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France and Russia plan to come to an agreement in late May on terms for severing the contract for supply of Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia, a source in the Russian military-technical sphere has said, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. "Paris has not yet replied to the

Key Points Recent proliferation of submarines poses security risks for the Asia-Pacific region, says Singapore The RSN has proposed four areas for navies to collaborate in enhancing regional underwater safety Singapore has warned that the recent proliferation of submarines in the Asia-Pacific

Japan and Malaysia have agreed to co-operate on defence trade and related technologies as a reflection of deepening bilateral ties, a joint statement said on 25 May. Following meetings in Tokyo between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his visiting counterpart, Najib Razak, a statement said

EVENT A Tunisian soldier opened fire on 25 May in the Bouchoucha military barracks in Tunis, killing seven soldiers and wounding 10 before being shot dead. According to a defence ministry spokesman, the soldier attacked one comrade with a knife and took his weapon before shooting at his fellow

Kazakhstan's Zenit Uralsk Shipyard has launched a new FC-19 interceptor craft for the Kazakh Coast Guard. Mergen (pennant 509) is the 20th vessel to be built for the coastguard by Zenit since the early 1990s, according to Vyacheslav Valiyev, the shipyard's director general. The 27-29-tonne FC-19

EVENT The Kuwaiti interior ministry announced on 25 May that seven members of an alleged militant cell affiliated with the Islamic State had been arrested. The cell reportedly intended to carry out attacks along the lines of the 22 May suicide bombing of a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia in order to

Key Points Many actors in the Middle East are able to launch cyber attacks outside the region and will continue to enhance their cyber capabilities The bulk of cyber attacks from the Middle East will remain focused on propaganda or espionage Iran has some of the region's most advanced cyber

EVENT President Vladimir Putin on 23 May 2015 signed new legislation on 'undesirable' international and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in Russia. The new legislation builds on amendments to the Law on NGOs passed in 2012 that branded groups as 'foreign agents' for alleged

The Philippine Navy (PN) has commissioned a former product tanker donated by state-owned Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) as the service's fleet oiler. The 98 m vessel, named BRP Lake Caliraya (AF-81), was commissioned on 23 May at the PN's base in Cavite City, according to government news

Final operational capability (FOC) has been declared for the six EA-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C) of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Defence Minister Kevin Andrews announced on 26 May. The Boeing 737-700-based aircraft now provide the world's most

Germany's Rheinmetall has formally established a subsidiary in Australia to lead its planned expansion in the region, the company said in a statement on 26 May. Rheinmetall Defence Australia will be led by Andrew Fletcher, the former chief executive officer of Defence SA, the South Australian

German defence equipment manufacturer Rheinmetall has signed an agreement to begin collaboration with Kazakhstan's state-owned defence manufacturer Kazakhstan Engineering, the latter announced on 22 May. Little about the agreement was revealed by Kazakhstan Engineering, but the firm said that the

Russia's first series nuclear-powered icebreaker will be laid down in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday, the Baltic Shipyard announced.

Sergio Mattarella olasz államfő hétfőn Belgrádban többek között Tomislav Nikolić szerb köztársasági elnökkel találkozott. A beszélgetést követően az államfők leszögezték, hogy országaik kapcsolata a barátságon és bizalmon alapszik. Olaszország támogatja, hogy minél előbb megnyíljanak az Európai Unió és a Szerbia közötti csatlakozási tárgyalások első fejezetei.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Lockheed Martin have selected Thales to deliver the radar and mission system for the UK Royal Navy.

The Australian Royal Navy (RAN) has launched the first of three destroyers, Hobart, at the Port River wharf in Adelaide, marking a milestone in the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) programme.

The US Navy's Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and the sixth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) has successfully completed its carrier qualifications (CQ).

The US Navy has christened its new Virginia-class attack submarine as USS New Jersey (SSN 796), in honour of the long-standing history its namesake state has had with the navy.

May 25, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The European Union (EU) ambassador to Khartoum, Thomas Ulicny, has advised Sudanese youth to set their differences aside and create a bright future for a united Sudan that is free from extremism.

Ulicny hosted a reception for a group of young Sudanese representing different political forces, civil society organizations, activists and college students on the occasion of EU celebrations of Week Europe and the European Year for Development and the end of the Sudanese Young Leaders program.

He said that 12 Sudanese young leaders representing various political parties and civil society visited the European Parliament and the EU institutions in Brussels this year, noting they met with the European parliamentarians, foreign policy makers and human rights activists and they learned how the EU works, what it does and how it shapes global policies.

“You are the most important people who I speak to because you will be the leaders of Sudan within few decades”, he told the young leaders

“Sudanese youth must not [hold themselves captives to] prejudices and old disputes and they should create a bright future for a Sudan that is free from extremism. All young people should make use of their time and help each other”, Ulicny added

The EU envoy urged the Sudanese youth to work hard in order to create a new reality for unity against the current situation characterized by differences and divisions, reminding them that they are the only hope for tomorrow's Sudan.

He said that competition among world nations became very intense, stressing that young generations need to acquire knowledge, skills and education in order to communicate with the world and to be creative.

The Young Sudanese Leaders program was inaugurated in 2013 with the aim of educating youth on the EU and its institutions as well as exchange views on all issues of bilateral interest.

As part of the program, the Sudanese-European Friendship Society organizes annual visit for the Sudanese youth from various religious and ethnic backgrounds including young politicians, journalists, as well as political and human rights activists.

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Dans quelles circonstances exactes est mort Thomas Sankara le 15 octobre 1987 ? C'est pour tenter de répondre à cette question restée en suspens depuis 28 ans que l'exhumation de la dépouille mortelle de l'ancien président burkinabé et de douze de ses compagnons a débuté lundi. Une étape cruciale dans le combat pour la vérité mené depuis des années par la famille et en particulier la veuve de Thomas Sankara.