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Germany set to ban small arms sales outside EU and NATO

German ministers agreed to ban sales of small arms to countries outside the EU and NATO apart from in "exceptional" cases.

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NATO to prepare response to Russia’s INF breach, Stoltenberg says

NATO will this week decide how to respond to Russia's violation of the INF treaty, said alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg, insisting any measures would be defensive

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US threatens EU with trade war over weapons

The US has all but threatened the EU with a trade war over plans to boost cooperation between member states on military spending

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NATO Afghanistan mission stops releasing data on Taliban territory control

The NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan has stopped releasing data on how much of the country falls under insurgent or government control

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US Senate confirms new AFRICOM and EUCOM commanders

The US Senate confirmed General Stephen Townsend and General Tod Wolters as the new AFRICOM and EUCOM commanders

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US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over S-400 purchase from Russia

The US is halting deliveries to Turkey related to the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after the NATO ally bought Russia's S-400 air and missile defense system

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NATO begins Dynamic Manta submarine drills in Mediterranean Sea

Submarines, ships and aircraft from 10 NATO countries launched Dynamic Manta 2019 off the coast of Italy, beginning underwater and surface warfare training

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Macedonia signs NATO accession papers

Macedonia signed accession papers with NATO, a key step on the way to joining the alliance

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Germany pledges €110 million to boost NATO battalion infrastructure in Lithuania

Germany will invest €110 million (US$127 million) in military infrastructure in Lithuania until 2021, its defense minister said on a Monday, February 4 a visit to mark two years since NATO installed battalions in the Baltic region to ward off Russia. In 2017, NATO deployed four multinational battalions to Poland and the Baltic states as a counter against possible Russian action following its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Germany leads the NATO battalion in Lithuania comprising 1,200 troops from 10 countries. “We’re going to invest in the long-term engagement,” Ursula von der Leyen told reporters, adding that Berlin would invest in “common barracks and training fields” in Lithuania until 2021. Lithuania’s defense minister Raimundas Karoblis hailed Germany’s spending plans as evidence of commitment to the NATO deployment. “We have heard very officially, very clearly at the political level … that Germany is for the long run here and will stay here as long as the security situation will demand it,” Karoblis said. The other three NATO battalions deployed in 2017 are based in Estonia, Latvia and Poland and are led by the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, respectively. The three Baltic states, with a combined population of …

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Afghanistan investigates reports of 16 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike

Afghanistan is investigating reports that at least 16 civilians including women and children were killed in an airstrike in southern Helmand province

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