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Ukraine

Russia bombs Odesa again as situation worsens on eastern front

Kyiv's struggle has been deepening for months as Ukrainian forces keep waiting for vital new military aid.

02/05/2024

Ukraine

Russia could step up chemical attacks in Ukraine, warns expert

“I'm sure NATO and the West would act if they [Russia] used chemical weapons in Ukraine. But having said that they stood by when Assad used such weapons in Syria," one expert told Euronews.

10/05/2023

Italy

UK to send depleted uranium shells to Ukraine despite health concerns

In recent years hundreds of Italian military personnel have died while thousands more have taken sick from conditions potentially linked to depleted uranium. Some MEPs are now calling for a full ban.

05/04/2023

Germany

Iranian national arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting attack

The 32-year-old suspect was believed to have procured lethal poisons including cyanide and ricin, but authorities have confirmed that no evidence was found in his flat.

08/01/2023

Netherlands

Watchdog warns war in Ukraine increases chemical weapons threat

Threats and allegations about the possible use of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons have been traded since the war in Ukraine began in February, but with no evidence they have been deployed.

28/11/2022

Turkey

Doctor arrested after calling for Turkish army chemical weapons probe

Ankara has denounced allegations of chemical weapons as a campaign of "disinformation".

26/10/2022

Ukraine

Alleged white phosphorous attack by Russia on Ukrainian village

Sixteen houses were destroyed by Russian airstrikes overnight on Saturday in the Ukrainian village of Bezruky, with Ukrainian officials claiming that Russia had used cluster phosphorous munitions to target civilian infrastructure.

05/09/2022

Europe News

NATO to help Ukraine prepare for a chemical weapons attack

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said leaders are concerned that Russia "is trying to create some kind of pretext" to use "chemical and biological weapons" in Ukraine.

24/03/2022

Russia

Fears Russia could use chemical weapons grow as ground offensive slows

President Biden warned there are "clear signs" Moscow is considering use of chemical weapons as Russian ground offensive appears to stall

22/03/2022

Ukraine

US warns Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine

The Biden administration says Russia could launch a chemical or biological attack in Ukraine, after Moscow accused Kyiv of developing non-conventional weapons, without giving evidence.

10/03/2022

France

NGOs demand France investigates Syrian regime's chemical attacks

The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) and Syrian Archive are seeking a French criminal investigation into the August 2013 chemical weapons attacks on Douma and Eastern Ghouta.

02/03/2021

Indonesia

Malaysia drops murder charge against Indonesian woman in Kim Jong Nam case

Malaysia drops murder charge against Indonesian woman in Kim Jong Nam case

11/03/2019

Netherlands

Chemical weapons watchdog wins right to blame but angers Russia

After the OPCW votes for the right to assign blame for chemical weapons attacks, Russia says only the UN Security Council should have such powers

28/06/2018

Netherlands

Chemical weapons watchdog can now blame countries for attacks

The OPCW, the chemical weapons watchdog, has given itself new powers to assign blame for attacks.

27/06/2018

Syria

Chlorine used in Idlib attack says watchdog

Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the toxic chemical

16/05/2018

World News

Syria: chemical weapons inspectors visit Douma

Western countries blame the Syrian government for the alleged chemical weapons attack on April 7, in which 40 people were killed.

21/04/2018

Belgium

Three Belgian companies summoned to court for chemicals exports to Syria

Three Belgian companies have been accused by Belgian Customs authorities of exporting chemicals to Syria without a proper export license.

18/04/2018

World News

Euroviews. What 'red lines' and foreign intervention look like for Syrian civilians | View

Alaa, a civil society worker who has been in Damascus since the start of the conflict, weighs in on the impact of U.S. and Russian foreign intervention in Syria and the perception of civilians on the ground.

18/04/2018

World News

Euroviews. Syria and Salisbury: The battle to maintain trust in evidence of illegal chemical weapons | View

Chemical weapons' usage in Syria clearly required an immediate and forceful response, but the handling of the aftermath of the targeted chemical assassination attempt on Sergei and Yulia Skripal continues to pose a long-term challenge for the British government.

17/04/2018

Syria

OPCW inspectors allowed access to Douma

Chemical weapons experts have finally been given permission to enter Douma on Wednesday after Western alliance accused Russia of blocking access

17/04/2018