Europe

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

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Sweden starts terrorism trial of 6 men accused of financing ISIS, plotting attack

Six Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals went on trial in Sweden accused of financing ISIS, three of them also charged with planning a terror attack

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Croatia threatens to cancel F-16 purchase from Israel over months of delays

Croatia threatened to cancel its purchase of F-16 fighter jets from Israel after months of stalling due to a lack of US approval

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Princely ties: The growing Chechnya-Gulf security relationship

Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s Middle East engagement appears set for substantial growth in special forces and counterterrorism training

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Pilot killed in Ukraine Su-27 fighter jet crash

A Ukrainian pilot died when his Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet crashed on approach during a scheduled flight in the northern Jytomyr region, the armed forces said

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Spain approves €7.3 billion in defense spending programs

Spain's government approved a €7.3 billion renewal of military equipment which it portrayed as "social spending" that will create thousands of jobs

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Kosovo parliament approves plan to build national army over NATO objections

Kosovo's parliament has approved a plan to turn the the Kosovo Security Force into a national army over the objections of NATO

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NATO to provide Ukraine with secure communications equipment, Stoltenberg says

NATO said it will supply Ukraine with secure communications equipment by the end of the year to help combat destabilization efforts by Russia

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Russia overtakes UK to become world’s second biggest arms producer

Russia has overtaken the UK to become the world's second biggest arms producer behind the US, SIRPI said in a report

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US backs plan to establish Kosovo army, contrary to NATO position

The US supports Kosovo's plans to create its own army, the ambassador to Pristina said, signaling a rift with NATO, which is against the move

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