Politics

Nov- 2018 -

30 November

Slovakia F-16 fighter jet deals signed, but prime minister says contracts ‘invalid’

Slovakia's prime minister clashed with the defence ministry over a deal to acquire US-made F-16 fighter jets in the NATO member's biggest military purchase

29 November

Staff Writer With AFP

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Ukraine president Poroshenko asks NATO to send warships to Sea of Azov

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked NATO members to send naval vessels to the Sea of Azov to back his country in the standoff with Russia

23 November

Chemical barrels are set ablaze by the Marines of 1st Tank Battalion during an operation outside Rawah, Iraq

Bryan Bowman

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Dan Grazier: More money won’t solve US military problems

The US is spending trillions on building a massive conventional military that doesn’t meet the realities of modern hybrid conflicts, Dan Grazier says

22 November

Fergus Kelly

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Finland freezes arms export permits to Saudi Arabia and UAE over Yemen

Finland will not issue new arms export authorisations to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates due to concerns over the humanitarian situation in Yemen

22 November

Joanne Stocker

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Denmark suspends arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen war, Khashoggi murder

Denmark has suspended military exports to Saudi Arabia over the situation in Yemen and the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

21 November

Fergus Kelly

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G5 Sahel Joint Force better than UN’s Minusma, Mauritania president says

The G5 Sahel joint force set up to fight jihadists is more effective – with fewer resources – than the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Mauritania's president said

21 November

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths

Staff Writer With AFP

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UN envoy arrives in Yemen for critical talks amid widespread famine fears

The UN Yemen envoy faced his "sternest test" as he flew into the rebel-held capital Sana'a for talks on averting all-out fighting for the port of Hodeidah and widespread famine

20 November