Government arms deals
FILE -- In this Jan. 16, 2017 file photo, Richard Ratcliffe husband of imprisoned British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, poses during an Amnesty International led vigil outside the Iranian Embassy in London. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, an Iranian-British woman long held in Tehran has been sentenced to another year in prison in Iran, her lawyer said Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Lawyer: Iranian-British woman gets another year in prison

By Jon Gambrell Apr. 26, 2021 08:19 AM EDT

Al Fursan, or the Knights, a UAE Air Force aerobatic display team, perform during the opening day of the International Defence Exhibition & Conference, IDEX, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
UAE weapons show draws major deals, traders amid pandemic

By Isabel Debre Feb. 21, 2021 10:11 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2017 file photo, men walk past a Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leopard tank with a "sold" sign on it at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, known by the acronym IDEX, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Israel has decided not to send a delegation of defense companies to the 2021 IDEX arms fair in the United Arab Emirates next week. Officials on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, cited coronavirus restrictions that have forced the closure of Israel’s international airport. Dozens of Israeli companies, including state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, had planned on sending delegations. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
Israel decides not to participate in Emirati arms fair

Feb. 15, 2021 07:43 AM EST

FILE - This Jan. 14, 2021, file photo provided by the North Korean government shows missiles during a military parade marking the ruling party congress, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Last year was a disaster for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who helplessly watched his country's economy decay amid pandemic border closures while brooding over the collapse of made-for-TV summits with former President Donald Trump that failed to lift sanctions from his country. Now he must start over with President Joe Biden, who has previously called him a thug and accused Trump of chasing spectacles instead of meaningful reductions of Kim’s nuclear arsenal. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
After Trump setbacks, Kim Jong Un starts over with Biden

By Kim Tong-Hyung Jan. 22, 2021 12:04 AM EST

China vows 'proper' response to US arms sale to Taiwan

Nov. 04, 2020 04:30 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — China vowed Wednesday that it will make a “proper and necessary response” if the U.S. proceeds with its latest planned arms sale to Taiwan. ...

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2020 03:09 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 30 The Wall Street...