World on the cusp of a new nuclear arms race, says SIPRI
The nine nuclear-armed states are building bigger bombs and longer-range delivery systems as the world loses stability.
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Little sign of restraint as Israel and Iran continue to swap deadly strikes
Defiant rhetoric suggests little prospect of pull back in hostilities as wider fears of a wider regional conflict rise.
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‘Horrifying’: UN slams Israeli actions in Gaza as more aid seekers killed
UN rights chief says Israel's warfare methods 'inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians'.
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The Kerch Bridge is ‘doomed’
Series of attacks on the bridge suggests Ukraine’s determination to sever the link to the Russian mainland at all costs.
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German court sentences Syrian doctor to life in jail for crimes against humanity
Alaa Mousa accused of torturing detainees at military hospitals during Syrian civil war under former ruler Bashar al-AssadA Syrian doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity in his home country – including murder and tor…
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UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets
'Brutal funding cuts leave brutal choices,' says aid chief, as humanitarian appeal slashes and priorities refocused.
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Iran and Israel’s long range war
In this episode of Project Force, Al Jazeera's Alex Gatopoulos examines Israel's unprecedented strike on Iran’s nuclear
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Smoke billows after multiple explosions in western Iran
Videos shared online and verified by Al Jazeera, show heavy plumes of smoke rising in the city of Kermanshah. In one video, thick smoke is seen rising around the Dieselabad area of the western Iranian city after an Israeli strike. Israel argues its assault on Iran’s top military leaders, uranium enrichment sites and nuclear scientists…
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Latest Iranian missile barrage kills at least 5 in Israel
Israel has come under attack, for the third day in a row, as Iran launches a fresh wave of strikes.
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Iran leader addresses the nation
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has addressed the nation on state television. “Every fallen martyr will be followed by hundreds who will continue the banner,” he said.