Petition calling for suspension of UK arms sales to Israel handed to Downing Street LONDON: A petition calling for the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel was handed in to 10 Downing Street on Tuesday by a pro-Palestinian activist organization and a cross-party group of lawmakers. Launched on April 2 and signed by … Read more
SEOUL: Saudi Arabia and South Korea signed a preliminary agreement to expand defense cooperation, Seoul’s arms procurement agency has said as the East Asian country looks to broaden its arms export market. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense and South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration signed the memorandum of understanding on Sunday on the sidelines of … Read more
MIAMI: The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.