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North Korea 'to test nuclear warhead soon', says Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country will soon conduct a nuclear warhead test and test launch ballistic missiles capable of carrying

North Korea

Tensions mount on Korean Peninsula, as Pyongyang fires two more missiles

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea as tension with Seoul and Washington continues to mount

Iran

Anger as Iran tests two more ballistic missiles "capable of hitting Israel"

Just two months after signing an historic nuclear deal with the West, Iran has tested two ballistic missiles it says are designed to be able to hit Israel

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EU parliament urges Saudi arms embargo

The European Parliament has voted for an EU-wide arms embargo against Saudi Arabia. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of the embargo on

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USA

Michigan shootings: Uber driver denied bail on murder charges

An Uber driver, accused in the US of six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder, has been denied bail. Jason Dalton, 45, is charged in

USA

Michigan police investigate reports that Uber driver Jason Dalton 'took fares' amid shooting spree

An Uber driver has been arrested in the US city of Kalamazoo accused of shooting dead six people. Allegedly he drove passengers between the killings.

Saudi Arabia

Who is the global leader for importing major weapons?

The global supply of major weapons has increased 14 percent in the last four years, say the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

USA

Michigan massacre suspect identified as Jason Dalton

Seven people were shot and killed and several others wounded in the US state of Michigan on Saturday night. A suspect was arrested and has been named

USA

Michigan USA: 6 dead in multiple shootings, suspect arrested

A Michigan State Police spokesman said a “strong suspect” is in custody after a gunman shot and killed six people in three separate attacks in

Germany

Germany rethinks Middle East arms deals

Germany doubled the amount of arms it exported last year to eight billion euros, despite the government having a stated policy of reducing it. With

Germany

Are Europeans spending more on protecting themselves?

Sales of personal self-defence equipment like tasers are said to have increased in some European countries since the end of 2015.

Culture news

Will.i.am: 'Education is the best gun control'

Euronews recently caught up with seven-time Grammy award laureate Will.i.am as he performed in the French city of Lyon. The co-founder and frontman

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

Israel

Stabbed in the back Israeli reporter knifed by boss of a body armour company

An Israeli reporter has been stabbed in the back by the president of a body armour company.

World News

Obama’s plan in detail: keeping guns out of the wrong hands

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Robert Downey Jr. pardoned for 90s drug and weapons conviction

US actor Robert Downey Jr has been granted a pardon for drug and weapons offences during the 1990s. The governor of California commended the

World News

US Cold War nuclear target list released

Document shows how US Air Force proposed to drop atomic weapons on densly populated areas and target civilians in big cities.

World News

Israel to deploy new missile interceptor

"David's sling" in operation mid-2016

World News

US and UK dominate global arms industry, says report

A Swedish report on global arms sales ranks defence firms from the United States and Western Europe as dominating the industry. Data published by

Pakistan

Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile

Pakistan’s military says it has test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile – one that can carry a nuclear warhead and reach India, the Middle