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Navantia to Modernise Two Angolan Navy Patrol Vessels
Spain's Navantia has signed a contract with Angola's Simportex to repair and modernise two Mandume-class patrol vessels at its San Fernando shipyard. The deal adds...
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Navantia to Modernise Two Angolan Navy Patrol Vessels
Spain's Navantia has signed a contract with Angola's Simportex to repair and modernise two Mandume-class patrol vessels at its San Fernando shipyard. The deal adds a sustainment dimension to a...
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Between June 2024 and October 2025 Burkina Faso received more than 200 Norinco armoured vehicles under a plan Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced on 31 December 2023. This explainer reconstructs the...
Syria Arrests Mihrac Ural, Suspect in Baniyas Massacres and Türkiye’s Reyhanlı Bombings: What Is Confirmed
SANA says Syria's General Intelligence Service arrested Ali Kayali (Mihrac Ural) at the border on 15 October 2026. He is accused over the 2013 Baniyas massacres and Türkiye's Reyhanlı bombings....
GFS Pride Sinks in the Strait of Hormuz: What Singapore, Iran and Shipping Monitors Confirm
Singapore says the container ship GFS Pride sank after being hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 October 2026, and sister ship GFS Giselle was struck...
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Somalia Freezes Assets of Ex-South West Leader and Nine Others Over Alleged Al-Shabaab Links
On 13 October 2026 Somalia's AML/CFT committee ordered banks to freeze assets of ten people including former South West president Laftagareen over suspected al-Shabaab links. What the notice requires —...
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