The first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons has entered into force, an historic step marred by the lack of signatures from the world’s major nuclear powers. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons became part of international law on Friday, culminating
The United States will seek a five-year extension of the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia – the last remaining non-proliferation treaty between the two nations, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Thursday. The New START, which came
Russia is following the US by pulling out of the aerial surveillance pact.
US withdrawal from the post-Cold War defence accord last year ‘upended the balance of interests of signatory states’, Moscow says. Russia said on Friday it will withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities following the United States’ exit
Antarctica: Melting ice ‘serious’ for London warns scientist Experts have already expressed concern over Chinese President Xi Jinping’s intentions in the South, with fears Beijing will position itself as a global leader in the region and test its rivals over an international
The Brexit Party leader was reacting to a statement issued by Ms von der Leyen in which she assessed the prospects of a trade deal between the UK and the EU, with two weeks left before the end of the transition period.
A Russian source in Moscow’s embassy in Washington said the country is concerned with a lack of trust between the two countries, and won’t renew the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty because of it. The US and Russia’s New START deal was