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“We don’t want a new Cold War,” NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg says

Fergus Kelly -
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg the alliance did not want a return to Cold War hostilities with Russia after the March 4 nerve agent attack in Salisbury
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Middle East

US Pave Hawk helicopter crashes in western Iraq killing all aboard

Fergus Kelly -
A U.S. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq on March 15 killing all personnel on board in an incident the Coalition said "does not appear to be a result of enemy activity."
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Business

Thales’ Acusonic shot detection system to be installed on British Army’s Ajax armored vehicles

Fergus Kelly -
Thales UK signed a £3.7 million contract with General Dynamics Land Systems-UK to supply its Acusonic sensor system for the British Army's Ajax armoured fighting vehicle family
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Europe

UK to invest £48 million in new Chemical Weapons Defence Centre in wake of Skripal attack

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The U.K. is to invest £48 million in a new Chemical Weapons Defence Centre, while British troops on high-readiness will also be offered anthrax vaccine
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Air

Qatar to acquire 28 NH90 military helicopters and 16 Airbus H125 training helicopters

Fergus Kelly -
Qatar has signed a contract to acquire 28 NH90 military helicopters in two configurations, as well as 16 H125 light helicopters in a deal valued at more than €3 billion ($3.7 billion).
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Business

Norway’s Kongsberg signs 8-year defense technology development deal with Qatar

Fergus Kelly -
Norway's Kongsberg has signed agreements with Qatar for long-term defense, maritime industry and digital technology development programs
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Business

Qatar signs deals for armed drones, armored vehicles and ships from Turkey

Fergus Kelly -
Qatar has signed deals with Turkish companies for the sale of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, armored land vehicles and naval vessels
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Asia Pacific

Germany’s Rheinmetall Boxer 8×8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle wins Australia’s Land 400 contract

Fergus Kelly -
Rheinmetall's Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle has won Australia's Land 400 Phase 2 Project contract, a Au$5.2 billion ($4.1 billion) acquisition
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Commentary

Sergei Skripal case: Blaming Russia does not necessarily mean action

Michelle Bentley -
Theresa May will need do to more than establish Russia’s culpability in the Sergei Skripal case in order to get the international community to back actions, Michelle Bentley argues.
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Asia Pacific

Taliban stops short of rejecting Afghan president’s peace plan

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The Taliban's muted response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer of peace talks reflects an internal debate over the merits of engaging with a government that the group has long viewed as illegitimate
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Asia Pacific

South Korea signs contract for 90 more Taurus bunker buster cruise missiles

Fergus Kelly -
South Korea has signed a contract to purchase 90 more Taurus long-range bunker-buster air-to-ground cruise missiles, a defense official said.
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Africa

Lavrov visit highlights security ties between Russia and southern African countries

Joseph Hammond -
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent trip to Africa reveals how Russia’s investment in natural resource projects across Southern Africa is also increasingly tying it to the region’s security issues
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Middle East

Syria: Turkey says Efrin town encircled, agreement reached over military deployment in Manbij

Fergus Kelly -
Turkey's military and Syrian rebel allies have encircled the Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said, while Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that an agreement was reached with the US for Turkish troops to deploy in Manbij
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Middle East

Blast targets Palestinian prime minister’s convoy during rare Gaza visit

Staff Writer With AFP -
An explosion targeted Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah's convoy as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for a rare visit, lightly wounding seven people, officials and witnesses said
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Middle East

Suicide bombing hits UAE-backed force in Yemen’s Aden

Staff Writer With AFP -
A suicide bombing hit Yemeni troops trained by the United Arab Emirates in the government bastion of Aden, a security source said, with at least five people dead or wounded
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Middle East

Three assailants killed in attack on Iran military checkpoint

Staff Writer With AFP -
Three assailants were killed after they attacked a military checkpoint in southeastern Iran, the Islamic Republic's elite Revolutionary Guards said
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