Arms

EU closer to joint arms-buying to aid Ukraine but hurdles remain

The European Union is edging closer to a landmark move into joint procurement of ammunition to help Ukraine and replenish members' stockpiles but major questions regarding funding and scale remain…

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Germany to tighten gun laws after suspected coup plot -minister

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany plans to tighten its gun laws in the wake of a suspected plot by a far-right group to violently overthrow the government and install a minor royal…

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Neutral Swiss spell out rules for re-export of arms

Switzerland reiterated it would not as a neutral country allow the re-export of Swiss arms to conflict zones but this did not cover some Swiss-manufactured parts that other countries may…

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President Biden announces steps to limit ‘ghost’ guns, plans to tackle assault weapons

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden and his Attorney General Merrick Garland announced limited measures to tackle gun violence in the United States on Thursday, in what the White House described…

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Trump willing to sell arms systems to other countries in Middle East

US President Donald Trump said he would be willing to sell other countries in the Middle East the same weapons systems sold to Israel, noting the region's wealth and saying…

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Walmart to stop selling … ammunition in its stores

Walmart is banning shoppers from openly carrying guns in its stores and ending the sale of some types of ammunition in response to two deadly shootings at its stores, the…

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New Zealand launches gun buy-back scheme

New Zealand has launched a gun buy-back scheme in the wake of the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings. Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Minister of Police Stuart Nash said in a…

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Libyan authorities foils attempt to smuggle shipment of Turkish arms camouflaged as children’s toys

Libyan authorities announced Monday that an attempt to smuggle a shipment of Turkish arms into Libya through the port of Misurata was foiled, marking another violation by Ankara of the…

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HSBC pulls out investment from Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems

HSBC has pulled out its investments in Israeli arms firm, Elbit Systems, after a campaign by pro-Palestinian activists. Sources within HSBC confirmed the move to Al Jazeera on Thursday, but…

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Switzerland set to loosen arms export rules to allow sales to countries in civil war

Switzerland looks set to loosen arms export rules to allow sales to countries embroiled in civil wars despite a newspaper report that Swiss-made hand grenades probably made their way into…

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