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Russia, the United States and China have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in recent years, satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN show, at a time when tensions between the three major nuclear powers have risen to their highest in decades. While there is no evidence to suggest that Russia, the US or …

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded not guilty to escaping from Wandsworth prison in London. He is accused of escaping from lawful custody, after allegedly breaking out on 6 September and spending four days on the run. The 21-year-old appeared in court by video link from HMP Belmarsh wearing a bright blue and yellow sweatshirt. Mr Khalife allegedly escaped prison …

India has suspended visa services for Canadian citizens amid an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. Visa service provider BLS posted a message from India’s mission blaming “operational reasons” for the decision. Image caption, On Wednesday, India urged its citizens travelling to or living in Canada to “exercise utmost caution” Tensions flared this week …

Today, the United States and the European Union welcomed Canada, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Germany, Japan, and Nigeria as Champions of the Global Methane Pledge (GMP). The group of champions — already leaders in methane reduction efforts — are uniting to support and galvanize further progress by the 150 countries and other partners participating in the Global Methane …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Kagame, who has ruled over the country with an iron fist for decades, told Jeune Afrique, a French-language news magazine, in an interview published online on Tuesday. …

UNITED NATIONS — President Joe Biden made his case before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression, warning that no nation can be secure if “we allow Ukraine to be carved up” as he tries to rally support for Kyiv’s effort to repel a nearly 19-month-old Russian invasion that has no end in …

UNITED NATIONS — Insisting that international cooperation is critical, the United Nations chief delivered a dire warning to leaders from across the world Tuesday, declaring that the planet is becoming unhinged with mounting global challenges and geopolitical tensions — and warning that “we seem incapable of coming together to respond.” Addressing presidents and prime ministers, monarchs and ministers at the …

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is running out of options as he races Monday to come up with a plan to keep the federal government from shutting down as even a plan to include hardline border security provisions wasn’t enough to appease the far-right flank in his Republican House majority. The speaker told his Republican conference that they should be prepared to stay through this …

The current calm in the north provides a window to dismantle extremists’ sources of finance, supplies and recruits. Following a surge in terror attacks in 2020 and 2021, north-eastern Côte d’Ivoire has since seen a period of relative calm. Violent extremists have not disappeared, however, and are still active in southern Burkina Faso. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has documented how …

Five Americans freed from Iranian detention on Monday are on their way back to the United States after initially stopping in Doha, Qatar, according to a US official and a source familiar with the matter. The five, all of whom had been designated as wrongfully detained, were freed as part of a wider deal that includes the US unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian funds. …