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Iran nuclear talks continue as latest deadline passes

Bridging gaps at the Iran nuclear talks has proved so difficult that yet again a deadline has been missed. Tuesday was supposed to mark the end of

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Iran talks could get new deadline extension says Washington

With the deadline for a nuclear deal less than a day away, Iran is pushing for an arms embargo on the country to be lifted. The demand from Tehran

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'Atomic detectives' scientists that keep us safe from radioactive criminality

Futuris reporter Denis Loctier looks at the work of the ‘atomic detectives,’ scientists that keep us safe from the risk of radioactive criminality

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Iran

West increases pressure on Iran in nuclear talks

Time is running out on closing a deal with Iran over curbing its nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. The deadline is Tuesday and six

Culture news

A-bomb exhibition: Hiroshima-Nagasaki, 70 years on

It is a story of devastation. An event that woke the world to the awful power of the atomic bomb. Hiroshima and Nagasaki entered the world’s

Russia

Putin says Russia is to beef up its nuclear arsenal

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow is boosting its nuclear arsenal. It comes after Kremlin officials denounced a US plan to

United Kingdom

Whistleblower labels UK's nuclear subs a "disaster waiting to happen"

A Royal Navy sailor who served on one of the UK’s nuclear-armed submarines has leaked a catalogue of safety concerns that he claims leaves the

North Korea

'More powerful than a nuke': Kim Jong-un refreshed after 'climbing highest peak'

North Korean media claims leader Kim Jong-un has climbed Paektu Mountain, the secretive state's highest peak.

World

Chomsky says US is world's biggest terrorist

Noam Chomsky is one of the superstars of the intellectual world; a prolific author and self-proclaimed anarchist, who, at the age of 86 still doesn’t

Iran

US 'extremists' will not dictate Iran nuclear deal, says Rouhani

Iran has dismissed claims the US Congress could derail plans for a long-contested nuclear deal. Speaking from the northern city of Rasht, President

Iran

Iran: Supreme Leader Khamenei warns 'no guarantee' of final nuclear deal

His people celebrated news of an interim nuclear deal with world powers. But Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is much less enthusiastic

Iran

Iran says all sanctions must be lifted for final nuclear deal

Iran says it will only sign up to a final nuclear deal, if all sanctions imposed on the country are lifted and all at the same time. It comes after

Iran

What do key players think of the outline Iran nuclear deal: overview

Iran

Nuclear negotiator Zarif is given a hero's welcome in sanctions-weary Iran

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has received a rapturous reception from crowds in Tehran, after negotiating a preliminary nuclear deal

Iran

Nuclear deal sparks celebrations in sanctions-weary Iran

There has been a night of jubilation in Tehran, as people celebrated news that Iran and world powers had reached a framework nuclear deal paving the

Switzerland

Iran and world powers reach outline nuclear deal

Iran and six world leaders have reached an outline deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Iran has agreed to have just one atomic facility, to shut down

USA

Iran nuclear agreement is 'good deal,' says Obama

US President Barack Obama says the outline agreement struck in Switzerland is a “good deal” and will stop Tehran obtaining a nuclear weapon

Switzerland

Iran reaches framework agreement with six world powers over Tehran nuclear programme

After eight days of marathon talks in Switzerland, Iran and six world powers have reached a breakthrough framework agreement on Iran’s nuclear

World

Iran's nuclear talks with P5 face steady pressure from ultra-conservatives

The deadline has come and gone and a preliminary deal over Iran’s nuclear programme continues to be elusive. There has been lots of talking between