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Colombian rebel group hands over last batch of weapons

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Duterte asks Putin for 'soft loan' for arms

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Russia expects dialogue with Trump on nuclear weapons: Lavrov

Russia expects to have a dialogue with the Trump administration on strategic stability, including on nuclear weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

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Russia calls U.S. move to better arm Syrian rebels a "hostile act"

​Russia said on Tuesday that a U.S. decision to ease restrictions on arming Syrian rebels had opened the way for deliveries of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, a move it said would directly threaten Russian forces in Syria.

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U.S. diplomat warns DPRK of tougher consequences

A top U.S. diplomat has warned DPRK of dire consequences if it continues to arm itself with nuclear weapons.

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UN chief calls for full global disarmament

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for a full global disarmament as the world faces growing nuclear dangers and tensions, but progress in multilateral nuclear disarmament has come to a "standstill."

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Three arrested after weapons found in van in New Jersey, no terrorism link: police

Three people were arrested Tuesday morning at the New Jersey side of the Holland Tunnel after authorities found cache of weapons in their van during a regular police stop, according to local media.

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Constitution does not ban chemical, biological weapons: Japanese gov't

​The Japanese governemnt said on Tuesday that the country's constitution does not ban chemical or biological weapons, triggering outrages among people.

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Record number of Aussie kids arrested on weapons charges in 2015: statistics

​A record number of Australian children were charged with weapons and explosives offences in 2015, according to statistics released on Tuesday.

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Top DPRK leader guides test fire of newly developed anti-tank rocket

The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has recently guided the test firing of newly developed anti-tank guided weapons, the official KCNA news agency reported Saturday.

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Afghan forces seize Taliban militants' weapons cache

The Afghan security forces had recovered a weapons cache near the country's capital of Kabul, National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Thursday.

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Pyongyang says to further develop nuke weapons both in quality, quantity

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Tuesday that country's scientists in atomic energy are "steadily improving the levels of nuclear weapons with various missions in quality and quantity" and they have made innovations day by day in their research and production.

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China demands Japan accelerate destruction of abandoned chemical weapons

​China demanded Japan accelerate the destruction of chemical weapons abandoned in China during World War II following a destruction operation that ended in Central Hubei Province on Monday.

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Obama seeking Senate's ratification of protocol for nuclear-weapon-free treaty on C. Asia

​President Barack Obama on Monday submitted to the Senate the protocol for a nuclear-weapon- free treaty on Central Asia, saying its ratification is "in the best interest" of the United States.

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Mayors of Japan's Hiroshima, Nagasaki protest U.S. plutonium tests

​Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two Japanese cities that suffered atomic bombing in World War II, on Tuesday sent letters to U.S. President Barack Obama protesting reported U.S. plutonium tests in September and October, Kyodo News reported.

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Australian scientist, Finnish Institute given inaugural OPCW-The Hague award

The inaugural OPCW-The Hague Award was given to Australian scientist Robert Matthews and the Finnish Institute for the Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (Verifin), the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced Tuesday.

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China, Japan set up foundation to aid chemical weapon victims

China and Japan set up a foundation on Tuesday to aid Chinese victims of chemical bombs abandoned by Japanese troops during World War II.