French nuclear blasts in Algeria, which started more than 60 years ago, still have a poisonous impact, reports
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The collapse of the US-Russia INF Treaty makes arms control a global priority | theconversation.com
So, what is the INF Treaty? And will its collapse lead to an increase of global nuclear tensions that marked the Cold War?
Read More »The Murder of Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Has Exposed 2 Toxic Racisms in France | The Nation
Along with the rise of anti-Semitism in Muslim and Arab communities, there’s growing hostility to France’s Muslims within the Jewish community, which draws its source in the defense of Israel.
Read More »Mexico’s Senate approved the prohibition of nuclear weapons | Vallarta News
With 80 votes in favor, zero against and zero abstentions, the plenary session approved the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons making Mexico the fourth country to join that mechanism.
Read More »United Nations: Countries to kick off talks on global nuclear weapons ban | Pulse
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said at the UN last week "Quite a high number of countries are actually interested in saying we have to break the deadlock that has been on this issue for so many years."
Read More »U.N. experts warn Saudi-led coalition allies over war crimes in Yemen | Reuters
The annual report by the experts who monitor sanctions and the conflict in Yemen, seen by Reuters on Saturday, investigated 10 coalition air strikes between March and October that killed at least 292 civilians, including some 100 women and children.
Read More »France says to wind down Central African Republic force by year-end | Reuters
France aims to scale back its military presence in Central African Republic by the end of the year, its defense minister said in a French media interview.
Read More »The time for a nuclear deal with Iran is now | The Guardian
We urge the the EU3+3 countries the UK, Germany and France and the US, China and Russia and Iran to reach agreement on a comprehensive nuclear deal by the 24 November deadline.
Read More »French President to Receive U.N. Peace Prize | US News and World Report
United Nations honors Francois Hollande for ‘peace and stability’ in Africa as fighting continues in Mali The United Nations will give one of its highest honors for peace to the president of France, citing his decision to send ground troops into Mali to push back an encroaching Islamic militant movement. For more on this story, visit: French President to Receive ...
Read More »Britain and France ‘spearheading new Middle East peace plan’ | Telegraph
Britain and France are spearheading a new peace proposal for the Middle East that could put the Israel’s leaders on the defensive by pushing them to resolve the conflict with the Palestinians within a year, Israeli officials reportedly said on Sunday. The initiative is expected to be tabled by March following the formation of a new Israeli government after next ...
Read More »Palestinian statehood bid: Key players and positions in Thursday’s U.N. resolution | Associated Press via POLITICO.com
The vote is largely symbolic, the outcome nearly assured: The Palestinians and Israelis are closely watching the evolving positions of a few key countries in Thursday’s U.N. General Assembly resolution to raise the Palestinians’ status from a U.N. observer to a nonmember observer state. The measure only requires a majority and is all but certain to pass. The United States ...
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