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Latest News
- Germany: 3 men arrested over suspected preparations for an Islamic extremist attack
December 10, 2024
Two young men who sympathized with the Islamic State group and a suspected accomplice have been arrested in Germany for allegedly making preparations for an attack, authorities said Tuesday. The two ...
- Pakistan: Two killed in motorcycle explosion in Qilla Abdullah
December 10, 2024
On Monday, police reported that two individuals riding a motorcycle laden with explosives were killed in southwestern Pakistan. According to the police, the incident occurred when the explosives on the ...
- Syria: IAF strikes over 300 targets in massive operation after Assad’s fall
December 10, 2024
The Israeli Air Force carried out over 300 strikes in Syria in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to Israeli security sources. Some 70%-80% of the capabilities of former ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: IED found on Srinagar-Baramulla highway
December 10, 2024
The Army on Monday averted a major terror incident after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered on the Srinagar- Baramulla national highway. Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said on Monday that ...
- Iraq: IED blast targets Turkish military convoy in Duhok
December 9, 2024
An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, targeting a Turkish military convoy in the Bamarni district, north of Duhok, a security source reported on Monday. The source told Shafaq News Agency that ...
- UK: Man to stand trial accused of having items to make explosive devices
December 9, 2024
A man will stand trial next year accused of having items to make explosive devices. Shazad Khan faced the allegation as he appeared in the dock at the High Court ...
- Leveraging new technology for a mine-free future
December 9, 2024
The devastating legacy of armed conflict – often marked by the indiscriminate use of landmines, improvised explosive devices and other explosive ordnance – poses a significant humanitarian challenge. Innovation in ...
- India: Three killed in Murshidabad crude bomb explosion
December 9, 2024
At least three were killed and several others sustained injuries in an explosion whilst allegedly producing illegal crude bombs in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, according to police reports on Monday. The ...
- Lockerbie wreckage moved to US for bombing trial
December 9, 2024
A section of the American airliner which exploded over Lockerbie 35 years ago is being transported to the US for the trial of the man accused of making the bomb. The ...
- Ukraine: Explosives technicians neutralize unexploded warhead of Kh-101 missile in Chernivtsi region
December 9, 2024
Explosives technicians from Ukraine’s National Police have neutralized an unexploded warhead from a Russian Kh-101 missile in the southwestern Chernivtsi region. Law enforcement officers discovered the unexploded warhead of the ...
- Netherlands: Suspicious car found set on fire shortly after fatal apartment explosion in The Hague
December 8, 2024
Authorities in The Hague said that a suspicious car was found set on fire close to the location where a series of explosions and a fire at an apartment building ...
- Syria: Opposition fighters declare Damascus ‘liberated’, al-Assad ousted
December 8, 2024
Syria opposition forces have declared that the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, hours after fighters entered the capital, Damascus, following a lightning advance across ...
- India to create comprehensive anti-drone unit for border security
December 8, 2024
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said India will soon create a comprehensive anti-drone unit to secure its borders as the “menace” of unmanned aerial vehicles is going to ...
- Colombia: Motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated in killing 1 and injuring 14
December 7, 2024
A motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated at a police checkpoint in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, killing the driver and injuring 14 others, authorities said. Officers had been conducting inspections in the ...
- Pakistan: Two Separate Attacks in South Waziristan Claim Seven Lives, Including Four FC Personnel
December 7, 2024
In South Waziristan, two separate attacks left seven people dead, including four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel. According to sources, an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a bomb disposal vehicle of ...
- Nigeria: Another explosion hits Zamfara community, passengers killed
December 7, 2024
Another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has exploded with a truck carrying grains and some persons in Zamfara by a new terrorists group, Lakurawa. The incident occurred Friday evening along Malele village ...
- India-Cambodia joint military exercise concludes in Pune
December 7, 2024
The first edition of CambodiaIndia Bilateral Army Exercise (CINBAXI) successfully concluded on Friday, marking a significant milestone in strengthening military cooperation and interoperability between the two nations. The joint exercise saw ...
- New South Wales: Police charge man over fire, explosions at Gosford CBD legal offices
December 6, 2024
A man has been charged over explosions at two separate legal offices in Gosford. Dozens of employees were evacuated from a building on Donnison Street just after 2:30pm on Thursday, ...
- Cyprus: Hand grenade attack behind Limassol house explosion
December 6, 2024
Police have confirmed that a defensive hand grenade was used in an explosion that occurred at a residential property in Limassol early Friday morning. According to Limassol CID, a 63-year-old retired ...
- India: Karnataka police wins national counter explosive device competition
December 6, 2024
In a first, the Karnataka police have won the top award in the national counter improvised explosive device (CIED) competition. The Internal Security Division (ISD) – CIED of Centre for ...
- Lebanon: Deminers back in action as critical task awaits in southern Lebanon
December 6, 2024
Despite the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, most of the Lebanese people displaced over the past three months have already started returning to their homes. However, for most, it is ...
