Why not reduce nuclear arsenals from thousands into the hundreds, and divert savings toward fighting hunger and poverty?

This week the “Doomsday Clock” was set closer to midnight ... China has stepped up military pressure near Taiwan. Nuclear-armed North Korea continues with tests of ballistic missiles.

“Cada segundo cuenta (every second counts),” said Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia, as the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved their symbolic “Doomsday Clock ... Israel and North Korea ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link North Korea's soldiers are relentless, almost fanatical, in the face of death. They're determined and capable in battle, even in an unfamiliar ...

suggesting a high level of training in North Korea. However, Russia appears to be using the troops as foot soldiers, using them to carry out mass ground assaults despite major losses in Kursk.

North Korea entered the war in November when Kim Jong-un sent an estimated 11,000 troops to help Russia push Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region, sparking fears of a major escalation.

In January, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service ... open image in gallery A North Korean soldier fighting for Russia in Ukraine, according to a video shared by Zelensky (Office of ...

Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x Join our Whatsapp channel A DAY before the Bulletin for Atomic Scientists (BAS) reset the notional Doomsday Clock on Jan 28 at 89 seconds to “midnight” at which ...

Yes, says the Doomsday Clock, which was set up by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists to warn humanity of the threat of extinction. It may be just a concept, but it has the power to concentrate minds.

A new AI assistant is here to make life easy for people but the Doomsday Clock has moved along. Find these and more news stories in the quiz. Credit: Collage by SBS News via Getty Images and AAP ...