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Why Kim Jong Un is racing to expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the commissioning ceremony of the new multipurpose destroyer Choe Hyon at Nampho port, North Korea,
Updated on Jun 24, 2026 05:49 pm IST

IAEA raises ‘proliferation concerns’, requests nuclear verification in Iran

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi calls on Iran to allow the agency to conduct safety checks of nuclear materials in the country
Published on Jun 04, 2026 09:21 pm IST

China expands secret nuke weapons facilities in Sichuan, show sat images: Report

Imagery indicates that the structure has undergone refurbishment in recent years, including the addition of new vents and heat-dispersion features. Additional construction is visible adjacent to the main building.
Updated on Feb 16, 2026 09:47 am IST

Are we back to nuclear weapon tests? Trump-Putin rivalry signals a new arms race

US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Alaska in August, where ending Russia's war on Ukraine was on the agenda.
Updated on Dec 02, 2025 03:26 pm IST

Russia holds 'in-depth' talks with China on missile defence, nuclear issues

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk at the personal residence of the Chinese leader Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China September 2, 2025.
Updated on Nov 20, 2025 09:59 pm IST

North Korea's foreign minister opposes G7 countries' push for denuclearisation

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui looks on when meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister in Moscow.
Published on Nov 14, 2025 02:54 am IST

South Korean Prez urges China’s Xi to assist in resuming talks with North Korea

Lee hosted Xi at a state summit and dinner after an Asia-Pacific leaders' forum in the South Korean city of Gyeongju, marking Xi's first visit to the U.S. ally in 11 years.
Published on Nov 02, 2025 05:03 am IST

‘Hold fond memories of Trump’: North Korea's Kim Jong Un open to US talks

President Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in South Korea in 2019
Published on Sept 22, 2025 10:27 am IST

North Korea says Kim-Trump ties 'not bad' but ‘not giving up nuclear weapons’

Donald Trump has recently bragged about his personal ties with Kim Jong Un and expressed hopes of restarting nuclear diplomacy between them.
Published on Jul 29, 2025 10:26 am IST

Iran mulls leaving nuclear non-proliferation treaty: What is NPT?

Iranian rocket trails in the sky over Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West bank as tensions escalate between the two countries
Published on Jun 16, 2025 03:54 pm IST

Ship from China to Pak stopped in Mumbai; Indian agencies suspect nuclear link

Ship suspected to contain dual-use consignment for Pak's nuclear programme stopped at Mumbai port
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 06:15 pm IST

Day after Putin's nuke war warning, Russia tests nuclear ballistic Yars missile

FILE PHOTO: A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives during a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2023.
Published on Mar 01, 2024 08:42 pm IST

International Day Against Nuclear Tests: Which country carried latest nuke test?

The UN General Assembly designated August 29 as the International Day against Nuclear Tests in 2009.
Published on Aug 29, 2023 05:38 pm IST

India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuke facilities, prisoners

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Updated on Jan 02, 2023 02:28 am IST

US calls for negotiations with North Korea to achieve complete denuclearisation

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and US president Donald Trump talk during the second North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 28, 2019.
Updated on Oct 10, 2020 09:47 pm IST

Trump says received ‘positive letter’ from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cross over a military demarcation line at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea.
Updated on Aug 10, 2019 05:18 pm IST

Xi’s visit is an attempt to influence the Koreas

Mr Xi is indicating that Beijing will retain its influence on the Korean peninsula and must be involved in future negotiations
Updated on Jun 19, 2019 08:10 pm IST

North Korea may end up creating a global disaster

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump walking together at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi, February 2019.
Updated on Mar 08, 2019 09:24 am IST

China backs second North Korea-US summit, Xi Jinping assures Kim Jong-un of firm support

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Dalian, China.
Updated on Jan 10, 2019 08:47 pm IST

North Korea should take ‘bold’ steps towards denuclearisation: South Korea’s Moon

North Korea needs to take “more bold, practical measures for denuclearisation” to ensure sanctions are lifted, the South’s president Moon Jae-in said Thursday. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI KARPUKHIN
Updated on Jan 10, 2019 10:29 am IST

Mike Pompeo to meet North Korean official in New York on Thursday to discuss denuclearisation

Mike Pompeo and Kim Yong Chol will “discuss making progress on all four pillars of the Singapore Summit joint statement, including achieving the final, fully verified denuclearisation” of North Korea, the State Department said in a statement.
Updated on Nov 06, 2018 10:58 am IST

UN sanctions on North Korea in place till denuclearisation achieved: Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has been leading Trump administration’s effort with North Korea, plans to travel to Pyongyang soon to work on another meeting between Trump and Kim.
Updated on Sept 23, 2018 12:10 am IST

US acting with ‘alarming’ impatience on denuclearisation: North Korea

At historic talks with President Donald Trump in June, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un signed up to a vague commitment to “denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula” — a far cry from long-standing US demands for complete, verifiable and irreversible disarmament.
Updated on Aug 04, 2018 11:31 pm IST

China calls for lifting North Korea sanctions after Trump-Kim meet

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel in Singapore on Tuesday.
Updated on Jun 12, 2018 05:04 pm IST

Kim-Trump summit dramatic, but it falls short of securing concrete commitments on denuclearisation: Analysis

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018.
Updated on Jun 12, 2018 08:05 pm IST

Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un sign ‘comprehensive’ document, process to denuclearise North Korea to start ‘very quickly’

In this image made from video provided by Host Broadcaster Mediacorp Pte Ltd, US President Donald Trump, right, signs an agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after their meeting at Capella Hotel in Singapore, June 12, 2018.
Updated on Jun 12, 2018 08:06 pm IST

Door already ajar: Donald Trump may struggle to isolate North Korea again

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of US President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea.
Updated on Jun 10, 2018 09:03 am IST

North Korea to get relief only after verifiable denuclearisation steps, says US

Combination of file pictures shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (left) and US President Donald Trump.
Updated on Jun 03, 2018 09:46 am IST

Kim Jong-un says committed to denuclearisation of Korean peninsula

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony to award party and state commendations to nuclear scientists, technicians, soldier-builders, workers and officials for their contribution.
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 07:39 pm IST

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un hopes Trump summit will end history of confrontation, says South Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (right) bids farewell to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he leaves after their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom, North Korea, on Saturday.
Updated on May 27, 2018 08:35 am IST