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Inside South Korea's race to become one of the world's biggest arms dealers

Inside South Korea's race to become one of the world's biggest arms dealers

South Korea is using a $13.7 billion arms deal with Poland to lay the groundwork for a military-industrial juggernaut.
Mon May 29 2023
Freed Russian arms dealer Bout joins Kremlin-loyal ultranationalist party

Freed Russian arms dealer Bout joins Kremlin-loyal ultranationalist party

Bout, the Russian arms dealer who was freed after 14 years in US custody, joins the Liberal Democratic Party.
Mon Dec 12 2022
Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Moscow?

Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Moscow?

Bout was one of the world's most wanted men prior to his 2008 arrest on multiple charges related to arms trafficking.
Tue Aug 02 2022
Myanmar says alleged plot against UN envoy was nothing to do with the country

Myanmar says alleged plot against UN envoy was nothing to do with the country

Two Myanmar citizens have been arrested in New York for plotting with an arms dealer in Thailand, who sells weapons to the Burmese military.
Tue Aug 10 2021
Israeli minister expresses concern over U.S.-Saudi arms deal

Israeli minister expresses concern over U.S.-Saudi arms deal

"This is a matter that really should trouble us," said Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made no mention of the deal in his customary public remarks.
Sun May 21 2017
Under siege in Washington, Trump reaps Saudi arms deal, stronger ties

Under siege in Washington, Trump reaps Saudi arms deal, stronger ties

The arms deal, plus other investments that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said could total up to $350 billion, was the central achievement of Trump's first day in Riyadh.
Sun May 21 2017
Germany arrrests man who may have sold guns to Paris attackers

Germany arrrests man who may have sold guns to Paris attackers

Prosecutors confirmed they had arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of arms dealing but declined to comment on a report that he may have supplied the militants in Paris attack.
Fri Nov 27 2015
N. Korea slams reports of arms deals with Hamas, Hezbollah

N. Korea slams reports of arms deals with Hamas, Hezbollah

North Korea has denounced allegations that it supplied missiles to Hamas and material support to Hezbollah as "sheer fiction".
Tue Jul 29 2014
Crisis-hit arms market first time since 1994

Crisis-hit arms market first time since 1994

For the first time since the mid-1990s, sales of the 100 biggest arms dealers excluding China declined in 2011 as the economic crisis prompted budget cuts, a Stockholm-based think tank said on Monday.
Mon Feb 18 2013
Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it's unclear

Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it's unclear

Scientists say it remains unclear how much climate change is reshaping the storm season.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Samples obtained by Chinese spacecraft show moon's ancient volcanism

Samples obtained by Chinese spacecraft show moon's ancient volcanism

The material provides new insight into the moon's geological history including the oldest evidence to date of lunar volcanism.
Sat Nov 23 2024
The scamdemic targeting the young and vulnerable

The scamdemic targeting the young and vulnerable

Teenagers and young adults are becoming prime targets for a new wave of cyber scams, a trend raising alarm bells across Southeast Asia.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time

Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time

Before global leaders address plastic pollution, a Japanese manicurist highlights the issue by incorporating it into her nail designs.
Sat Nov 23 2024
What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration

What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration

Here's a timeline of events between now and inauguration day.
Sat Nov 23 2024
The battle to reduce road deaths

The battle to reduce road deaths

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024