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France

French foreign minister pledges arms for Armenia in visit to Yerevan

Catherine Colonna said Armenia needed to be able to defend itself two weeks after Azerbaijani forces invaded Nagorno-Karabakh despite the presence of Russian peacekeepers.

04/10/2023

Kosovo

Kosovo mourns slain police officer while some gunmen remain at large

Kosovo on Monday observed a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen in the north of the country in one of the worst confrontations since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008.

26/09/2023

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WATCH: 29th edition of 'pyramid of shoes' protest underway in Paris

Despite the signing of an encouraging international agreement a year ago, the number of civilian victims of explosive weapons jumped by 83 per cent in 2022.

23/09/2023

Ukraine

Could US ATACMS missiles be a game changer in Ukraine?

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington DC next week as Congress debates whether to approve more aid for Ukraine.

18/09/2023

World News

Ukraine war: Kyiv invites arms manufacturers as Russia claims it's shot down Ukrainian drones

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

17/09/2023

Russia

North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia for Putin meeting

The North Korean leader arrived in Russia on Tuesday morning after travelling on his bulletproof train with an unspecified number of top officials.

12/09/2023

Germany

Germany signs €3.5 billion deal to buy weapons from Israel

Israel's Defence Ministry confirmed the deal with Germany on Thursday, after receiving US approval.

17/08/2023

Europe News

EU pitches €20-billion plan in long-term military support for Ukraine

Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has proposed a new plan to provide "sustainable and predictable" military support to Ukraine.

20/07/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: How have Western weapons performed in combat?

The war in Ukraine is forcing experts to rethink ideas about war and is becoming a serious test for armaments.

13/07/2023

World News

Indian Prime Minister Nahendra Modi on a two-day visit to France

Indian Prime Minister Nahendra Modi will be the guest of honour at Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Friday as part of his two-day visit to France.

13/07/2023

Europe News

European Parliament backs EU funds for weapon & ammunition production

It will be the first time that the European Union directly funds the making of items, such as artillery.

13/07/2023

United Kingdom

Biden shows unity with UK PM amid cluster bomb criticsm

The US President met the UK Prime Minister and King in London ahead of a vital NATO summit.

10/07/2023

Ukraine

Putin claims Western tanks 'burning well' in Ukraine and other news

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

14/06/2023

Turkey

Rocket factory explosion in Turkey kills five workers

Authorities say incident thought to have been caused by a chemical reaction, not sabotage or terrorism

10/06/2023

World News

How drones are conquering the battlefield in Ukraine's war

Both Russia and Ukraine are increasingly using drones of all kinds to complement the conventional weapons used in the ongoing war.

06/06/2023

Japan

Suspect arrested in Japan after shooting and stabbing attack

A suspect has been arrested in Japan after four people were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack, including two police officers.

26/05/2023

World News

Is a new Cold War dawning as Russia backs out of a 1990 arms treaty?

With Russia's parliament set to rubber stamp a bill rejecting an arms treaty signed a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, is Europe on the verge of a new Cold War?

22/05/2023

Japan

Ukraine war and nuclear disarmament to top agenda at G7 summit

Leaders from the Group of Seven nations and selected guests will meet for the summit in the Japanese port city that was decimated by a US-detonated atomic bomb in 1945

18/05/2023

Poland

First HIMARS rocket launchers arrive in Poland from the US

Poland takes first delivery of US-made HIMARS rocket launchers amid concerns over war in Ukraine with a further 500 due later this year.

16/05/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine claims Bakhmut breakthrough and other developments

All the latest from the war in Ukraine.

12/05/2023