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An Albuquerque man has been federally charged with unlawfully possessing an improvised explosive device following the discovery of a modified hand grenade in his home. According to court documents, on December 31, 2025, the Albuquerque Police Department responded to a Read More …
UNIFIL launched last week an explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) campaign targeting potentially vulnerable groups, including children and displaced people, in the mission’s area of operation. Working in coordination with the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the Lebanese Mine Action Read More …
FORT BELVOIR, Va. —Amidst today’s modern battlefield, most people would only think of Soldiers swinging grappling hooks and probing the ground as historical accounts of mine-clearing techniques. Unfortunately, Soldiers still find themselves within an arm’s reach of deadly mine threats Read More …
Authorities safely recovered unexploded explosive ordnance (UXO) after World War II-era bombs were discovered in Barangay Buhangin, Davao City, officials said. The explosives were found on Jan. 24, 2026, in Purok Balite, prompting an immediate response from military and law Read More …
At least three Nigerien soldiers were killed and 10 others injured on Sunday after an army patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) in Bartchawal, Tillabéri Region, about 20 kilometres from the capital, Niamey. Sources said that the incident Read More …
A homemade “fragment bomb” thrown into a crowd at a Perth Invasion Day rally yesterday was hidden in a child’s Disney-themed sock, according to a woman who picked it up. Police alleged the device was packed with chemicals and designed Read More …
On 26 January 2026, the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia declared the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak. This declaration came after two consecutive incubation periods (a total of 42 days) since the last person confirmed with MVD Read More …
Hazardous materials discovered inside a Berkeley home forced the evacuation of residents and nearby homes, authorities said. Decades-old picric acid was found Friday in a old photography lab located in the basement of a home in the 800 block of Read More …
UK travellers have been given an update regarding the 100ml liquid restriction, with the nation’s busiest airport having finalised significant changes. Following the overhaul, those flying from Heathrow can now keep liquids in containers of up to two litres within Read More …
A Location Chief and a primary school teacher were killed early Monday in a suspected al-Shabaab attack in Hulugho town, Garissa County. The victims were identified as Abdifatah Mohamud, Boma Location Chief, and Stephen Vundi Musili, a teacher at Hulugho Read More …
The start of 2026 brought new achievements for the sappers of the Support Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: they cleared more than 150 hectares of front-line territories of explosive devices. According to the head of the Communications Department of Read More …
Eleven security personnel were injured in six Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, police said on Monday. “The injured jawans were airlifted to Raipur for treatment. The IEDs went off during Read More …
A man pulled an unexploded bomb out of the water while magnet fishing on the river Wensum yesterday. Police were called out at just after 10am on Sunday to Dolphin Bridge, Norwich, after reports that someone had found an unexploded Read More …
Armed forces have finished clearing landmines along the Thai-Cambodian border in Si Sa Ket, opening safe access after all explosive threats were removed. The Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters’ Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) on Saturday reported progress in mine Read More …
How modernization and maintenance plans shape the future of military engineering The army has officially outlined the service life of its key armoured engineer fleet, a critical component in modern military operations. Armoured engineer vehicles (AEVs) are specialized machines designed Read More …
Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko and Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Ukraine Osamu Hattori signed a Grant Agreement for the implementation of the Emergency Response Program related to humanitarian demining and clearing Read More …
In a major success for security forces combating left-wing extremism in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a joint operation on Saturday led to the recovery of a significant cache of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and Maoist supplies hidden in dense forest areas. Read More …
Fragments of a missile with a warhead weighing about 500 kg were located near residential buildings and a gas station in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv. This posed a high risk of explosion and civilian casualties. Police explosives technicians and Read More …
A Pray man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge after investigators say they found multiple homemade explosive devices inside a travel trailer in Park County, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme. Kadin Hawkeye Lewis, 24, pleaded guilty Wednesday to Read More …
Police arrested two foreigners on Thursday over an improvised explosive device attack outside a nightclub in Athens last October that caused minor injuries and material damage, authorities said. The explosion took place on October 7 outside the Jacky O nightclub Read More …