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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

France

French campaigners prevent weapons shipment to Saudi Arabia

Saudi vessel leaves French waters without weapons after protests

11/05/2019

New Zealand

New Zealand's gun laws to change- But what are they currently?

An applicant for a firearm licence must pass a background check which considers criminal, mental health, medical, addiction and domestic violence records. In 2017 43,509 who people applied for firearms licences, 43,321 were granted them.

15/03/2019

China

German WWI hand grenade found in French potato shipment

The grenade was discovered in a shipment of French potatoes imported to a Hong Kong crisp factory, and detonated by police.

03/02/2019

Russia

Russia suspends INF nuclear missile deal with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Moscow would respond in kind to the US decision to suspend a landmark arms control treaty, and that the country would start working on creating new missiles, including hypersonic ones.

02/02/2019

France

Gilets jaunes: growing calls for ban on Flash Ball riot control guns

Protesters have been left with serious injuries after being shot at with a LBD40 — a weapon described as "non-lethal" that fires 40-mm rubber balls.

18/01/2019

Europe News

Lawyers: Defendant in Brussels terror attack should be acquitted

No DNA of Mehdi Nemmouche found on door of Jewish Museum or revolver, they claim

15/01/2019

World News

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

Russia has become the world's second biggest arms producer, relegating the UK to third place − but the US continues to dwarf even its closest competitors.

10/12/2018

World News

Which countries supply arms to Saudi Arabia?

Denmark is the latest country to halt all future arms exports to Riyadh in response to Khashoggi's death and fighting in Yemen. But what are other European countries doing?

22/11/2018

USA

What is the AR-15 rifle used in the Pittsburgh shooting?

The gunman who stormed The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, killing 11 people, was armed with an AR-15-style rifle. But what is the weapon, and why is it so linked to mass shootings?

28/10/2018

Russia

Watch: Putin shows off sniper skills with new Kalashnikov rifle

Putin fired multiple shots from the SVCh-308 rifle at targets 600 metres away.

20/09/2018

Switzerland

Ban killer robots to stop ‘truly dystopian scenarios’, say campaigners

Campaigners say killer robots and other autonomous weapons systems should be banned before it’s too late.

29/08/2018

Russia

Kalashnikov unveils new rifle fit for NATO rounds

The famed Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov has unveiled a prototype for a new assault rifle with bullets favoured by NATO troops.

21/08/2018

World News

Wifi could detect weapons and bombs in public places, study says

Wireless signals can penetrate bags to get the dimensions of dangerous metal objects, including weapons and batteries for bombs, as well as estimate the volume of liquids such as chemicals for explosives.

16/08/2018

Austria

American tourist tries to fly home from Austria with WWII artillery sh

An American tourist was charged and fined after bringing an unexploded World War Two shell to Vienna airport in her luggage

11/07/2018

South Korea

News of Trump-Kim meeting greeted with hope and caution

"I don't know what's in Trump's head, and I have doubts as to whether he's serious," says one Tokyo resident.

09/03/2018

USA

US church holds blessing ceremony for couples with AR-15 rifles

The ceremony came just weeks after a mass shooting at a school in Florida killed 17 people.

01/03/2018

USA

Over half US Taser deaths were 'vulnerable' individuals, says report

Reuters found that of 1,028 cases of Taser-related deaths, more than 50 percent were identified as "high-risk" individuals, like the elderly and pregnant women.

08/02/2018

World News

Global arms sales rise for first time in five years

US companies supply more than half of the world's weapons.

11/12/2017

Germany

Germany: police have evacuated the Christmas market in Potsdam

The suspicious package prompted authorities to clear out a Potsdam Christmas market

01/12/2017