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22 January

British nuclear submarine in near miss with Irish Sea passenger ferry

An investigation was launched after a British Royal Navy submarine was involved in a 'close quarters' incident with a passenger ferry in the Irish Sea

22 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Three dead as Russian Tu-22 strategic bomber crashes in Murmansk region

Three Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crew members died and another was injured when their plane crashed on a training flight in Olenegorsk in the Murmansk region

21 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Rheinmetall and BAE to create UK-based land vehicle joint venture

Germany's Rheinmetall and British BAE Systems will create a joint military vehicle design, manufacturing and support business based in the UK

19 January

Suspected car bomb, Derry, Northern Ireland

Fergus Kelly

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Police investigate ‘suspected car bomb’ in Derry, Northern Ireland

Police are investigating a suspected car bomb explosion near a courthouse in the the city of Derry in the northwest of Northern Ireland

14 January

Staff Writer With AFP

OPCW to add Novichok nerve agent to banned substance list

The OPCW agreed to add nerve agent Novichok, used in the Salisbury attack against a former Russian agent, to its list of banned substances

12 January

Petro Poroshenko with the Turkish officials

Anna Varfolomeeva

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Ukraine signs agreement to procure Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a deal has been signed to purchase Turkish Bayraktar TB 2 drones for the Ukrainian military.

9 January

rmee de l'Air (French Air Force) Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet

Fergus Kelly

French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet disappears in eastern France mountains

A search was underway for a French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter and its two pilots after it disappeared from radar over a mountainous region of eastern France

7 January