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“There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterized global nuclear arsenals since the end of the cold war have ended,” the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report Monday. The report comes amid growing Western concerns over efforts by both China and North Korea to …

SEOUL — North Korea launched a ​barrage of ​short-range ballistic missile​s toward the waters off its east coast on Sunday, a day after the United States and South Korea completed a joint naval exercise involving an American aircraft carrier group, according to South Korean defense officials. So far this year, …

CNN  —  North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missiles were launched from the Sunan area, near the North Korean capital Pyongyang, into waters east of the Korean peninsula between 9:08 a.m. and …

Mrs Obiano defeated her husband’s former Chief of Staff, Mr Primus Odili in the primary election held at the Chuba Ikpeazu Stadium, Onitsha, Onitsha North Local Government Area, on Sunday, May 29, 2022. The Returning Officer for the election, Mr O. Ikenna, who declared the former First Lady winner, said …

Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, wife of the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in next year’s Anambra North Senatorial Zone election.    The former First Lady polled 152 votes, defeating her husband’s former Chief of Staff, Chief …

The satellite images, which were captured by Maxar during April and May of this year, show North Korea has restarted construction of the second reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear complex after years of inactivity, experts at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies who analyzed the photos said. The reactor is …

It’s unclear how many infections have been detected but state-run news agency KCNA reported on Thursday that cases of the Omicron variant had been found in the capital Pyongyang. Samples collected from a group of people experiencing fevers on May 8 tested positive for the highly contagious Omicron variant, KCNA …

SEOUL — North Korea fired a short-range, submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast on Saturday, hours after the United States warned that the country could carry out a nuclear test as soon as this month. The missile, the first of its kind tested since October, was launched from waters …

This decision comes after series of consultations by both Saraki and Mohammed, alongside Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal and businessman, Mohammed Hayatudeen, to produce a consensus candidate for the region. Their efforts led to the constitution of a committee headed by Prof Ango Abdullahi which was saddled with the responsibility …

The FBI has blamed hackers associated with the North Korean government for stealing more than $600 million in cryptocurrency last month from a video gaming company. The hack is the latest in a string of audacious cyber heists tied to the North Korean government who have for years avoided sanctions …