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Latest News
- Afghanistan: One in five Afghans at risk of landmines and explosives
June 10, 2025
A new report by The HALO Trust says at least 6.4m Afghans are at risk of unexploded ordnance, with children accounting for 80 per cent of blast fatalities and injuries. ...
- Northern Ireland: Masked rioters in Co Antrim attack police, torch houses for second night
June 10, 2025
Hundreds of masked rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena on Tuesday in the second successive night of disorder that ...
- Colombia: At least four dead in wave of explosions outside police stations in southwest
June 10, 2025
At least four people were killed in Colombia on Tuesday as rebel groups detonated bombs near police stations in the city of Cali and the neighboring Cauca province, according to ...
- Pakistan: Kech blast leaves tribal elder, son dead
June 10, 2025
At least 21 people, including a tribal elder and his son, lost their lives in separate incidents of shootings, explosion, drownings and traffic accidents across Balochistan during the Eid holidays, ...
- Cambodia: Koh Kong’s Srae Ambel district declared mine-free
June 10, 2025
Srae Ambel District in Koh Kong Province was declared mine-free in a June 10 ceremony, with mine clearance efforts supported by assistance from the Government of India. Ly Thuch, first vice-president ...
- U.S. Navy EOD, Canadian Clearance Divers Strengthen Maritime Readiness in Halifax
June 9, 2025
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians from EOD Mobile Unit SIX and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) clearance divers conducted a weeklong ...
- Mexico: Four cartel suspects killed during chase in the municipality of Frontera Comalapa days after ambush killed 5 officers in same area
June 9, 2025
Police in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas and federal forces killed four suspected criminals on Sunday during a chase in an area bordering Guatemala, the local government said. The incident ...
- Afghanistan: Explosion in Paktia kills one, injures four
June 9, 2025
Local sources in Paktia province report that a 12-year-old child was killed and four others injured in a mine explosion. The incident occurred in the village of Hasan Khil in Dand-e-Patan ...
- India: Senior cop killed, 2 others injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
June 9, 2025
An additional superintendent was killed and two other police officers were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday, police said. Chief ...
- New Jersey: Materials for improvised explosive device found in 2 homes in Moorestown
June 9, 2025
A minor from Burlington County, New Jersey is in custody after materials to make an improvised explosive device (IED) were found in two locations in Moorestown, authorities said. Moorestown Police said ...
- Northern Ireland: Rioting following protest in Co Antrim town in wake of sex attack arrests
June 9, 2025
Rioting has broken out in Ballymena, Co Antrim, tonight following a protest march by residents in the wake of two arrests over alleged sexual assault. Barricades were then erected and fires ...
- Japan: Blast occurs at US Kadena Air Base, injuring 4 Japan SDF members
June 9, 2025
An explosion occurred Monday near the U.S. military’s Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, slightly injuring four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members who were working at ...
- Solomon Islands: NUXO team ends evaluation tour in Western and Choiseul
June 8, 2025
A team from the National Unexploded Ordnance (NUXO) Coordinating Office has successfully conducted a week-long evaluation and inspection tour across Western and Choiseul Provinces. According to Mr. Benzily Kasutaba, Director ...
