Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto sounded the alarm on Tuesday over the risk that the Iran conflict could turn nuclear.

Shigeaki Mori, the Hiroshima survivor embraced by former U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic 2016 visit, has died at the age of 88, Japanese media reported.

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Thousands gathered in Hiroshima today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing used in warfare, with city officials warning against the growing global threat of nuclear weapons.

The Japanese government will not participate in the UN meeting on prohibition of nuclear weapons as an observer.

Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of the organization’s efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.