Pakistan: Tribal elder killed in Waziristan blast

A tribal elder was killed in Azam Warsak area in Lower South Waziristan district here on Monday, police sources said. The sources said that the tribal elder identified as Akbar Jan was going home on a motorcycle when he was Read More …

India: Delhi Police investigate reports of a blast near Israel embassy

A search operation is underway and all staff are unharmed, officials said. Delhi Police sources said a typed letter addressed to the Israeli ambassador was found in a garden area behind the embassy, where the explosion took place.When contacted, Israeli Read More …

U.S. launches retaliatory strikes after drone attack on Iraq military base wounds 3 U.S. service members

A drone attack by an Iran-affiliated terrorist group on a military base in Iraq early Monday morning left three U.S. service members wounded, the Pentagon said, and prompted President Biden to order retaliatory strikes. The attack on the Erbil Air Read More …

UK: North Finchley and Golders Green MP’s office hit by suspected arson attack

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at the office of North London Conservative MP Mike Freer. A fire broke out at the rear of the North Finchley and Golders Green MP’s constituency office at around 19:00 on Christmas Eve. Read More …

India: Initial probe shows drone attack on merchant ship

The Indian Navy’s preliminary assessment of the Merchant Vessel Chem Pluto on Monday has pointed “towards a drone attack.” “The analysis of the area of attack and debris found on the ship point to a drone attack. However, further forensic Read More …

Cyprus: Christmas day car bombing in Limassol

A car was targeted by an improvised explosive device in the early hours of the morning on Christmas day. The car, belonging to a 52-year-old accountant in Limassol, was parked outside the owner’s residence in the Mesa Geitonia area. The Read More …

India: Two SOG jawans injured in IED explosion in Odisha

Two jawans of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Odisha Police sustained injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) reportedly planted by Maoists exploded in Sirla forest under Tumudibandha of Kandhamal district on Sunday. The incident took place at around 10 Read More …

Cameroon: Blast rocks market in Northwest Region on Christmas Day, with no casualties

An improvised explosive device exploded on Christmas Day morning in Bamenda, the chief town of Cameroon’s Anglophone region of Northwest that has been ravaged by years of armed separatist conflict, several local and security sources said. The blast struck a Read More …

US says Houthi drones attacked warship, tankers in Red Sea

The US military says a warship was targeted with four UAVs fired from Yemen, and says a tanker was hit by a suicide drone, with another nearly missing a second vessel. No injuries are reported in any of the incidents. Read More …

Bangladesh: Three held while hurling bomb at railway tracks in Narayanganj

Three suspected saboteurs were arrested by the Narayanganj railway police on Sunday while they were hurling crude bombs at the rail tracks in the Narayanganj rail station area. Narayanganj railway police sub-inspector Mokhlesur Rahman told New Age that the three Read More …

The Netherlands: Explosives found in Amsterdam homeless shelter during ongoing investigation

Police officers investigating a suspicious situation at a homeless shelter in Amsterdam found several explosives after evacuating the building. Emergency services coordinated a massive response just after 10 a.m., sending many police officers and firefighters to the scene. One person Read More …

Pakistan: Bomb found in Karachi-bound Awami Express defused

A major tragedy was averted when a bomb was recovered from one of the bogies of Karachi-bound Awami Express train on Friday, police and railways officials said. According to details, a suspicious bag containing switches and wires was spotted under Read More …

Burundi: Attack by rebels in Vugizo leaves 20 dead

An attack by rebels in western Burundi has killed 20 people, all but one of them civilians, the central African country’s government has said. The attack was claimed by the Red-Tabara rebel group, which in its own statement said it Read More …

Benin: Two soldiers killed by homemade bomb in the north

Two soldiers on motorcycle patrol in northern Benin were killed on Tuesday by an improvised explosive device, military and police sources said on Wednesday (13 December). While on motorcycle patrol Tuesday morning in the commune of Karimama, near the border Read More …

Germany sends ammunition, demining equipment to Ukraine

Germany has transferred additional military aid to Ukraine, including tank ammunition, demining equipment, and anti-aircraft guns, the German government announced on Dec. 22. Germany has consistently supported Ukraine with weapons and equipment deliveries since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Read More …

India: Train services on Howrah-Mumbai route hit as Maoists blow up railway track

Train movement on Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai route was severely affected after Maoists blew up a railway track at Binuan village between Rourkela and Manoharpur railway station late Thursday night. Maoist posters and banners were also put up at the blast site. As Read More …

New York: Horseheads Man Pleads Guilty in Explosives Investigation

The Horseheads man arrested in November after setting off an explosive device in Chemung County and later caused his entire neighborhood to be evacuated has pleaded guilty. According to Chemung County District Attorney Weeden Wetmore, Michael Hilliard, 43, pleaded guilty Read More …

Cyprus: No clear evidence emerges in Paphos explosion case

Despite intense investigations for the second consecutive day in connection with the placement of an explosive device at the residence of a 58-year-old official from the Legal Service in Paphos, substantive progress in the investigations remains elusive. Simultaneously, evidence and Read More …

S. Korea Donates Demining Equipment to Ukraine

South Korea has reportedly donated demining machines to Ukraine as humanitarian assistance. According to the South Korean embassy in Ukraine on Thursday, two demining machines and ten pickup trucks were handed over to Ukraine at a ceremony in Kyiv in Read More …

Robot dogs protect lives through innovation

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — “These robot dogs not only have the potential to save Airmen’s lives, but they also serve as a reminder of how valuable your voice is, regardless of rank.” Master Sgt. Dominic Garcia, the emergency Read More …