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9:28am, 28th April, 2019

Iran's Khamenei urges crackdown on illegal arms, social media curbs

Iran's top leader called on Sunday for a crackdown on illegal weapons after the rare shooting of a cleric, and said easy access to guns in the United States served only a "mafia of gun manufacturers", his website reported.

Trump pulling U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty, heeding NRA

6:50pm, 26th April, 2019

Politics

Trump pulling U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty, heeding NRA

President Donald Trump told the National Rifle Association on Friday he was pulling the United States out of an international arms treaty signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but opposed by the NRA and other conservative groups.

Trump to pull U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty, heeding NRA

1:36pm, 26th April, 2019

Politics

Trump to pull U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty, heeding NRA

President Donald Trump on Friday announced at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting that the United States will drop out of an international arms treaty signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but opposed by the NRA and other con...

Trump heeds NRA, decides to pull U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty

12:33pm, 26th April, 2019

Politics

Trump heeds NRA, decides to pull U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty

President Donald Trump on Friday announced at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting that the United States will drop out of an international arms treaty signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but opposed by the NRA and other con...

Trump expected to withdraw U.S. from Arms Trade Treaty

11:30am, 26th April, 2019

Politics

Trump expected to withdraw U.S. from Arms Trade Treaty

President Donald Trump on Friday was expected to announce his intention to revoke the United States’ status as a signatory of the Arms Trade Treaty, which was signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but never ratified by Congress, two U.S. offi...

Trump praises Egypt's Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms

7:19pm, 9th April, 2019

Politics

Trump praises Egypt's Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms

U.S. President Donald Trump praised his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as a "great president" on Tuesday, even as a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers raised concerns about Sisi's record on human rights, efforts to keep him in offic...

Brazil crime crackdown excites defense firms at arms expo as economy doubts linger

8:39pm, 3rd April, 2019

World

Brazil crime crackdown excites defense firms at arms expo as economy doubts linger

Global defense and security firms gathered at Latin America's biggest security expo in Rio de Janeiro this week hope Brazil's crackdown on crime will bolster sales to the new right-wing government even as they fret about the weak economy an...

Merkel: Germany, like U.S., thinks Russia has violated nuclear arms treaty

4:30am, 2nd April, 2019

World

Merkel: Germany, like U.S., thinks Russia has violated nuclear arms treaty

Germany, like the United States, believes that Russia has breached the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.

German SPD chief wants to extend arms export halt to Saudi

10:36am, 19th March, 2019

World

German SPD chief wants to extend arms export halt to Saudi

The leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), junior partners in conservative Angela Merkel's coalition, wants to extend a freeze on arms exports to Saudi Arabia imposed after the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, she said on T...

Germany likely to extend halt on Saudi arms exports, source says

7:31am, 1st March, 2019

UK

Germany likely to extend halt on Saudi arms exports, source says

The German government on Friday said it would decide before the end of March whether to extend its halt on weapons shipments to Saudi Arabia, making it likely the embargo will continue beyond the current deadline of March 9.

Turkey's Erdogan does not believe United States will retrieve arms from Kurdish groups

4:43pm, 26th February, 2019

World

Turkey's Erdogan does not believe United States will retrieve arms from Kurdish groups

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he does not believe the United States will take back weapons from Kurdish militias in Syria.

Germany to press China on arms control, foreign minister tells newspaper

8:25pm, 6th November, 2018

World

Germany to press China on arms control, foreign minister tells newspaper

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he will press China to embrace arms controls during upcoming meetings in Beijing, citing the need to regulate robotic and space-based weapons that could soon shift from "science fiction" to reality.

Trump adviser tells Putin: We'll quit arms control treaty you're breaking

5:57pm, 23rd October, 2018

Politics

Trump adviser tells Putin: We'll quit arms control treaty you're breaking

Washington will press ahead with a plan to quit a landmark nuclear arms control pact despite objections from Russia and some European countries, senior U.S. official John Bolton said on Tuesday, after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

White House official: we'll quit arms control treaty in due course

2:48pm, 23rd October, 2018

Politics

White House official: we'll quit arms control treaty in due course

Washington is pressing ahead with its plan to quit a nuclear arms control pact, senior U.S. official John Bolton said on Tuesday, signaling that a meeting with Russian leader President Vladimir Putin had not deflected the White House from its plan.

UK's Labour says would stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia

6:37pm, 14th October, 2018

World

UK's Labour says would stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia

Britain's main opposition Labour Party would stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia if it was in government, its foreign policy spokeswoman said on Sunday after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Trump says U.S. would be 'punishing itself' if it halts Saudi arms sales

3:46pm, 13th October, 2018

World

Trump says U.S. would be 'punishing itself' if it halts Saudi arms sales

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States would be "punishing itself" by halting military sales to Saudi Arabia even if it is proven that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the country's consulate in Istanbul...

Trump wary of halting Saudi arms sales over journalist

7:22pm, 11th October, 2018

World

Trump wary of halting Saudi arms sales over journalist

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he saw no reason to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia because of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, possibly setting up a clash with the U.S. Congress.

'Cuddled in Kim Jong Un’s arms': North Koreans envisage unification ahead of summit

7:54am, 17th September, 2018

World

'Cuddled in Kim Jong Un’s arms': North Koreans envisage unification ahead of summit

Sixteen-year-old Ri Jin Ryong, a member of North Korea's paramilitary Worker-Peasant Red Guards militia, says he has one message for South Koreans if the two countries ever reunite.

Bolton to discuss arms control, Iran, Syria in talks with Russian counterpart

5:28pm, 16th August, 2018

World

Bolton to discuss arms control, Iran, Syria in talks with Russian counterpart

U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton will discuss arms control treaties and Iran's role in Syria during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev, in Geneva next week, an administration officia...

U.S. tries to rally votes for a U.N. arms embargo on South Sudan

1:56pm, 12th July, 2018

World

U.S. tries to rally votes for a U.N. arms embargo on South Sudan

The United States is trying to rally enough votes at the United Nations Security Council to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan following continued fighting and human rights abuses, diplomats said on Thursday.

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