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An apparent bomb attack in Colombia’s restive southwest wounded 17 people on Monday including three children and two police officers, authorities said, amid growing concern for a fragile peace process. A device, probably a bomb attached to a motorcycle, exploded Read More …
The United Kingdom will increase defense spending to 2.5 percent of GDP from 2027 by cutting the international development budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday. Starmer was speaking ahead of his visit to Washington, D.C. to meet United States Read More …
A new military organization was announced by Druze militias in the southern Syrian province of Suwayda, called “The Suwayda Military Council.” During the announcement ceremony, the founders stated that its role would be to protect the Druze communities and guard Read More …
On Tuesday, a seven-year-old child, Hamrin Yadigar, was killed by a landmine explosion while playing in the village of Haji Awadi in the Kifri district, Garmian, Iraqi Kurdistan, a local source reported. According to the source, emergency services swiftly reached Read More …
Ukraine has begun developing a testing site for the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies in mine action. The Defence Ministry and its partners have identified a location for a testing ground dedicated to demining technologies. Representatives of Read More …
Texas ranchers working near the southern border have been urged to exercise extreme caution when traveling through Mexico after one of their own was killed earlier this month by an improvised explosive device (IED). Antonio Céspedes Saldierna, 74, a Texas Read More …
In a swift operation, security forces averted a major threat by defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted inside a beer bottle, allegedly placed by Naxals to target personnel patrolling the area. The explosive was discovered about 100 meters off Read More …
A trial began in Germany on Tuesday for four alleged Hamas members suspected of establishing weapons stockpiles across Europe to be used in potential attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets. In a landmark case, the nation’s top prosecutor accuses the Read More …
Eight people, including six security personnel were injured in bomb attack at a truck convoy of the guarded copper project in Mangochar area of Kalat district, on Monday. Official sources said that a convoy comprising 29 trucks carrying blaster copper Read More …
The United Kingdom will deliver its largest-ever aid package to Ukraine, amounting to £4.5 billion ($5.69 billion). At the same time, London will introduce a new package of sanctions against Russia, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “We Read More …
A new grant agreement worth $503,597 USD (equivalent to VND 12.5 billion) was signed today between the Government of Japan, represented by His Excellency Ambassador ITO Naoki, and MAG Vietnam to support mine action efforts in Quang Binh province. Since Read More …
At least two recent explosions affecting tankers in the Mediterranean this year can be explained by limpet mine attacks, three security sources told Reuters this week. Five tankers have been damaged in suspicious incidents over the last two months, and Read More …
Security personnel at Đà Nẵng International Airport said on Monday they detected a young passenger attempting to carry explosive materials onto a domestic flight from Đà Nẵng to HCM City last month. During routine luggage screening at the domestic terminal Read More …
An American Airlines flight traveling from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome Sunday due to a bomb threat, according to a source familiar with the situation. In a statement, American Airlines said Flight AA292 was traveling from Read More …
A suspect threw an incendiary device that exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille early Monday, authorities said, on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. No injuries were reported. A second device, also thrown against the consulate’s outer Read More …
Twenty-three people, including seven police officers, were injured in a bomb explosion near a supermarket in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, on late Sunday. Bannang Sata Police chief Col. Pol. Ranon Surawit said the explosion occurred at 8.20pm local time Read More …
In a joint operation, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles confiscated eight weapons, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), ammunition and military equipment, whilst apprehending two members of militant groups. It apprehended two cadres from hill and valley-based groups and recovered eight Read More …
Two children have died in Siem Reap province, after a 66 mm shell exploded. Heng Ratana, the Royal Government Delegate in charge of the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC), on the afternoon of February 22, 2025, stated that the two Read More …
Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who are demanding the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone. Around 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the Sofia office of the European Commission, the European Union’s Read More …
Authorities in Berlin have detained a teenage Syrian refugee after a man was stabbed near the city’s Holocaust Memorial late Friday – as divisive rhetoric swells over Germany’s immigration policy, ahead of a consequential national election. The 19-year-old suspect was Read More …