Europe
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Aug- 2019 -19 August
Northern Ireland police thought targeted in bomb explosion near border
Northern Ireland police investigating a hoax bomb escaped injury when a device exploded near the Irish border in County Fermanagh
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12 August
UN special rapporteur calls on France to repatriate citizens sentenced to death in Iraq
A UN special rapporteur called on the French government to repatriate and try seven French nationals sentenced to death in Iraq
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12 August
Russian scientists killed in missile test explosion were working on ‘new weapons’
Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom head confirmed that five scientists killed last week were developing "new weapons" and vowed to continue testing
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12 August
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam charged over Brussels bombings
Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks, was charged in connection with the Brussels bombings months later
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6 August
Ukraine soldiers killed in RPG attack near Pavlopil
Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a grenade attack in the war-torn east of the country, the highest daily casualty toll over the past two weeks
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2 August
Russia urges moratorium on missile deployment after US quits INF treaty
Russia called on the US to implement a moratorium on deploying intermediate-range nuclear missiles, as Washington withdrew from the INF treaty
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1 August
Lockheed awarded $800 million Slovakia F-16 fighter jet contract
Lockheed Martin was awarded an almost $800 million contract to produce and support F-16 fighter jets for Slovakia
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Jul- 2019 -31 July
Germany ‘reluctant’ to join US-led Persian Gulf maritime surveillance mission
Germany said it is "reluctant" to join a US maritime surveillance mission in the Persian Gulf but would consider taking part in a European mission
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25 July
France will develop ‘powerful’ anti-satellite laser weapons, Parly says
France plans to develop anti-satellite laser weapons, defense minister Parly said, laying out ambitions to close the gap on rivals in space
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23 July
Bulgaria president vetoes $1.3 billion F-16 fighter jet purchase
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed a $1.3 billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the US, saying there had been insufficient debate
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