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Fusion power plants are possible on the electricity grid within the next decade, a potential game changer that could supply a limitless amount of carbon-free power, former US energy secretary Ernest Moniz said on Thursday. “I believe that…

A U.S. national laboratory has achieved a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology by producing more energy than was used to derive it, the government said Tuesday, raising hopes for its potential as a clean power source. Fusion…

The leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies on Monday vowed to "intensify" economic pressure on Russia amid its war on Ukraine and seek to provide Kyiv with much-needed air defense systems, while noting they see no evidence of…

The US intends to be a “good steward” of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) when it chairs the regional grouping in 2023, and has invited its member economies, including Russia, to participate in its activities. But Matt Murray,…

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and former U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday called for a world without nuclear arms amid Russian threats to use them in the war in Ukraine and North Korea's rapid development of its weapons programs.…

Australia, Japan, the United States and other nations on Saturday kicked off their first in-person round of negotiations aimed at setting economic rules and standards in the Indo-Pacific amid China's growing clout in the region. The…

A group of 31 U.N. member states including the United States, Japan and South Korea criticized North Korea on Friday for neglecting its people's needs to pursue weapons development and persisting in alleged human rights abuses. In a joint…

U.S. military officials said Friday the relocation of about 4,000 Okinawa-based Marine personnel to Guam can commence in 2024 as planned, noting significant progress in the construction of the base in the U.S. Pacific territory that will…

U.S. special envoy for North Korea Sung Kim has conveyed his concerns to his Chinese counterpart Liu Xiaoming over the "unprecedented number" of ballistic missile tests by North Korea this year and emphasized the need to fully enforce…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday expanded eligibility for the updated coronavirus shots to children as young as six months, the latest step to make the retooled doses available to more Americans. The federal government…