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Funeral of soldiers killed in an ammunition explosion at a military base in Cambodia

World Apr 28

Cambodia holds funeral for 20 soldiers killed in arms depot explosion at military base

By Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press

World Apr 27

ASEAN Summit in Jakarta
20 Cambodian soldiers killed in military base ammunition explosion, prime minister says

An ammunition explosion at a base in southwestern Cambodia on Saturday afternoon killed 20 soldiers and injured several others, Prime Minister Hun Manet said.

By Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press

World Mar 21

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attend a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium March 21, 2024. Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters
EU leaders mulls ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency

New plans are on the table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help rearm Ukraine and give its defense industry a boost.

By Lorne Cook, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

World Nov 14

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium August 21, 2020. Photo by Yves Herman/REUTERS
The European Union is struggling to produce and send the ammunition it promised to Ukraine

With much fanfare early this year, EU leaders promised to provide 1 million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine's front line by spring 2024. That would amount to a serious ramp-up of production.

By Raf Cassert, Associated Press

Politics Sep 26

California's Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media after casting his vote at a voting center at The California Museum for the presidential primaries on Super Tuesday in Sacramento, CA U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Gabriela Bhaskar
California Gov. Newsom signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law that will raise taxes on guns and ammunition. The federal government already taxes guns at 10 percent or 11 percent. The law Newsom signed on Tuesday adds an 11 percent tax on…

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

Sep 12

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The challenges Ukraine faces as counteroffensive slowly regains territory from Russians

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

Kim Jong Un's rare trip outside North Korea for an expected meeting with Vladimir Putin will focus on ammunition sales for Russia's war in Ukraine. Fighting remains fierce, especially in southern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces are trying to recapture occupied…

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Sep 07

A look at the uranium-based anti-tank ammunition the U.S. is sending to Ukraine

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

The United States said Wednesday it's sending depleted uranium anti-tank rounds to Ukraine, following Britain's lead in sending the munitions to help Kyiv fight Russia's invasion.

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Aug 30

White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Japan are urging North Korea to halt arms negotiations with Russia following revelations Russian and North Korean talks on a weapons sale are advancing.

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Aug 29

U.S. to send $250 million in weapons and ammunition to Ukraine

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

The weapons will be drawn from existing U.S. stockpiles, officials said Tuesday, and will include mine-clearing equipment, artillery and rocket rounds, ambulances and medical gear, among other items and spare parts.

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Apr 23

Long war in Ukraine highlights need for U.S. Army to modernize ammo production

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

The invasion of Ukraine revealed that the U.S. stockpile of 155 mm shells and those of European allies were unprepared to support a major and ongoing conventional land war, sending them scrambling to bolster production.

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