Europe
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Nov- 2018 -7 November
Defense ministers from 9 countries meet to plan European rapid deployment force
Defense ministers from nine European countries meet to set out plans for the European Intervention Initiative, a joint force that could rapidly be deployed in response to a conflict or natural disaster
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Oct- 2018 -31 October
Bulgaria’s arms exports up 20 percent to €1.2 billion in 2017
Bulgaria's booming arms trade continued to grow in 2017 with arms and ammunitions exports topping €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion), an official report showed
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31 October
Switzerland reverses plans to sell weapons to countries in civil conflict
Switzerland reversed a decision to loosen restrictions on weapons sales to countries in conflict following outcry over the planned move
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31 October
Russia: 3 Federal Security Service officers injured in Arkhangelsk explosion
A would-be bomber was killed and three Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers were wounded in an explosion at the FSB headquarters in Arkhangelsk
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30 October
Danish intelligence service accuses Iran of plotting attack against separatists in Denmark
Denmark's intelligence service accused Tehran of plotting an attack against three Iranians living in the Scandinavian country, in response to a deadly attack in Iran
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24 October
France seeks to repatriate some children of ISIS foreign fighters
France is seeking to repatriate some of the 150 children of French ISIS fighters identified as being in Syria
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24 October
France and Italy’s warship builders Naval Group and Fincantieri sign joint venture
France and Italy's state-controlled naval companies signed a joint venture agreement, moving closer to a bilateral defense industrial alliance.
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23 October
Belgium court strips citizenship of man convicted of recruiting jihadists for Syria
A man found guilty in Belgium of recruiting jihadists for the war in Syria was stripped of his Belgian citizenship
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20 October
$3.5 billion sale to UK of 36 Boeing H-47 Chinook helicopters approved by US
The US Department of State has approved a possible $3.5 billion sale of 16 H-47 Chinook helicopters to the United Kingdom, the DSCA said
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19 October
Italy deports Albanian woman convicted of recruiting for ISIS
Italy has deported an Albanian woman who was convicted of recruiting women for ISIS as part of a cell operating in southern Tuscany
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