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UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections
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UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks…
Russia touts test launch of hypersonic missile on Putin’s birthday
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Russia touts test launch of hypersonic missile on Putin’s birthday

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has test launched its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and successfully hit a target in the Barents…
North Korea ends test moratoriums, threatens ‘new’ weapon
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North Korea ends test moratoriums, threatens ‘new’ weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and…
Hong Kong students arm themselves for showdown as police take breather
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Hong Kong students arm themselves for showdown as police take breather

Pro-democracy protesters paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth day on Thursday, forcing schools to close and blocking highways…
Bipartisan Senate bill would halt arms sales to Turkey
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Bipartisan Senate bill would halt arms sales to Turkey

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate bill would halt U.S. military assistance to NATO ally Turkey and clamp sanctions on…
Lebanese clear civil war-era mines from famed cedar forests
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Lebanese clear civil war-era mines from famed cedar forests

HADATH EL-JEBBEH, Lebanon (AP) — Kneeling beneath Lebanon’s ancient cedars, Waheeb Humayed peers through a protective visor and waves a…
Analysts: Weapons in Saudi attack similar to Iranian ones
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Analysts: Weapons in Saudi attack similar to Iranian ones

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A cruise missile and drone fragments that Saudi Arabia says it recovered from an…
Germany extends ban on Saudi arms sales
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Germany extends ban on Saudi arms sales

BERLIN (AP) — Germany has extended its ban on defense industry exports to Saudi Arabia for another six months, despite…
Blasts from Iraqi militia weapons depot kill one, injure 29
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Blasts from Iraqi militia weapons depot kill one, injure 29

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A large fire broke out on Monday at a weapons depot run by an Iraqi militia group,…
Senate fails to override Trump vetoes of bills stopping Saudi weapons sales
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Senate fails to override Trump vetoes of bills stopping Saudi weapons sales

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Monday failed to override President Donald Trump’s vetoes of legislation passed by Congress…
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