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Interview with ICAN executive director

Screenshot shows Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner, giving an online interview on Jan. 14, 2026.

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ICAN Australia director Romuld makes speech

Gem Romuld, director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in Australia, delivers a speech in Sydney on Nov. 11, 2025.

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Peace mural on Hiroshima airport exterior wall

MIHARA, Japan, Oct. 16 Kyodo - Mexican sibling artists Adry del Rocio and Carlos Alberto pose for a photo with Toshiyuki Mimaki , a representative of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, on Oct. 15, 2025, at a ceremony marking the completion of a mural depicting a world free of nuclear weapons, on an exterior wall of Hiroshima airport's terminal building in Mihra, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Peace mural on Hiroshima airport external wall

Photo taken in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2025, shows a mural drawn on an external wall of Hiroshima airport by Mexican sibling artists Adry del Rocio and Carlos Alberto, unveiled the same day at a ceremony marking its completion depicting a world free of nuclear weapons. ==Kyodo

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Peace mural on Hiroshima airport exterior wall

Mexican sibling artists Adry del Rocio (7th from R) and Carlos Alberto (5th from R) pose for a photo with Toshiyuki Mimaki (6th from R), a representative of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, on Oct. 15, 2025, at a ceremony marking the completion of a mural depicting a world free of nuclear weapons, on an exterior wall of Hiroshima airport's terminal building in Mihra, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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Nuke victims forum opens in Hiroshima

The two-day World Nuclear Victims Forum begins in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2025. About 40 people from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Pacific island nations affected by nuclear accidents, nuclear bomb tests and uranium mining attended the forum, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Paper cranes are placed with messages against nuclear weapons in the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack in World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Paper cranes are placed with messages against nuclear weapons in the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack in World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Paper cranes are placed with messages against nuclear weapons in the park marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack in World War II.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, speaks during an international symposium in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Alexander Kmentt, director of the Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Department of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, speaks during an anti-nuclear weapons event in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the western Japan city.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

An anti-nuclear weapons event is held in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, on the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the western Japan city.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, holds a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 4, 2025, two days ahead of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, holds a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 4, 2025, two days ahead of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, holds a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 4, 2025, two days ahead of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Iranian Missile Attack - Tel Aviv

A view of a partially damaged building hit by an Iranian missile in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 13, 2025. The site was struck by an Iranian ballistic missile during Tehran’s retaliation for Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear and military facilities, which Israel claimed were part of a broader effort to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Photo by Matan Golan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Missile Attack - Tel Aviv

A rescue worker inspects the remains of a building hit by an Iranian missile in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 13, 2025. The site was struck by an Iranian ballistic missile during Tehran’s retaliation for Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear and military facilities, which Israel claimed were part of a broader effort to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Photo by Matan Golan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Missile Attack - Tel Aviv

Rescue workers inspect the remains of a building hit by an Iranian missile in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 13, 2025. The site was struck by an Iranian ballistic missile during Tehran’s retaliation for Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear and military facilities, which Israel claimed were part of a broader effort to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Photo by Matan Golan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

The Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference holds its third session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 8, 2025. Running through May 9, the meeting is the final preparatory session before the 2026 review conference.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Tomiko Ichikawa (seen in the screen), ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, reads out a joint statement during the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2025.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Tomiko Ichikawa, ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, reads out a joint statement during the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2025.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Hiroshi Kanamoto, a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, addresses the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2025.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (front row, C) speaks during the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2025.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Hiroshi Kanamoto (front row, R), a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, addresses the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2025.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (front, 3rd from R) and his Nagasaki counterpart Shiro Suzuki (2nd from R) attend the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2025.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Hiroshi Kanamoto (front row, R), a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, addresses the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2025.

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Hiroshima mayor speaks at U.N. school

Kazumi Matsui, mayor of Hiroshima in western Japan, makes a speech on April 28, 2025, at the United Nations International School in New York, where he is attending the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference that opened the same day.

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Nagasaki mayor speaks at U.N. school

Shiro Suzuki, mayor of Nagasaki in southwestern Japan, makes a speech on April 28, 2025, at the United Nations International School in New York, where he is attending the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference that opened the same day.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Members of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, observe the just opened third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2025. Running through May 9, the meeting is the final preparatory session before the 2026 review conference.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Ghana's Ambassador to the United Nations Harold Agyeman chairs the just opened third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2025. Running through May 9, the meeting is the final preparatory session before the 2026 review conference.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

The Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference opens its third meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2025. Running through May 9, the meeting is the final preparatory session before the 2026 review conference.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

The Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference opens its third meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2025. Running through May 9, the meeting is the final preparatory session before the 2026 review conference.

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Event hosted by eminent persons' group in New York

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (far R) speaks during a public event hosted by the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2025.

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Pope Francis in Japan

Pope Francis delivers a speech calling for a world without nuclear weapons at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 24, 2019, with the Atomic Bomb Dome in the background. The first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit pope died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.

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Nuclear disarmament forum in Tokyo

Takashi Shiraishi (C), former chancellor of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, who chaired a meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons, speaks in Tokyo on March 31, 2025.

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Nuclear disarmament forum in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (4th from R, front row), Takashi Shiraishi (4th from L, front row), former chancellor of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, who chaired a meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons, and its members pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 31, 2025.

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Nuclear disarmament forum in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far R) meets with Takashi Shiraishi (2nd from R, front row), former chancellor of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, who chaired a meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons, and its members at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 31, 2025.

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International anti-nuke meeting in Tokyo

The International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons holds a meeting in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

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International anti-nuke meeting in Tokyo

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a video message to a meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

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International anti-nuke meeting in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks during a meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons in Tokyo on March 30, 2025.

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Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects Negotiations With United States On Nuclear Deal

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a meeting with students. rejected the idea of holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter arrived from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks. Trump said last week he had sent a letter to Khamenei proposing nuclear talks but also warning that "there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal" preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The letter was handed over to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Wednesday by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates. Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025 Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects Negotiations With United States On Nuclear Deal

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a meeting with students. rejected the idea of holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter arrived from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks. Trump said last week he had sent a letter to Khamenei proposing nuclear talks but also warning that "there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal" preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The letter was handed over to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Wednesday by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates. Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025 Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects Negotiations With United States On Nuclear Deal

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a meeting with students. rejected the idea of holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter arrived from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks. Trump said last week he had sent a letter to Khamenei proposing nuclear talks but also warning that "there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal" preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The letter was handed over to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Wednesday by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates. Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025 Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects Negotiations With United States On Nuclear Deal

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a meeting with students. rejected the idea of holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter arrived from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks. Trump said last week he had sent a letter to Khamenei proposing nuclear talks but also warning that "there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal" preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The letter was handed over to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Wednesday by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates. Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025 Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects Negotiations With United States On Nuclear Deal

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a meeting with students. rejected the idea of holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter arrived from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks. Trump said last week he had sent a letter to Khamenei proposing nuclear talks but also warning that "there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal" preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The letter was handed over to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Wednesday by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates. Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025 Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects Negotiations With United States On Nuclear Deal

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a meeting with students. rejected the idea of holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter arrived from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks. Trump said last week he had sent a letter to Khamenei proposing nuclear talks but also warning that "there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal" preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The letter was handed over to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Wednesday by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates. Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025 Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ayatollah Khamenei Rejects Negotiations With United States On Nuclear Deal

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a meeting with students. rejected the idea of holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter arrived from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks. Trump said last week he had sent a letter to Khamenei proposing nuclear talks but also warning that "there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal" preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The letter was handed over to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Wednesday by Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates. Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025 Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM