BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) – NATO agreed on Thursday to modernise its nuclear capabilities and strengthen its nuclear planning capacity, the alliance’s senior body for nuclear deterrence said in a statement. All NATO allies except France are members of the Nuclear Planning Group, which serves as a forum for consultation and decision-making on nuclear deterrence. …
new video loaded: Trump Signs Preliminary Deal to End the War With Iran transcript Back transcript Trump Signs Preliminary Deal to End the War With Iran The White House confirmed that President Trump signed the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran on Wednesday at the Palace of Versailles. Reporter: “Did you sign…
Britain is holding a key local election on Thursday that could trigger the endgame for Labour leader Keir Starmer‘s beleaguered premiership, or win him a reprieve. Labour party veteran and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is looking to win the parliamentary by-election for the Makerfield constituency in northwestern England, so that he can then try…
New Delhi: On Wednesday Donald Trump signed the framework for a peace deal with Iran, an agreement to end a war the US and Israel began in February 28. Based on Pentagon estimates, the war has cost the US $111 billion, most spent on missiles. A week before that the president signed an order to…
Durham, UK: Deep in the Atlantic, a vast circulation of water carries heat from the tropics towards Greenland. This is the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or Amoc. It does this work largely out of sight, so doesn’t have the public profile of rainforests, polar ice caps or other huge climate-regulating systems. Recent studies suggest it…
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, June 18 (Reuters) – Taiwan safeguarding its own security and refusing rule by China’s Communist Party should not be seen as a provocation, President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, adding he hoped a new U.S. arms sale package can be approved soon. Democratically governed Taiwan is viewed by…
It was fight night on the White House lawn. Beneath a great steel canopy nicknamed “the Claw,” Justin Gaethje did a backflip off the caged ring in the center of the South Lawn after winning the Ultimate Fighting Championship title card. In the audience, the president, newly 80, had just announced that the Iran war…
Iran said it has the “right to sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz”. Iran’s chief negotiator on Wednesday repeated Tehran would charge ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz after a 60-day fee-free period stipulated in a memorandum of understanding with the US. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview aired on state television that the…
DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) – Iran and the United States will end fighting on all fronts, per MoU details published by Iran’s official IRNA news agency on Wednesday, adding both countries to end naval blockades in the region. Iran’s official news agency released details of the deal planned to be signed on Friday, shortly after…
new video loaded: British Couple Recount Russian Warship Warning Shots transcript Back transcript British Couple Recount Russian Warship Warning Shots Jane and Alan Kelvey, a couple from Britain, spoke with the BBC after a Russian naval ship fired warning shots toward their sailboat in the English Channel on Tuesday. “It was surreal, and my immediate,…