Japan is marking the 70th anniversary of the United States dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which led to the end of World War II. Tens of thousands of people observed a minute of silence Thursday as bells tolled at the Peace Memorial Park, near the epicenter of the bombing. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called […]
A top North Korean diplomat says his country’s nuclear weapons program is not up for discussion, insisting Pyongyang’s situation is “totally different” from that of Iran. North Korea’s ambassador to China, Ji Jae Ryong said Tuesday the North does not have “any interest at all in dialogue for unilaterally freezing or giving up our nukes.” […]
U.S. defense chief Ash Carter said Monday that Israel is “the bedrock of American strategy” in the Mideast, opening a trip to the region aimed at strengthening U.S. links with allies that are wary of the new internationally negotiated Iranian nuclear accord. Carter was warmly welcomed by his counterpart, Moshe Yaalon, and is set to […]
WASHINGTON—The U.N. Security Council approved the Iran nuclear deal Monday, clearing a path for lifting crippling economic sanctions against Tehran as its nuclear development program is restrained. Representatives of all 15 countries on the council voted in favor of last week’s deal the council’s five permanent members, the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China, […]