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October25

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	Illegal weapons flowing back into Sahel	Home - defenceWeb
Algeria	Algeria increases military budget	Atalayar - Las claves del mundo en tus manos
Australia	Australia committed to military cooperation with Indonesia	Al Jazeera
Caribbean	HSI efforts in joint international operation contribute to hundreds of firearms, tons of drugs seized in Caribbean	ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Ethiopia	Ethiopia’s peace talks in SA – a chance to silence guns in Tigray: Analysts	Home - SABC News
Europol	Europol lutte contre la menace des armes à feu fabriquées en 3D	Impression 3D et Imprimante 3D : Actualités, Comparatifs, Meilleurs Prix...
Germany	Germany Is Arguing With Itself Over Ukraine	The Atlantic
Haiti	World powers at U.N. unanimously adopt arms embargo, travel ban and sanctions aimed at Haiti criminal gangs	CBS News
India	Are India’s arms exports on ‘cusp of a revolution’?	Asia Times
Iran	Iran Agrees To Ship More Drones, Missiles to Russia	"Free Beacon" — Breaking News, Politics, National Security
Iran	Iran’s Burgeoning Arms Exports To Russia Could Be A Sign Of Desperation	Forbes
Iran	L’Iran vante les ventes d’armes, mais nie avoir fourni les drones kamikazes russes	Crumpe - Crumpe.com
Israel	Netanyahu reveals Israeli arms exports have been used by Iran against IDF in Syria	Times of Israel
Israel	Israël: "Nous ne fournirons pas de systèmes d'armes à l'Ukraine"	Anadolu Agency
Israel	Tsahal déjoue une opération de contrebande d’armes et de drogue depuis le Liban	The Times of Israël
KSA	The Saudis Need a Reality Check	Foreign Affairs Magazine
KSA/US	Lawmakers call for one-year block in arms sales to Saudi Arabia after oil production cut	PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
Nigeria	Building a formidable military-industrial complex	Punch Newspapers
Pakistan	Despite India's concern, US will provide $450 mn F-16 sustainment package to Pak	Business News Today
Russia	Russia Contributes 35% of Global Arms Export to Africa—Envoy	Business News Home
Russia	24 Russian arms producers are still not on Western sanctions lists — report	Euromaden Express
Somalia	US reveals Al-Shabaab's weapons trafficking network	Garowe Online
Taiwan	Taiwan et les Etats-Unis envisagent de produire des armes pour dissuader la Chine	Chine Magazine
Taiwan	US-Taiwan arms production plan seeks to deter China	Asia Times
Trinidad and Tobago	Martin George: Too many illegal firearms in Tobago	Loop Trinidad & Tobago News
Ukraine	Caesar, Crotale, Milan... Radiographie de ces armes françaises redoutées par les Russes en Ukraine	Le Figaro
Ukraine	Armes bricolées et stratégie innovante… L’ingéniosité de l’armée ukrainienne contre les troupes russes	Le Monde.fr - Actualités et Infos en France et dans le monde
Ukraine	https://time.com/6223204/iran-kamikaze-drones-russia-ukraine/	TIME
United Kingdom	BAE Systems in middle of dogfight between Saudis and Biden over oil	The Guardian
United Kingdom	Fact-check: Are UK weapons being used against protestors in Iran? Access to the comments	Euronews
United Nations	Nations Flooded with Illicit Small Arms ‘Cannot Keep Mopping Up the Damage’ without Decisive Action by Exporting States, First Committee Told	ReliefWeb - Informing humanitarians worldwide
United Nations	Enough Bullets Made Each Year to Kill ‘Twice the Number of Planet’s Inhabitants’, First Committee Hears during Debate on Conventional Weapons	Frontpage | UN Press
United States	“Promoting Stability or Fueling Conflict?”: Biden’s U.S. Arms Sales Boom from Ukraine to Saudi Arabia	Democracy Now!
United States	US has increased arms sales abroad despite Biden election pledge	The Guardian
United States	USASAC moving multibillion-dollar military aid to Ukraine at record speeds	The Official Home Page of the United States Army
United States	Exclusive: U.S. considers HAWK air defense equipment for Ukraine	Reuters

