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2024 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization comprised of atomic bomb survivors, recognized for their "extraordinary efforts" in promoting a world free of nuclear weapons. The announcement was made at a ceremony in Oslo on Friday, highlighting the group's significant contribution to establishing a nuclear taboo over the years.

Gaza situation 'like Japan 80 years ago': Nobel peace winner Nihon Hidankyo

Tomoyuki Mimaki, representative director of the Nihon Hidankyo, attends a press conference after the group was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, in Hiroshima on Oct. 11, 2024. The Nobel Peace Prize was on Oct. 11 awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha.

Nuclear weapons represent 'real and present danger': UN chief

Representatives lay flowers at the Peace Memorial Ceremony held at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on August 6, 2024, during ceremonies to mark the 79th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday of the clear and present danger of nuclear weapons.

A-bomb saga 'Oppenheimer' finally opens in Japan

Oscars best picture winner "Oppenheimer" was finally released on Friday in Japan, where its subject — the man who masterminded the creation of the atomic bomb — is a highly sensitive and emotional topic.

The U.S. blockbuster hit screens in the United States and many other countries in July at the same time as "Barbie", inspiring a viral phenomenon dubbed "Barbenheimer" by moviegoers.

US Plans Nuclear Weapons Deployment to UK Amid Russian Threat

The United States is set to deploy nuclear weapons to the United Kingdom for the first time in 15 years, responding to an escalating threat from Russia, as per a Pentagon report disclosed by the Daily Telegraph. The proposal outlines the placement of warheads, three times more potent than the Hiroshima bomb, at the Lakenheath Royal Air Force Base in Suffolk.

Bulgaria’s MFA: The Widest Possible International Cooperation is Needed to Stop the War in Ukraine

The road to peace in Ukraine goes through the restoration of compliance with the UN Charter and international law. The parties participating in the consultations on the basic principles for achieving peace, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at the level of national security advisers and political advisers, were united around this conclusion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

‘Barbenheimer’ memes spark anti-nuclear anger in Japan

Internet memes referencing the films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" have sparked anger online in Japan, the only country to ever have been attacked in wartime with nuclear weapons.

One film is about a wildly popular children's doll and the other is a biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the creators of atomic weapons.

Putin to deploy "Satan"

Last night, during a speech at a ceremony marking the end of military training in the Kremlin, he warned that "the special operation in Ukraine gave the Russian army invaluable experience." "Satan II", originally named "Sarmat", can carry up to 16 nuclear warheads and has a range of 18,000 km.

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