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- 1Tokayev urges nuclear powers to resume arms-control talks●Tokayev has called for renewed negotiations among nuclear powers as Kazakhstan marks 35 years since the closure of the S
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called on nuclear-armed states to return to negotiations, marking 35 years since the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site. He warned that global arms-control safeguards are weakening, framing Kazakhstan's history as the Soviet Union's main testing ground as a reason to press for renewed disarmament efforts.
- 2International Day Marked for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons▼September 26: Standing Together for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
September 26 is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, observed annually at the United Nations. Advocacy groups, including faith-based and human rights organisations, are marking the day with calls for disarmament, urging nuclear-armed states to renew commitments toward a world free of nuclear weapons amid ongoing global tensions.