Europe

EU allocates €525 million for defense projects including Eurodrone

The European Union will allocate €525 million to fund defense industrial and research projects in 2019 and 2020, including €100 million for the development of the Eurodrone

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Canada extends Ukraine training mission until 2022

Canada will extend its security force training mission in Ukraine for three years until March 2022, the defense ministry said

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Netherlands police say ‘possible terrorist attack’ in Utrecht tram leaves 3 dead

Several people were killed and injured in what police in the Dutch city of Utrecht say is a possible terrorist attack after a person opened fire on a tram

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France repatriates 5 children of ISIS fighters from Syria

France has repatriated 'several' orphaned children of French Islamic State fighters from camps in northeast Syria, the foreign ministry said

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New IRA claims 5 parcel bombs sent to London and Glasgow

The Northern Ireland dissident group known as the New IRA claimed responsibility for four small parcel bombs mailed to London and Glasgow

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Northern Ireland police discover mortar tubes in ‘significant’ hide near border

Police uncovered a "significant terrorist hide" containing mortar parts near Forkhill, close to the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland

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Germany extends ban on Saudi Arabia arms sales until end of March

Germany extended a temporary, disputed ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of the month

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Russia suspends participation in INF missile treaty

President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia's participation in a key Cold War-era arms treaty, after the US first moved to ditch the INF

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Irish police find explosives, firearms and ammunition near border

Explosives, firearms and a "sizeable" quantity of ammunition have been discovered during searches near the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland

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Denmark proposes deployment to France’s Operation Barkhane in the Sahel

The Danish government announced that it plans to send troops and transport helicopters to support France's Operation Barkhane in the Sahel

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