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Speaking at an event to mark a change of leadership at the country’s Atomic Energy Commission, Lapid referred to Israel’s defensive and offensive capabilities, as well as what he called its “other capabilities” — understood to be a reference to nuclear weapons. “The operational arena in the invisible dome above …

WASHINGTON — Two top executives whose companies make the assault weapons that have been used to perpetrate some of the deadliest mass shootings in the country testified to Congress on Wednesday that they bore no responsibility for the surge in gun violence that has taken hold in the United States, …

  The US administration has revealed it will provide additional weapons and security assistance to Ukraine later this week, as the U.S. has collected “ample evidence” and intelligence that Russia is laying the groundwork to annex additional sovereign Ukrainian territory. The revelation by the US comes as Russian Foreign Minister …

With both regimes increasingly isolated on the world stage, Myanmar’s top general has been in Moscow to meet senior officials from Russia’s defence ministry, pledging deeper military ties and cooperation on nuclear energy. “They frankly exchanged views on further promotion of existing friendly relations and military-technological cooperation,” Myanmar state media …

Conflict is still the biggest driver of hunger, with 60 percent of the world’s hungry living in areas affected by war and violence. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, July 01, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jul 01 (IPS) – While the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit ended …

The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested three suspected hoodlums who planned to unleash violence against citizens before, during, and after the current political campaign season.   Spokesman of the Command, DSP Sanusi Abubakar, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, June 30, said illicit drugs and some deadly …

KHERSON REGION, Ukraine — Since Russia invaded, NATO nations have upgraded Ukraine’s arsenal with increasingly sophisticated tools, with more promised, like the advanced multiple-launch rocket systems pledged by the United States and Britain. But training soldiers how to use the equipment has become a significant and growing obstacle — one …

US President, Joe Biden has suggested the US ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines to tackle the “carnage” of gun violence. In a primetime speech to the nation from the White House on Thursday, June 2, Biden said too many everyday places in America had become “killing fields”. Biden said …

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have occupied about 20 percent of his nation’s territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the head of the African Union for talks focused on grain supplies and political cooperation. The US has announced new sanctions against Russian officials, oligarchs, and businessmen linked …

Source: 2022 Global Report on Food Crises; 2022: projected Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (IPS) – US and allied economic sanctions against Russia for its illegal invasion of Ukraine have not achieved …