Germany

Niger: German C-160 tests new runway at Niamey air base

A Transall C-160 ESS cargo aircraft took off and landed to test a new runway in Niger's capital Niamey, the Bundeswehr said

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German army signs contract with Rafael for 1,500 Spike missiles

Germany's Bundeswehr is set to purchase 1,500 Spike missiles and hundreds of launchers from Israel's Rafael

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France to host Zelensky and Putin in bid to end Ukraine conflict

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his Ukranian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky will meet in Paris in a bid to end the conflict in Ukraine

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Germany’s Luftwaffe refuses delivery of two Airbus A400M transport aircraft

Germany's air force said it had refused delivery of two Airbus A400M transport aircraft over technical faults on some already operational planes

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Turkey begins deporting ‘foreign terrorist fighters’ to Europe and the US

Turkey's government intends to deport at least 25 citizens of Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland and the US

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NATO defense ministers criticize Turkey’s northern Syria incursion

NATO defense ministers slammed Turkey's military operation in Syria but recognized they have few options to sanction the strategic ally

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German coalition government divided over call for international Syria border security mission

Germany's coalition government was divided after defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer's surprise call for international troops to secure northeast Syria

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Germany to pitch international control of Syria-Turkey border zone to NATO allies

Germany's defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will present a proposal for an internationally controlled security zone on the Syria-Turkey border to NATO allies

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US Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes in Germany

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet belonging to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base jet crashed near Trier in western Germany

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Germany extends Saudi arms sales embargo by 6 months

Germany has extended by six months a weapons export freeze against Saudi Arabia imposed a year ago over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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