Hegseth meets with Netanyahu in Israel ahead of elections and possible restart to Iran war

Hegseth meets with Netanyahu in Israel ahead of elections and possible restart to Iran war

Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth quietly visited Israel on Monday and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a senior U.S. military official who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.  A second source involved in the matter in Israel confirmed Tuesday morning that…

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Japan suspends world’s largest nuclear plant hours after restart

Japan suspends world’s largest nuclear plant hours after restart

Japan has suspended operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant, hours after its restart, its operator has said. An alarm sounded “during reactor-start-up procedures” at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa in Tokyo but the reactor remained “stable”, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) spokesperson Takashi Kobayashi said. Reactor number six restarted on Wednesday a day later than planned due…

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South Africa plans to restart PBMR nuclear project next year

South Africa plans to restart PBMR nuclear project next year

Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters South Africa expects to lift the care and maintenance status of its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) by the first quarter of next year or even earlier, energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said on Wednesday. Once considered a global leader in the development of small modular nuclear reactors, South Africa…

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