- South Africa: Two arrested on N1 for possession of explosives
November 29, 2025
Police officers from Polokwane SAPS International Airport have arrested two foreign nationals, aged between 45 and 50-years-old, after they were found in possession of illegal explosives during routine crime-prevention operations on the N1 North outside Polokwane early this morning (Friday, November 28). The officers were conducting a stop-and-search operation targeting illegal activities in the Capricorn District ...
- Ukraine hits two Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with drones in Black Sea
November 29, 2025
Ukrainian underwater drones have struck two tankers belonging to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Black Sea, according to an official in Ukraine’s security services (SBU). Ukraine claimed the attacks after explosions hit the two vessels on Friday and Saturday. A Ukrainian security source told CNN that Sea Baby maritime drones had been used in a ...
- Russia: Caspian Pipeline Consortium reports halts in Black Sea oil loading after new attack
November 29, 2025
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which handles most of Kazakhstan’s crude exports through Russia to the Black Sea, halted loading after one of its three moorings was damaged amid overnight Ukrainian attacks in the region. “As a result of a targeted terrorist attack by unmanned boats” mooring 2 was “significantly damaged” and “its further operation isn’t possible,” ...
- Victoria: Man pleads guilty after detonating improvised explosive at defence expo in Melbourne last year
November 27, 2025
An engineer who set off an improvised explosive device in an effort to disrupt an international weapons expo has described it as a “terrible error in judgment”. Shamera Fernando detonated a “homemade incendiary device” in the bathroom of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 12 last year. The explosion caused a small fire in ...
- Guinea-Bissau: Military appoints general as transition president after coup
November 27, 2025
The military in Guinea-Bissau military has appointed a general as the country’s new leader for one year, a day after staging a coup to seize power and arresting the president of the West African nation as contentious election results were imminent. “I have just been sworn in to lead the High Command,” General Horta N’Tam ...
- Somalia: U.S. special forces join Puntland in major strike on ISIS hideout in Balade Valley
November 27, 2025
US Special Forces and Puntland counter-terrorism units have carried out a coordinated operation targeting an ISIS hideout in Somalia’s Balade Valley. According to security sources on Wednesday, dozens of US troops were inserted into the area using MH-60 helicopters, while MQ-9 Reaper drones conducted precision strikes on a base believed to house between 10 and 15 ...
- UK: Ex-soldier tried to blow up police station and vans with petrol bombs
November 27, 2025
A former soldier endangered a police officer’s life during a bid to “blow up” a police station with petrol bombs, a court has heard. Jamie Taylor, 34, launched three molotov cocktails at Police Scotland vans parked outside the force’s Livingston office on May 30, 2025. On Thursday, a judge at the High Court in Edinburgh saw ...
- Pakistan: Three children die in landmine explosion inside home in Bolan
November 27, 2025
Three children were killed and three others injured when a landmine exploded in the Sanni Shoran area of Bolan on Wednesday. Police said the device had been planted inside the home of a local named Abdul Hayee Jatoi. The explosion occurred while children were playing in the house. “One of the children stepped on the landmine, ...
- UK: Midlands teen charged with terror offence ‘had explosive substances’
November 27, 2025
A teenage boy has been charged with possession of explosive substances. The 17 year old, from Stafford, was detained following an investigation by Staffordshire Police. He was also charged with two counts of viewing or accessing information likely to be useful to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism. Read more… Source: BirminghamLive News Sign up for the ...
- Vietnam: Engineering Corps advances science – technology development and digital transformation
November 27, 2025
“Science – technology development, innovation, and digital transformation” constitute one of the central political missions and breakthroughs of the entire Military today. Grasping that spirit, the Party Committee and Command of the Engineering Corps have focused their leadership and direction on this important task via synchronous, proper measures, laying the groundwork for building a modern ...
- Washington D.C.: Two National Guard members shot in an ambush attack
November 27, 2025
Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday afternoon just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor described as a targeted attack. FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said they were hospitalized in critical condition. A suspect who was ...
- Italy sends Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline blast to Germany
November 27, 2025
A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in 2022 arrived in Germany on Thursday after Italy’s top court approved his handover last week, German prosecutors accuse him of belonging to a group of people who planted devices on the pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic. ...
- Do anti-personnel mines still have military utility in modern warfare?
