US designates Yemen’s Houthis as ‘foreign terrorist’ organisation

The US has designated Yemen’s Houthi movement, known formally as Ansar Allah, as a “foreign terrorist” organisation, the US Department of State has said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the department had restored the designation, which carries with Read More …

EU unveils $840 billion “ReArm Europe” plan to boost defense spending

European Union leadership announced a plan Tuesday to shore up the continent’s collective defense by significantly boosting military spending, hours after President Trump said the U.S. was suspending all its military aid to Ukraine. “We are in an era of Read More …

Israel carrying out mine-clearing operation near Syria border

The Defense Ministry says it is carrying out activities to clear explosives from an area of the Golan Heights near the Syrian border today. Crews are being deployed to areas around the community of Ein Zivan to clear mines and Read More …

Russia: ATACMS missile debris found, neutralized near Bryansk

The debris of an ATACMS missile has been found in a forest area in the town of Seltso in the Bryansk Region. It has been neutralized by bomb disposal specialists from the National Guard (Rosgvardia) and Defense Ministry. “The debris Read More …

MAG receives £5.5m grant for Ukraine from Canadian government

MAG (Mines Advisory Group), the global landmine charity, is to receive a new grant of 10 million Canadian dollars (or £5.5m) to support its work in Ukraine until April 2026. The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced a series of Read More …

The challenge of explosive contamination in Iraq

Iraq’s history of conflicts – the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988), the Gulf War (1990–1991), the 2003 invasion, and the war against ISIS – has left the country heavily contaminated with explosive remnants. Cluster bombs, landmines, improvised explosive devices, and chemical weapons Read More …

Pakistan: Six terrorists killed as security forces foil attack on Bannu Cantonment

Six terrorists were killed on Tuesday as security forces foiled an attack on the Bannu Cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s namesake district, according to the interior ministry. A senior district police official told AFP on condition of anonymity that “suicide bombers Read More …

Massachusetts authorities investigate ‘suspicious’ fires at Tesla charging stations

Authorities in Littleton, Massachusetts, have launched an investigation into fires at a Tesla charging station that they deem “suspicious.” According to a news release, members of the local police and fire departments responded to the blaze at a shopping center Read More …

Spain: The CBRN specialists train through the ‘Yprés’ and ‘Ánfora’ exercises

The Deployable Chemical Laboratory (LQD) and the SIBCRA Forensic Sampling Team (Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Agents) of the CBRN Defense Regiment “Valencia” No. 1 participated in the “Yprés” and “Ánfora 25” exercises. Both exercises were designed Read More …

US, Thai troops detonate over 700 pounds of TNT during EOD training

About 30 U.S. and Thai troops braced themselves Sunday as more than 730 pounds of TNT and nearly 20 pounds of C4 detonated just over half a mile away. Hunkered inside a reinforced shelter, they listened in silence for 30 Read More …

Malaysia: Second unexploded World War II bomb detonated at Lok Kawi

A second unexploded World War II (WW2) bomb was detonated by the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) near Lok Kawi Plastic Industries, at 3pm, Sunday. District Police Chief Supt Kamaruddin Ambo Sakka said the five-hour operation involving various agencies started at Read More …

Germany: Apparent vehicle ramming attack in Mannheim leaves at least 1 dead, multiple injuries

A vehicle drove into a crowd of people in the western German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing at least one person and leaving others seriously wounded, according to police. The city’s police force said an operation was ongoing in Read More …

Soldiers from Finland undergoing training at the Bondsteel NATO base

Specialized KFOR units from Finland, which deal with the identification, removal and destruction of explosive devices, had an exercise at the Bondsteel NATO base near Uroševac. Finnish EOD soldiers, assigned to the East Regional Command of the KFOR mission, recently Read More …

Israel: Terror attack in Haifa, Israeli-Druze kills one, wounds several others

One man was killed and several others were wounded in a terror stabbing attack at Lev HaMifratz Mall in Haifa on Monday morning. Magen David Adom (MDA) EMTs and Paramedics pronounced a 70-year-old male dead at the scene. A police Read More …

Russia: Terrorist planning to detonate IED in Moscow synagogue shot by FSB

A terrorist allegedly planning to detonate explosive devices in a Moscow Jewish site and metro station was killed in a shootout with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the security service announced on Monday. The Russian citizen reportedly Read More …

Pakistan: Civilian deaths in terrorist attacks surge in February

The month of February 2025 saw a marginal increase in terrorist attacks but a sharp surge in civilian casualties, along with a significant increase in the arrest of terrorists across the country, an Islamabad-based thinktank said in a report on Read More …

Victoria: Police offer $1m reward to help solve fatal 1998 Melbourne car bombing

Police have announced a $1 million reward to try to solve a fatal car bombing that kicked off a gangland war almost 30 years ago. Businessman Gianni “John” Furlan, 48, died instantly when his sedan exploded on a Coburg street Read More …

Ireland: Investigation launched following discovery of imitation grenade in Clare town

The army bomb disposal unit was called to Shannon on Saturday evening after a suspected grenade was found in a car. A garda spokesperson confirmed gardaí attended following the discovery of a suspect device in a vehicle at Sli an Read More …