November 21, 2024
International

Ukraine nearly avoids a nuclear catastrophe when the reactor runs out of power

KYIV: The president of Ukraine warned on Thursday that the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster when electricity to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was cut off for hours. He urged international organisations to move more quickly to compel Russian soldiers to leave the area. Russian shelling, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, started fires in […]

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According to Zelenskiy, the world narrowly dodged a nuclear radiation accident from Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that the two operating reactors at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine lost power on Thursday, narrowly preventing a radioactive disaster.Fires in the ash pits of a coal power plant close to the complex, according to Energoatom, the state nuclear company of Ukraine, cut the reactors’ power supply. The disconnect […]

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As Iran eases demands, the 2015 nuclear agreement could be revived

WASHINGTON: The United States indicated that Iran is willing to relax major demands that had prevented the resuscitation of the 2015 nuclear deal, in an effort to restore the agreement.After a year and a half of indirect diplomacy that only a few weeks ago appeared to be crumbling, the US is soon poised to respond […]

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The UN recommends a demilitarised zone near Ukraine’s nuclear power plant

KYIV: On Thursday, Russia and Ukraine accused one other of new shelling near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, ahead of a UN Security Council meeting to discuss security concerns about the facility. Both Moscow and Kyiv reported five rocket hits near a hazardous material storage area at the plant, Europe’s largest nuclear complex, which has […]

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Grain shipments leave Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv trade accusations on the nuclear project

KYIV: Three grain ships left Ukraine on Friday as part of a historic agreement to prevent major food shortages, as Kyiv and Moscow traded accusations of attacking Europe’s largest nuclear site and shutting down a reactor. Since the beginning of their invasion, Russian forces have held the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power facility in southern Ukraine, and […]

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US accusations of North Korea’s nuclear development would “never be tolerated,” the country claims

SEOUL: North Korea called the United States the “kingpin of nuclear proliferation” and said that it would “never tolerate” any criticism of the isolated nation’s nuclear programme. It also declared that it would not tolerate any intrusion on its sovereignty. This year, North Korea tested missiles at an unprecedented rate, and according to foreign experts, […]

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