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Small nuclear reactors are coming, but big is still better
SMRs, typically built in factories, could cut construction times, financing costs and many other risks of building on siteFinancial Times - Jan. 15 -
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Cost of Sizewell C nuclear project expected to reach close to £40bn
Final price tag for building new power plant is likely to be double 2020 estimateFinancial Times - Jan. 14 -
Russia says Iran's president will visit this week, sign a partnership pact with Putin
The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart President Masoud Pezeshkian this week for the signing of a broad partnership pact between Moscow and TehranABC News - Jan. 13 -
Germany welcomes release of German Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return home
Germany has welcomed the release of a German Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return to GermanyABC News - Jan. 13 -
The Bomb Is Back as the Risk of Nuclear War Enters a New Age
At the end of the Cold War, global powers reached the consensus that the world would be better off with fewer nuclear weapons. That era is now over.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 13 -
Israel targets Iran’s ‘last proxy’
With Hamas and Hizbollah humbled, Yemen’s Houthi militants style themselves as the final bastion of anti-Israel resistanceFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
UK should back tough Trump sanctions on Iran, report says
Former top UK official believes intensifying economic pressure on Tehran would erode internal support for regime. The UK should back Donald Trump’s expected maximum economic sanctions against Iran ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
With Assad out of the way, will Iran choose realpolitik?
Iran is at a crossroads — either embrace “realpolitik” through practical, realistic negotiations with the West or “roll the dice” in its quest to become a nuclear power.The Hill - Jan. 11 -
Iran Races to Sell Oil Stored in China
Tehran has shipped out nearly 3 million barrels to raise money that could be used to shore up its allied militias in the Middle East.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 11 -
When Carter met Kim - and stopped a nuclear war
The former US president halted a US-North Korea showdown, but was also accused of going rogue.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
The art of dealing with Donald Trump
The president-elect’s aggressive claims about potential territorial expansion are a crash course for allies in his negotiating tacticsFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
A Trump playbook for ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran
At this late hour, the United States cannot afford more diplomacy on Tehran’s terms.The Hill - Jan. 10 -
A Couple Kisses That Sealed the Deal
Olivia Snyder-Spak and Eli Stein met on Hinge and quickly began dating. A trip to Turks and Caicos solidified their commitment.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
The risk of nuclear war continues to rise
As the world became more dangerous in 2024, the use of its most dangerous weapons has become more likely.The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Iran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump's return
Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle EastABC News - Jan. 9 -
Japan mafia leader pleads guilty in U.S. to nuclear material trafficking
Takeshi Ebisawa allegedly conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Japanese crime leader pleads guilty in U.S. to trafficking nuclear materials
The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Nuclear energy groups race to develop ‘microreactors’
Companies vie to create small plants for deployment to sites from data centres to oil platformsFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons. A member of the Japanese criminal underworld has ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
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Yakuza leader pleads guilty in New York to trafficking nuclear materials, narcotics charges
A leader of yakuza, a Japanese organized crime syndicate, pleaded guilty in New York to charges of trafficking nuclear materials, prosecutors said.CNBC - Jan. 8 -
Iran puts on show of force with war games ahead of Trump's second term
Weeks before Trump's inauguration, Iran is preparing for potential threats to its nuclear facilities – and for the possible domestic reaction.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Iran Frees Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala
Sala’s arrest in Tehran last month had sparked fears of a lengthy hostage crisis. Italy is expected to free Iranian businessman, wanted by the U.S., as part of a deal.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 8 -
Iran frees Italian journalist after diplomatic push by Meloni
Cecilia Sala was detained days after arrest in Milan of Iranian engineer wanted in USFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Italy Says Cecilia Sala, Journalist Detained by Iran, Has Been Released
Cecilia Sala, 29, was detained last month while on a reporting trip. She had been held for 20 days and told her family that she was kept in isolation.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala returns home after release from prison in Iran
Sala, who had been held since 19 December, greeted by family members and Italian PM at Rome airport. Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was held in solitary confinement for almost three weeks ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after she was released from three weeks' detention in Iran
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after she was released from three weeks' detention in IranABC News - Jan. 8 -
Iran frees Italian journalist held for three weeks with no explanation
It's believed that Iran detained Italian journalist Cecilia Sala to use as a bargaining chip for the release of two Iranians held by Italy and the U.S.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed by Iran
Reports said Sala had been held in solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran and returning home
An Italian journalist detained in Iran since Dec. 19 has been freedABC News - Jan. 8 -
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed from Iran prison, Italy says
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been freed from detention in Iran and is flying home, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office said in a statement.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
UN says Iran executed over 900 people in 2024, including dozens of women
The number executions in Iran rose to 901 in 2024, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands to fend off rape, the UN said.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Iran executed at least 901 people in 2024, U.N. reports
Human rights groups accuse Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of using capital punishment as a tool following nationwide protests.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Biden expands wind and solar tax credit to nuclear, hydropower, geothermal energy
The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized a guidance that expands a tax credit that has historically applied only to wind and solar power to a range of other energy technologies. Under a new ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Iran reportedly executed at least 901 people in 2024, UN says
The UN human rights chief says it is time Iran "stems this ever-swelling tide of executions".BBC News - Jan. 7
