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Algeria’s arms imports have drastically decreased since 2018, according to a study published recently by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The arms imports of Algeria dropped by 58 percent during the past four years. Algiers and Moscow have been preparing for a year a “strategic document” for cooperation.

Such concerns about China’s weapons sales are not new and have persisted despite Washington’s overall dominance in arms exports.

Arms imports into Europe almost doubled in 2022, becoming the world's third-largest destination, researchers said Monday. This has mostly been driven by massive shipments to Ukraine since Russia invaded just over a year ago.

A Swedish think tank says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that led to a substantial flow of military aid to Kyiv made Ukraine the world’s third largest importer of arms in 2022

Fuelled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European countries are also increasing arms imports, the think tank says.

Study shows French suppliers have more major export orders than Russia, while UK’s share has dwindled

Vietnam is eyeing a major defence shift as it seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian arms and launch a push to export locally made weapons, officials and analysts said, with possible buyers in Africa, Asia - and potentially even Moscow.

Global arms sales have grown by nearly 2%, chiefly because of the war in Ukraine

Weapons trade grows 1.9 percent according to SIPRI, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine adding to supply chain problems.

Vladimir Putin’s absence from the G20 Summit in Bali also undermines talk of a Russian pivot to the Asia-Pacific region.

Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development overlooking the South China Sea known as a playground for the wealthy. A short drive away is…