite claims by US President Donald Trump that such a step was part of a new trade accord with Washington, the Kremlin said on Tuesday (3 February).
Russia says it is prepared for a new reality in which there are no U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control limits once the New START treaty expires this week, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
Paris prosecutors have summoned X chairman Elon Musk and former chief executive Linda Yaccarino for questioning in April as part of their probe into the X social media network, they said on Tuesday.
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