October18

Country	Topic	Source
Albania	OSCE Presence in Albania and partners discuss achievements and future plans of small arms and light weapons project	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | OSCE
Argentina	Argentina Looking To India To Strengthen Its Military Force	Defense News India | Latest Defence Updates
Australia	Weapons of death—Australia’s growing arms industry	Solidarity Online | A socialist organisation in Australia
Burkina Faso	« Faire Taire les Armes » : Quels rôles peuvent jouer les femmes ?	leFaso.net - L'actualité au Burkina Faso
Canada	Canadian generals push for industry, military procurement to go on 'war footing' to increase supply of weapons	Home | Windsor Star
Cyprus	Cyprus could send its Russian-made weapons to Ukraine in exchange for US weapons	Greek City Times – Greek City Times
France	Guerre en Ukraine : quelles armes la France fournit-elle ?	La Croix - Actualité en direct, informations France, Monde, Economie...
France	Ukraine asks France to prove its love with weapons	Reuters
Greece	Greece receives first batch of Marder fighting vehicles from Germany	Defence Blog
India	Odisha police busted Illegal arms manufacturing unit in Boudh, 1 held	East Cost Daily (India)
India	Reforms Will Keep India’s Russian-Built Arsenal Relevant ... For A While	Forbes
India	Kalashnikov AK 203 to be produced in India by year-end, says Russia	WION: Breaking News, Latest News, World, South Asia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh News & Analysis - Latest World News
India	What Should be the Next Steps as India Moves to be a Defence Exporter	CNN-News18
Iran	New sanctions against Tehran for selling arms to Russia for the war in Ukraine	Atalayar - Las claves del mundo en tus manos
Israel	Israel giving arms to Ukraine will 'destroy' ties with Russia	I24NEWS - Breaking news from the Middle East, Israel and around the world
Israel	Israel backing off Saudi arms sale hopes, turning eyes to Europe	Breaking Defense - Defense industry news, analysis and commentary
Kenya	Baringo residents urged to surrender Illegal firearms	KBC - Breaking news, World, Kenya, County, Politics, Business, Sports, Lifestyle and Entertainment
KSA	Senator raises alarm Saudis could share US defense technology with Russia	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The Guardian
KSA	Biden will examine all aspects of US-Saudi relationship, including arms sales, national security adviser says	CNN International - Breaking News, US News, World News and Video
KSA	Lawmakers call for one-year block in arms sales to Saudi Arabia after oil production cut	PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
Maroc	Le Maroc poursuit une politique intégrée de lutte contre le trafic et la prolifération des armes légères et de petit calibre (responsable)	2m (Morocco)
Pologne	La Pologne va acquérir 300 lance-roquettes multiples K239 « Chunmoo » auprès du sud-coréen Hanwha	Zone Militaire - L'actualité de la défense et de la sécurité
Russia	Russia will run out of arms before Ukraine does because it has isolated itself so much, UK defence secretary says	Insider
Russia	Ukraine Claims Russia Pulling 70-Year-Old Defense Systems Out of Storage	Newsweek
Singapore	Sanctioned Myanmar Tycoons Find Shelter in Singapore	Bloomberg
Somalia	Somalia: Lifting Arms Embargo On Somalia Could Be a Phenomenal Blunder	Home - allAfrica.com
Taiwan	Senate to add $10 billion in Taiwan aid, scale back arms sale reform	Defense News, Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News
Thailande	La Thaïlande va confisquer les armes à feu des policiers véreux	Toute la Thaïlande : guide et portail d'information sur la Thaïlande
Thailand	Thailand’s gun control remains problematic	ThaiPBWorld
United Kingdom	What weapons has the UK sent to Ukraine?	The Independent
United Kingdom	3D printed weapons in UK becoming an issue 'faster than expected'	Express.co.uk
Ukraine	VIDÉO - Ukraine : obus Excalibur et Bonus, missiles ATACMS… Ces armes occidentales qui font la différence	TF1 INFO - Actualités du jour en direct : Actualité en France et à l'International
Ukraine	VIDÉO - Livraisons d'armes à Kiev : le point sur l'équipement de l'armée ukrainienne	TF1 INFO - Actualités du jour en direct : Actualité en France et à l'International
Ukraine	NATO Chief Urges More Weapons for Ukraine as Zelensky Seeks Air Defense Systems	The New York Times
Ukraine	Ukraine’s allies can’t get arms fast enough as stockpiles shrink	BusinessMirror
Ukraine	Livraisons d’armes : les Etats-Unis s’engagent à apporter 725 millions de dollars d'aide militaire supplémentaire à l’Ukraine	Atlantico.fr
Ukraine	Arms smugglers will profit Saying goodbye from the Ukraine conflict	The Statesman
United Nations	Militarizing Gender or Humanizing Small Arms Control?	IPI Global Observatory
United Nations	Joint Communiqué Sixteenth (16th) Annual Joint Consultative Meeting between members of the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council, New York, 14th October 2022	ReliefWeb
United States	Inside the U.S. Effort to Arm Ukraine	The New Yorker
United States	US announces new $725m military assistance package for Ukraine	Al Jazeera
United States	Lockheed beats estimates on F-35 sales, maintains guidance	Reuters

