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Russian RS-24 Yars nuclear missile complex (NATO reporting name: SS-29) arrives during the main rehearsals of the military parade, in the Red Square, on May 5, 2024. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
CHINA NUCLEAR ARSENAL

Nuclear arms spending soars as global tensions swell

China is, for the first time, believed to have some warheads on high operational alert

  • Nina Larson
  • Johannes Ledel
3 min read
Julian Assange has been detained at London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison, one of the UK’s toughest detention centres, since 2019. (Peter Nicholls)
JULIAN ASSANGE

Swedish Assange hearing to decide on extradition request

The decision of whether to extradite him to the United States or Sweden would rest with the UK interior ministry

  • Johannes Ledel
3 min read