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Latest News
- Indian Army, Assam Rifles seize weapons and explosives in Manipur crackdown
March 31, 2025
The Indian Army and Assam Rifles launched information-based operations in the Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Chandel, Senapati, Jiribam, and Bishnupur districts of Manipur between 26 March and 29 March, as per an ...
- New Mexico: Authorities investigate damaging fire at GOP headquarters
March 30, 2025
Federal authorities are investigating a fire early Sunday that damaged the entryway to the headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Agents working with local authorities recovered unspecified ...
- Pakistan: Terrorists blow up abandoned checkpost in Bannu
March 30, 2025
Militants blew up the building of an abandoned police post with explosives in the Wazir subdivision of Bannu district on Saturday. A police official confirmed the incident and said that the ...
- U.S. warns of possible attacks in Syria during the Eid holiday
March 29, 2025
The U.S. warned of an increased possibility of attacks in Syria during the Eid el-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Eid could begin ...
- Sweden to provide over €7 million for drone and mine clearance coalitions for Ukraine
March 28, 2025
The Swedish government has instructed the Swiss Armed Forces to make payments to coalitions of forces and assets in the areas of demining and unmanned aerial vehicles under the Ramstein ...
- UK: Man with ‘anti-government ideology’ tried to kill police officer outside station
March 28, 2025
A man has admitted trying to kill a police officer outside a Welsh police station. Alexander Dighton, 28, who has an “anti-government ideology”, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday ...
- Norway to provide NOK 3 billion in humanitarian support to Ukraine
March 28, 2025
The humanitarian consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine are severe and the need for assistance is enormous. In light of this, the Norwegian Government has decided to provide ...
- US Army EOD tech earns honor graduate in Basic Military Mountaineering Course
March 27, 2025
JERICHO, Vt. – A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician was recently selected as the honor graduate of the Basic Military Mountaineering Course at the Ethan Allen Training Site in ...
- Nigeria, Sahel militants embrace DIY drone warfare
March 27, 2025
Under the cover of darkness, the jihadists moved into Wulgo, where the shores of Lake Chad meet the arid countryside of northern Nigeria. Around 1:00 am, a “barrage” of rocket-propelled grenades ...
- Ireland: Bomb squad called after suspect devices found during garda raid
March 27, 2025
An Army bomb disposal team was deployed on Thursday after gardai were alerted to a number of suspect devices while carrying out a search of a property in Co Wexford. During ...
- Cambodia: CMAC clears way for Funan Techo Canal construction
March 27, 2025
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) is clearing explosive remnants of war (ERW) along the route of the Funan Techo Canal to secure the construction site, ensure workers’ safety, and ...
- Ukraine: SES, National Police sappers clear over 2,400 km² of land
March 27, 2025
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, sappers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) and the National Police have cleared over 2,400 km² of Ukrainian territory. According to the ...
- Nigeria: Coordinated militants attack on military outpost and army base kills 16 in Borno
March 27, 2025
Suspected Islamist fighters launched a coordinated attack on an army base and a military outpost in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, killing at least 16 people, security sources told Reuters. Boko Haram ...
- Cameroon: Islamic militants kill 12 soldiers in an attack near Lake Chad
March 27, 2025
At least 12 Cameroonian soldiers were killed Monday night in an attack by Islamic militants on the border with Nigeria, according to a statement from the Cameroonian Ministry of Defense. The ...
- Pakistan: Balochistan reports 13 fatalities in separate terror attacks
March 27, 2025
Amid the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, 13 more people have been killed in two separate attacks targeting bus passengers and a house in the province. Jiwani Station House ...
- Ireland: Man seriously injured after blowing himself up with homemade bomb
March 26, 2025
The Special Detective Unit is understood to be assisting garda investigations after a man appears to have accidentally blown himself up with a pipe bomb. The man, aged in his 50s, ...
- Cameroon: Raw chemicals for improvised explosive devices seized in Idenau
March 26, 2025
An operation carried out by the Commercial Customs Brigade of Idenau during a physical inspection of cargo being offloaded from an artisanal boat onto a truck within the port area ...
- UK: Teenager, 18, charged with making ‘variety of homemade explosives’ in Wandsworth
March 26, 2025
A man has been charged with making a “variety” of homemade weapons and explosives in Wandsworth. Sakhile Ntsele, 18, of Wandsworth Road, has been charged with 29 offences in total ...