October11

Country	Topic	Source
Afrique	le développement pas les armes	Actualités au cameroun,infos et news | Cameroon-Tribune
Armenia	Armenia–India Relations: From Politics to Arms Trade	Armenian Weekly
China	The Coming Chinese Weapons Boom	Foreign Affairs Magazine
European Union	European Parliament calls on EU to supply Ukraine with new weapons	news.am
France	Démantèlement d’un réseau de trafic d’armes sur le département des Bouches-du-Rhône	Actualités - France 3 Régions
Germany	Rheinmetall to send tanks to Czechs from December under Ukraine swap scheme	Yahoo News
India	How India' defence exports reached all-time high	Latest Business News, Finance News, BSE/NSE News, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News
Israel	Smashing Drones, US Army To Acquire Israeli SMASH 2000L Anti-UAV System That Indian Army Is Also Evaluating	EurAsian Times
Italy	Italy Arms Control: Says No to War Yet Why the Rules Bend for Pakistan, Saudi?	The Quint
KSA	Key senator announces hold on Saudi arms sales after oil cuts	Defense News
KSA	Most Americans oppose arms sales to Saudi, new poll finds	Middle East Monitor
Mexico	Mexico files new lawsuit accusing Arizona gun dealers of weapons trafficking	Reuters
Mexique	Narcotrafic au Mexique : les autorités portent à nouveau plainte contre l’industrie des armes aux Etats-Unis	RTBF.be
Slovakia	Slovakia hands over another two Zuzana-2 self-propelled guns to Ukraine	Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
Taiwan	U.S. Aims to Turn Taiwan Into Giant Weapons Depot	The New York Times
Thailand	Thai nursery massacre puts focus on guns, mental health of security personnel	BenarNews
Thailand	Why strict but inconsistent gun laws did not keep Thailand safe	The Japan Times
Thailande	La Thaïlande va renforcer le contrôle des armes et la lutte contre la drogue	Radio France | Écoutez en ligne vos radios
United Kingdom	For First Time… UK Displays New Package of Arms Sent to Ukraine	Home - Sada El balad
United Kingdom	Will guns from Ukraine end up on the streets of Britain?	The Spectator
Ukraine	Trafic d’armes en Ukraine : Un aveuglement occidental dangereux	Journal de l'économie
Ukraine	She's a doctor. He was a limo driver. They pitched a $30m arms deal	Bangkok Post
Ukraine	New Biden Weapons Package for Ukraine 'Increases the Danger of a Direct Military Clash,' Says Russian Ambassador	Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets
Ukraine	Ukraine’s Allies Can’t Get Arms Fast Enough as Stockpiles Shrink	Bloomberg
United States	U.S. Urged To Curb Arms Sales To Bahrain Over Claims Of Forced Confessions And Torture	Forbes
United States	Congress Should Act to Curb US Gun Sales in Mexico	RealClearPolicy
United States	U.S. lawmakers question Saudi arms sales as Biden mulls OPEC response	Reuters
United States	US approves $3 billion NASAMS air defense kit for Kuwait	Defense News
United States	HIMARS, Excalibur Rounds Headed for Ukraine in $625 Million Security Assistance Package	U.S. Department of Defense

October4

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	Communiqué of the 1105th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council held on 15 September 2022, on the on the commemoration of the 2022 Africa Amnesty Month (AAM) held from 4 to 7 September 2022, in Lomé, Togo	ReliefWeb - Informing humanitarians worldwide
Africa	African Countries Renew Political Commitment to Silence the Guns: Patience Chiradza	Satenaw: Ethiopian News
Global	ATT Meeting Focuses on Post-Transfer Arms Controls	Arms Control Association
Gabon	Peace and Security in Africa: Financing of Armed Groups and Terrorists Through Illicit Trafficking of Natural Resources	Security Council Report
Germany/KSA	German government approves arms exports to Saudi Arabia: reports	Deutche Welle
Jamaica	Holness enlists UN help to stem influx of illegal guns, murder wave	Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica	Gloves Over Guns: Jamaica Boxing Board’s program against violence	IBA - International Boxing Association
Jamaica	New Firearms Act passed in the Senate	Loop Jamaica News
Sierra Leone	138 Unlicensed Local Arm Manufacturers in Sierra Leone	Home - allAfrica.com
Trinidad and Tobago	PGA organizes regional Caribbean Workshop	Twitter
Trinidad and Tobago	Budget 2023: Pay 100% more for firearm users' license	Loop Trinidad & Tobago News
United Kingdom	Exclusive: Weapons firms install 50 staff inside the Ministry of Defence	Home | openDemocracy
United States	Ad misleads on treaty regulating global arms trade	berkshireeagle.com
United States	Ukraine arms transfers still tracked after US State Dept. kills report	C4ISRNET, Media for the Intelligence-Age Military | C4ISRNET
Global	US unveils $1.1 billion Ukraine arms package	Reuters
Zimbabwe	Illegal firearms fuel violent crime spike in Zimbabwe	Mail & Guardian - Africa's Best Read