Iran has issued a fresh warning about deploying a new weapon that it claims its adversaries are “deeply afraid of” as the war with US drags on, with no breakthrough in the diplomatic peace efforts.

China has called for Japan to be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons at a nuclear disarmament conference currently underway in New York. The review conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the ...

Donald Trump has issued a new threat to Iran. Taking to the social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday, the US President published a picture of himself holding a weapon while explosions erupt in ...

The Demonstrator Laser Weapon System, acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system, was able to engage and shoot down several air-launched missiles during tests at the High Energy ...

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect there was not a State Department briefing Tuesday. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has endorsed a plan to have European allies buy billions of ...

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not use a nuclear weapon in ‌the war against Iran. "Why would I use a nuclear weapon? We've totally, in a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and ...

Japan removed most of its restrictions on weapons exports, allowing the nation to sell arms overseas for the first time since World War II in a move aimed at strengthening its defense industrial base.

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan on Tuesday endorsed scrapping a ban on ...

TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reversed limits on arms exports as Japan faces rising threats from China and unpredictability from its main ally, the United States. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from ...

TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation ...