UK: Man arrested after police uncovered ‘suspicious substances and items’ at a property

Hundreds of families in Weston-super-Mare were forced to evacuate overnight after police uncovered “some suspicious substances and items” at a property. Some 153 households were ordered to leave the area around Becket Road on Wednesday evening as the Explosive Ordinance Read More …

Cambodia: Alert sounded as floodwaters sweep up buried explosives

Mine clearance officials have warned people in flood-affected areas of new dangers from unexploded explosive ordnance and landmines. The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA)  called  on authorities to take intensive measures after the Ministry of Water Resources Read More …

Nigeria, US deepen military ties on counter-terrorism, intelligence sharing

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd.), has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening military relations with the United States, particularly in counter-terrorism operations. Musa made the remarks on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving Major General Matthew Brown, Commander of the Read More …

UK: Heathrow’s £1 billion scanner upgrade failed to end the 100ml liquid rule nationwide

Your hand-luggage liquid limit began as an emergency response to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot — a plan to detonate liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks on UK-to-North-America flights. Nearly two decades on, the rule remains the UK baseline because Read More …