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Some former residents have begun “preparatory stays” in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, staying overnight for the first time since the 2011 nuclear disaster, as part of preparations to return there permanently.

In joint statement, 5 states call avoiding confrontation foremost responsibility

BEIJING – China is seriously concerned about and firmly opposes Japans unilateral decision to discharge the nuclear-contaminated water into the sea and its proceeding with the preparatory work, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.

VIENNA - The latest round of nuclear talks between world powers and Iran adjourned here on Friday after what a senior State Department official said was a two-week session that was "better than it might have been" but "worse than it should have been."

President Joe Biden "voiced the deep concerns" of the United States and its European allies about "Russias escalation of forces surrounding Ukraine and made clear that the U.S. and our Allies would respond with strong economic and other measures in the event of military escalation," the White House said.

Sunao Tsuboi, an engineering student at the university in Hiroshima, was making his way across the citys Miyuki Bridge en route to a morning class when, in a sudden, terrifying moment on Aug. 6, 1945, blazing light flooded his surroundings.

The American nuclear submarine damaged last month in the South China Sea hit an uncharted seamount, USNI News reported, an explanation that would ease concerns that it had collided with a foreign vessel in the contested waterway.

Chinese Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs Li Song said that AUKUS is an awkward example set by the United States, Britain and Australia in their so-called "leadership" in non-proliferation.

Lavrov and Blinken discussed the prospects for restoring full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal.

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite some positive developments in recent years, Malaysia remains concerned over the lack of progress in global nuclear disarmament, says Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (pic).

The UN chief said although the total number of nuclear weapons has been decreasing for decades, some 14,000 are stockpiled around the world, which is facing "the highest level of nuclear risk" in almost four decades.

North Korea on Monday condemned a new defense pact by the United States, Australia and Britain, and a plan to share nuclear submarine technology with Australia, saying the deal could trigger a nuclear arms race and upset the balance in the Asia-Pacific region.