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Kim Jong Un Tours New Nuclear Site, Says Output Capacity Doubled In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong Un visits a facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels at an undisclosed ...

The United Nations has confirmed it placed Israel on a blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence against civilians, and pushed back on accusations made by Israel regarding its ...

Israeli guards were caught on CCTV appearing to sexually abuse a detainee from Gaza at the Sde Teiman detention facility (pictured) Israel has been added to a UN blacklist of countries that commit ...

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted to support a landmark ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which found states have a legal responsibility to act to prevent the ...

The head of the UN atomic watchdog on Monday underscored the need to safeguard nuclear security in wartime, a day after a drone strike near a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ...

If resolution is passed, governments will recognise their legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions The UN’s willingness to tackle the climate crisis in a fair and legal way will be tested ...

Trump officials likely violated Francesca Albanese’s rights by imposing measures after she criticized Israel, says judge A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked US sanctions against Francesca ...

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He delivered a lengthy speech at his country’s rubber-stamp Parliament, declaring that his nuclear power will shield his country from American hostility. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul Kim Jong ...

Iran has reportedly developed a new uranium enrichment site at an underground complex in Isfahan, which was apparently badly damaged in attacks by the US and Israel on Iran's nuclear facilities last ...