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China

Britain and China sign landmark nuclear deal

Chinese President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister David Cameron witnessed a number of investment agreements on Wednesday (Oct. 21), including

Iran

Iran approves nuclear deal in return for easing of sanctions

It was a heated session but eventually Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament endorsed the landmark nuclear agreement struck earlier this year with

Iran

Iran's parliament backs nuclear deal

Iran's parliament on Tuesday (October 13) approved the nuclear deal struck with world powers in July, with 161 votes for and 59 against, according to state media.

France

Nuclear energy on agenda during French PM's trip to Japan

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls rounded off a three-day visit to Japan with bilateral talks on the nuclear sector. It follows an announcement in

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Korea

North Korea restarts nuclear fuel reactor

Japan

Japan: Naraha lifts Fukushima evacuation order

People have been returning to the Japanese town of Naraha after it officially lifted an evacuation order imposed following the Fukushima nuclear

Japan

Boost in power output delayed at Japan's Sendai nuclear reactor

A planned power increase from the first Japanese nuclear reactor restarted since the Fukushima meltdown has been delayed. Kyushu Electric last week

Japan

Japan switches nuclear power back on four years after Fukushima

Japan has switched on its first nuclear reactor since the Fukushima disaster four years ago. The government shut all its plants after the 2011

USA

President Obama defends Iran deal as 'pursuit of peace'

President Obama has made a passionate defence of the Iran nuclear deal ahead of a congressional vote which could block the agreement, which has been

World News

Congressional battle awaits over Iran deal

A historic deal clinched after months of negotiations. World powers finalsed a nuclear agreement with Iran on July 14th. But the months of diplomatic

USA

Iran nuclear deal: Obama and Netanyahu make competing appeals to US Jews

President Barack Obama has reportedly told Jewish leaders in the US that it is likely rockets will fall on Tel Aviv, if a nuclear deal with Iran is

Japan

Company hails breakthrough in Fukushima nuclear clear-up

The company that operates the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, says it has managed to remove a 20-ton fuel handling machine from one of the

Iran

French Foreign Minister latest in line of dignitaries to visit Iran

Striking the nuclear accord may have been the easy part… On the first visit in 12 years of a French foreign minister to Iran, Laurent Fabius sought

Iran

EU foreign policy chief in Iran for discussions on implementing nuclear deal

After striking the agreement, now comes another tough part: how to win support around the world and implement the accord effectively. The European

USA

Kerry insists Iran will be under "enormous constraints" under nuclear deal

The US Secretary of State has answered questions before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee

Iran

Iran nuclear treaty ignores its role in Middle East violence

The treaty between Iran and the P5+1 world powers is meant to take effect 90 days after the UN Security Council adopts the relevant resolution

Iran

Zarif gets hero's welcome in Tehran after concluding nuclear deal

Iran’s foreign minister has been welcomed back to his country’s capital after concluding a landmark nuclear deal with six world powers in Vienna

Iran

Iranians celebrate a future with no sanctions after nuclear deal

Iranians have been celebrating since the news emerged from the talks in Vienna of the landmark deal with the West over its nuclear programme.. For

World News

US Congress split over Iran nuclear deal

Congress splits over the Iran nuclear deal with Republicans already seeking ways to circumvent a presidential veto as they attempt to over turn it.

Iran

Iranian expats in London hope deal will ease life back home

There are millions of Iranians living abroad – many left in the wake of the 1979 revolution. Today, tens of thousands are in the UK. London’s