HUGH LANNING says there is no path to peace without dismantling Israel’s control over Palestinian land, lives and resources
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No more Hiroshimas, no more Nagasakis
The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan simply to demonstrate their capability, not for a quick victory – it can never be trusted with nuclear weapons, writes KATE HUDSON
CJ ATKINS reports on the stand that saw Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif hauled out of Israel’s parliament during Donald Trump’s vainglorious address
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Taking a brief look at who the US president surrounds himself with reveals a team dedicated to the complete erasure of Palestine, not justice and civil rights for its people, writes TERRY HANSEN
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
SEVENTY FOUR YEARS ago today, the US dropped an atom bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later it dropped another on Nagasaki. Tens of thousands died instantly and many more over the subsequent weeks and months from toxic radiation.
By the end of 1950, over 340,000 were dead as a result of the two bombs.
Nuclear weapons are still with us, with all their appalling and much-increased killing potential. Not only are all nuclear weapons states modernising their arsenals, but the advent of Donald Trump in the White House has meant a shift in nuclear policy towards “usable” nuclear weapons – and an increase in the number of scenarios in which they may be used.
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