The Cube Czech arms company denies selling weapons to Hong Kong police A weapons dealer in the Czech Republic has firmly denied rumours it has sold arms to police in Hong Kong. 19/02/2021
Russia Russia's hypersonic missile put on combat duty Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier this week that the country is leading the world with an entire new class of weapons. 27/12/2019
Europe News Shooting instead of school: the stolen childhood of children in Yemen The 20 November marks the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. But in Yemen and in other conflict areas, children are the main victims of human rights violations 20/11/2019
Germany German children fish out WWII ammunition from pond The three children reeled out ammunition and bullet fragments from the pond by using a strong magnet, local police said in a statement. 17/11/2019
Russia Why is Russia arming its cosmonauts before they go into space? Spoiler alert: It's not to kill aliens. 20/09/2019
United Kingdom UK Border Force find 60 guns in car arriving in Dover from Calais Britain's National Crime Agency said the find is believed to be "the largest seizure of lethal purpose weapons at a UK port." 04/08/2019
Unreported Europe Yemen, the forgotten war - Special Report It is an all-but-forgotten war in which one of the world's poorest countries is being subjected to a three-way struggle with combatants using the most modern weaponry, including some banned munitions 03/06/2016
My Europe Series Owning a gun in the EU This week U-talk fields a question from Thomas in Paris : “How does the European Union currently regulate the private purchase and ownership of 15/01/2016
Europe News EU plans tougher gun rules EU officials on Wednesday unveiled plans that they say will make it more difficult to buy firearms in Europe. It follows talks between governments on 18/11/2015
My Europe Series Drones - for better or for worse? The most hotly debated 21st century weapons – drones – have been an important means of fighting an adversary at no risk to the virtual pilots. But 15/10/2015
Unreported Europe Floods and corruption: why Bosnia is littered with landmines In Bosnia – Europe’s most landmine-affected country -delays, corruption and severe weather have made the goal of clearing these deadly devices by 11/07/2014
Unreported Europe Troubled waters: the hidden legacy of chemical weapons dumping Brothers Giovanni and Michele de Candia have been fishing off the Italian coast of Molfetta for decades. It is a livelihood that they claim has come 21/02/2014
My Europe Series EU fires first salvo for stricter gun control Gun crime is on the rise in Europe with the Schengen open border policy making it easier for criminals to move weapons across the continent. In 13/11/2013
My Europe Series Syria on chemical hair trigger “Has Syria overstepped the red line? Have chemical weapons been used against rebels? And does this require an armed intervention by the US?” asks 10/05/2013
