Cambodia to mark 20 years of contributions to UN Peacekeeping operations

Cambodia will mark the 20th anniversary of its participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations on October 24, commemorating two decades since the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces first deployed personnel to UN missions in 2006. The anniversary ceremony will coincide with Read More …

Saudi Arabia: Attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more

The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in critical condition. The attack was the deadliest in any Gulf Read More …

Chinese forces participate in SCO joint counterterrorism exercise in Belarus

A joint counterterrorism exercise involving competent authorities of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states was held in Minsk, Belarus, from October 4 to 8, marking the first time Belarus has hosted the exercise since joining the SCO, with counterterrorism law Read More …

Tender: Spanish MoFA Funded Digital EORE Video Production – Whole of Syria

In complex operating environments such as Syria, digital and mass media interventions provide a vital, cost-effective complement to direct, in-person EORE sessions. Digital delivery overcomes geographical fragmentation, access restrictions, and active insecurity to deliver critical safety messages at scale. Funded Read More …

Nigeria: Troops neutralise IEDs planted along Zamfara road

Troops of Fansan Yamma have recovered and neutralised improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by terrorists along the Magami-Hannutara-Dansadau road in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. In a statement on Friday, the Nigerian Army said the troops conducted a Read More …

Iceland: Lagoon visits trigger false explosive airport positives

Foreign tourists who visited geothermal bathing lagoons during their stay in Iceland have received false positive results during screening for explosives or hazardous substances at Keflavík Airport. A tourist who was recently travelling around Iceland raised the issue in a Read More …

India: Army, Assam Rifles destroy 27 IEDs on road in Manipur’s Kamjong

Assam Rifles and indian Army teams detected and neutralised as many as 27 IEDs along an eight-km stretch of road near the India–Myanmar border in ’s Kamjong district. The Army’s Spear Corps wrote on X that the 27 IEDs were Read More …

Michigan: Bomb found at Chelsea gas station

A bomb squad was called to a Chelsea gas station early Friday after an employee found a pipe bomb. Police responded around 7:30 a.m. Oct. 9 to the Speedway gas station, 930 S. Main St., for a possible pipe bomb Read More …

Ukraine: 12,746 ‘Danger: Mines’ warning signs have been handed over to a border guard unit to mark areas that may be contaminated by explosive ordnance in Odesa region

The threat posed by mines remains a concern in many regions of Ukraine. Timely marking of areas where there may be a risk of explosive ordnance is an important part of keeping people safe. With the support of the Odesa Read More …

India: Security forces recover seven IEDs, including six pressure cooker bombs in Chhattisgarh

Security forces have recovered seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including six pressure cooker bombs and a pipe bomb, from a suspected Maoist dump in the Bhatbeda area of Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, officials said. The explosives were recovered during an intensive Read More …

Afghanistan: 78 per cent of Explosive Remnant Casualties are children amid mine-action funding shortfall

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says explosive remnants of war continue to pose a daily threat to civilians in Afghanistan, warning that sustained financial support for mine-action projects is needed to make communities safer. Read More …

From Ukraine’s trenches to South America’s borders and favelas: Criminal organizations use of one-way attack drones

There is a growing amount of research on Ukrainian adaptation and how civilian, military and private organisations have reorganised during the war. Researchers and policymakers are seeking to understand how Ukraine has reinvented itself to meet the challenges of the Read More …

New Zealand: Homemade bomb found in car near new City Rail Link station

The bomb squad was called to a stolen car in a car yard near one of Auckland’s new City Rail Link train stations on Monday evening after police found an improvised explosive device (IED) inside. Officers found the item inside Read More …

Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after man dies in Nairobi

Kenya confirmed its ‌first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi. Kenya is the third country to record a case linked to the Ebola epidemic in eastern Read More …

Israel: Suspected criminal assassination attempt leaves two wounded after car explosion in Jerusalem

A 57-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy were seriously wounded in a vehicle explosion in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv neighborhood on Tuesday, in what police are investigating as a suspected attempted murder with a criminal background. Police received a report of Read More …

France: Teen loses hand picking up grenade during student protests

A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade as students across France demanded better classroom conditions in a days-long wave of protests that have erupted into blazes and barricades at some schools, while disrupting lessons at Read More …

UK: Member of terrorist group convicted of terrorism offences

Release issued on behalf of Counter Terrorism Policing South East An extreme Islamist who was a member of the proscribed terrorist organisation Daesh has been convicted of terrorism offences, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE). bdullah Read More …

Pakistan: Two children killed in Panjgur blast

Two children were killed and three others injured on Saturday in Panjgur district when an explosive device detonated while they were playing, police said. According to police, the incident occurred in Fateh Ali Bazar, located in Gwar Go tehsil, where Read More …

Philippines: 3 children, 85-year-old woman die in Isabela blast

Three children, including an eight-year-old boy, and an 85-year-old woman died, while two other minors were wounded when an unidentified explosive device went off in Sitio Raniag, Barangay Sinamar, Roxas, Isabela, at around 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, police Read More …

Sudan police step up clearance of war debris, unexploded shells in Khartoum

Sudanese security authorities have disposed of more than 12,000 unexploded shells and collected thousands of wrecked vehicles across Khartoum State, the interior ministry said on Saturday, as part of an effort to restore order in the capital. Interior Minister Babikir Read More …