November 26, 2025
Five States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention have recently submitted instruments of withdrawal, citing national security and military necessity, while at least one other has taken steps to “suspend” the Convention. These developments raise important questions about whether anti-personnel mines retain any meaningful military utility in contemporary conflict. In this post, Erik Tollefsen, Head ...
- Buried explosives still shape daily life for millions of Iraqis
November 26, 2025
The warning signs are easy to miss. A faded skull-and-crossbones nailed to a fence in southern Iraq. A rusted metal stake on the edge of a field in the Kurdistan Region. A strip of red tape fluttering beside an olive grove. For Iraqis, these are part of the landscape — reminders that decades of conflict ...
- India-UK joint drill intensifies with high-end combat training in Rajasthan
November 26, 2025
The Indo-UK Joint Military Exercise Ajeya Warrior-25, currently underway at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan, continues to progress with high professional intensity as troops from the Indian Army’s Sikh Regiment and the UK Army engage in a focussed training curriculum aimed at strengthening interoperability under a United Nations mandate. According to an army spokesperson, both ...
- Ukraine: 16-year-old Russian agent detained following double terrorist attack in Dnipro
November 26, 2025
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained a 16-year-old Russian agent who carried out a double terrorist attack in Dnipro on November 23. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the SSU. The incident involved the detonation of two homemade explosive devices near a railway track in a private sector of the city. ...
- India: Improvised rocket with 40 kg explosive seized in Manipur’s Churachandpur
November 26, 2025
An improvised long-range rocket with nearly 40 kg of explosive was seized from Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Wednesday (November 26, 2025). An improvised long-range rocket with nearly 40 kg of explosive was seized from Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Wednesday (November 26, 2025). The seizure was made in an operation by security forces ...
- Washington, D.C.: EOD tech set a new record for running in a bomb suit
November 25, 2025
When Army 1st Lt. Madison Faust’s unit began testing advanced new bomb suits several months ago, her soldiers were so impressed by how much more mobility the gear offered that they encouraged her to try to set a new world record for running a mile in an explosive ordnance disposal suit, she said. Faust agreed, and ...
- Pakistan: Shepherd killed in South Waziristan landmine blast
November 25, 2025
A minor shepherd lost his live in a bomb blast in Upper South Waziristan’s Tiarza tehsil on Monday, the police said. They said that the explosion occurred when Mian Din Mehsud, 12, was grazing his goats in a hilly terrain in Mantoi area. The blast was heard from a distance, prompting nearby residents to rush to ...
- Kuwait: Man arrested for planning explosive attacks
November 25, 2025
As part of its proactive security measures to safeguard the country and maintain stability, the Ministry of Interior has announced that the State Security Service successfully arrested a citizen affiliated with a banned group that threatens the security of Kuwait and seeks to undermine its fundamental systems. Thorough investigations, including surveillance and monitoring, led to the ...
- India: Easy availability of chemicals, electric components increase IED threat: NSG after Delhi blast
November 25, 2025
The National Security Guard (NSG) alerted authorities about the recent spike in the use of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) by ‘terror groups’ due to easy availability of individual components and chemicals. The NSP submitted a report in this regard to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), requesting for implementation of stricter checks on such materials. ...
- UAE Federal Public Prosecution launches regional programme on CBRN criminal investigations
November 24, 2025
The UAE Federal Public Prosecution has launched the regional programme on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) criminal investigations, in partnership with the European Union CBRN Centres of Excellence and in cooperation with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), with wide participation from national, regional and international experts and specialists. The opening ...
- Philippines: Two killed in Sulu explosion
November 24, 2025
Two persons were killed in an improvised fishing device explosion in Sulu province on Saturday, Nov. 22. The fatalities were identified as Abdul Tiri Basang, 70; and Indal Pascual, 40, residents of Zone 3, Barangay Tulay, Jolo municipality. Two persons were injured in the blast – Tulli Mislani, a fisherman, and a female. Investigation showed that ...
- Norwegian People’s Aid explores more funding for Cambodia’s mine free 2030 goal
November 24, 2025
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is exploring new funding to help Cambodia speed up mine and ERW clearance. Discussions were held with the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) in Phnom Penh on Friday. CMAC Director General Heng Ratana met NPA Cambodia Country Director Hans Risser and visiting leaders from Oslo. The talks reviewed ongoing clearance projects and ...
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