North Korea to boost nuclear, military power
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang will unveil a policy to advance both its nuclear arsenal and conventional military power at an upcoming key ruling party meeting, state media said Saturday.
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New Iran deal covers 鈥榓ll facilities鈥�: UN
Iran鈥檚 new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog includes 鈥榓ll facilities and installations鈥� in the Islamic republic, the agency鈥檚 head said Wednesday 鈥� though Iran said the agreement itself 鈥榙oes not create access鈥�...
Iran says return of IAEA inspectors not full resumption of cooperation
Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was suspended in the aftermath of June attacks by Israel and the United States...
Russia, Iran discuss nuclear plan ahead of European talks
The Iranian and Russian presidents discussed Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme on Monday as European powers threaten to reimpose sanctions on Tehran over the moribund 2015 deal.
Mazibur Rahman given current charge as BAEC chairman
Nuclear scientist Md Mazibur Rahman was given current charge as chairman of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission on Monday...
China opposes European sanctions over Iran nuclear programme
China said Friday it opposed invoking sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme after three Western nations told the UN they would reimpose them if no diplomatic solution was found by the end of August...
European powers ready to reimpose Iran sanctions
Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August, according to a joint letter released Wednesday...
Jellyfish force French nuclear plant shutdown
A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors, energy group EDF said...
Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise
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 鈥楧oomsday Clock鈥� close to midnight...
NASA races to put nuclear reactors on Moon, Mars
The United States is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first system by the end of the decade...
Mohammadi warns of 鈥榯emptation鈥� of nuclear arms
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi warned Wednesday, on the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, that the 鈥榯emptation鈥� for countries to pursue nuclear arms was growing...
Russia urges caution in nuclear 鈥榬hetoric鈥�
Russia urged caution on Monday after US president Donald Trump said he would deploy two nuclear submarines following an online row with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev...
Iran holds N-talks with European powers
Iranian diplomats said they held 鈥榝rank and detailed鈥� nuclear talks on Friday with counterparts from Germany, Britain and France, who have threatened to trigger sanctions if Tehran fails to agree a deal on uranium enrichment and cooperation with UN inspectors.
European powers behind nuclear deal collapse: Iran
Tehran on Monday blamed European powers for the failure of the 2015 nuclear deal, accusing them of breaking their commitments ahead of renewed talks in Istanbul with Britain, France and Germany...
Putin meets Khamenei鈥檚 top adviser for nuclear talks
Russian president Vladimir Putin held a surprise meeting with Ali Larijani, top adviser to Iran鈥檚 supreme leader on nuclear issues, to discuss Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme in the Kremlin on Sunday...
RNPP likely to produce power from October
Bangladesh is expected to join over 50 countries using nuclear power peacefully as one of the two under-construction reactors of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Iswardi will go on production in October...
Iran says 鈥榥o specific date鈥� for US nuclear talks
Iran said Monday it had 鈥榥o specific date鈥� for a meeting with the United States on Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme, following a war with Israel that had derailed negotiations.
Hiroshima mayor urges Trump visit after A-bomb comments
Donald Trump should visit Hiroshima to see the effects of nuclear weapons, the Japanese city鈥檚 mayor said Wednesday after the US president likened the 1945 atomic bombings to recent air strikes on Iran...
Iran says not resuming nuclear talks with US
Iran on Thursday denied it is set to resume nuclear talks with the United States after the end of a 12-day war with Israel, and accused Washington of exaggerating the impact of US strikes.
US intel says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme
A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme by just a few months 鈥� rather than destroying it as聽claimed by president Donald Trump...
Reactor containment tested at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
Reactor containment was successfully tested before fuel loading at the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at Pakshey, Ishwardi in Bangladesh.
Trump鈥檚 TV jingle for N-weapons
AMERICA鈥橲 Operation Midnight Hammer, targeting three nuclear facilities in Iran, saw two unhinged nuclear weapons states jointly attacking one that had shunned the bomb by a religious edict...
Iran says taking measures to continue nuclear programme
Iran鈥檚 government said on Tuesday that it had 鈥榯aken the necessary measures鈥� to ensure the continuation of its nuclear programme after US and Israeli strikes targeted its facilities...
Oil prices wobble
Oil prices wobbled and stock markets wavered Monday as traders awaited Tehran鈥檚 response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend...
Where is Iran鈥檚 uranium? Questions remain after US strikes
After US President Donald Trump bragged US strikes had 鈥榦bliterated鈥� Iran鈥檚 nuclear capabilities, officials cautioned it was still too soon to assess the impact on the country鈥檚 nuclear programme.
US issues 鈥榳orldwide caution鈥� for Americans
State Department issued a 鈥榳orldwide caution鈥� for Americans on Sunday, saying the conflict in the Middle East could put those traveling or living abroad at an increased security risk.
Thousands join pro-Palestinian marches across Europe
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in European cities calling for an end to the war in Gaza, hours before president Donald Trump said the US military had attacked three Iranian nuclear sites Sunday...
US willing to negotiate on Iran nuclear energy, says Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the United States would allow Iran to operate nuclear power plants but not enrich its own fuel.
US strikes 鈥榙evastated鈥� Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme: Pentagon
A series of US strikes against Iran 鈥榙evastated鈥� its nuclear programme, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday, as he asserted Washington was not seeking regime change in Tehran.
Bangladesh expresses concern over attacks on Iran
Bangladesh on Sunday expressed deep concern over the recent attacks targeting nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.