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- Yemen says oil tanker hijacked off Shabwa coast, heads towards Somali waters
May 2, 2026
Yemen’s coast guard said on Saturday that the M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Shabwa province by unidentified armed men who boarded the vessel, seized ...
- India: Four police personnel killed in explosion in Chhattisgarh
May 2, 2026
Four police personnel were killed in an explosion while trying to dispose of a gunpowder dump of Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Saturday, officials said. This was the first explosion ...
- UN: Global demining work strained by rising conflicts and shrinking aid
May 2, 2026
Demining experts from around the world have been sharing their collective shock at the widespread and growing threat from unexploded ordnance, the new head of the UN Mine Action Service ...
- Nevada: Traffic stop leads to arrest after explosive device discovered in vehicle
May 1, 2026
A man was arrested after a traffic stop led to the discovery of an explosive device on Thursday night, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say that during the ...
- Cambodia: Farmer killed in mine blast as ERW casualties rise
May 1, 2026
A farmer was killed Wednesday when an explosive remnant of war (ERW) detonated on his land in Battambang province, taking the number of blast casualties to 21 since the start ...
- UK National Threat Level raised to SEVERE
May 1, 2026
The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) yesterday (30 April 2026) raised the UK National Threat Level from SUBSTANTIAL, meaning an attack is likely, to SEVERE, meaning an attack is highly ...
- Papua New Guinea: NZDF assists Bougainville in destruction of WWII-era bombs
April 30, 2026
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel deployed to Bougainville to dispose of a 1000lb (454kg) bomb discovered at Aropa Airfield and a 500lb bomb found at Kieta Primary School. The six-person EOD ...
- UK: Over 1,200 homes evacuated after 250kg WW2 device found in Plymouth
April 30, 2026
Police have activated a 400m cordon around a building site in Southway after a huge 250kg WW2 bomb was found yesterday (Wednesday, April 29). Cordons are in place in the vicinity ...
- Lebanon: Hezbollah adopts fiber-optic drones, used widely in the war in Ukraine
April 30, 2026
Hezbollah has launched a new weapon against northern Israel in the latest round of fighting: small drones controlled with fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection. These ...
- Alabama: Collaborative testing demonstration seeks improvement for shorelines remediation projects
April 30, 2026
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Traditional methods to detect Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) on shorelines can be a struggle. As a result\, many impacted areas remain unaddressed due to the difficulty\, cost\, ...
- Myanmar: Civilians Injured in Improvised Explosive Device Explosions
April 30, 2026
On 28 April 2026 at 7:00 AM, Ko Kyaw Paing (24 years old), a resident of Yar Phu (Haung) Village in Yebyu Township of Tanintharyi Region, was returning home from ...
- UK: Mystery ‘El Money’ figure offered to pay men to set fire to property linked to Starmer
April 29, 2026
A series of arson attacks on property linked to Keir Starmer was masterminded by a Russian-speaking contact using the pseudonym “El Money”, a court has heard. Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Petro ...
- New York: Governor of Sinaloa and nine other officials charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses
April 29, 2026
The Defendants Allegedly Conspired With Leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel to Import Massive Quantities of Narcotics Into the United States in Exchange for Political Support and Bribes. United States Attorney for ...
- UK: Police treating stabbing of two men in Golders Green as terrorism
April 29, 2026
Police are treating the stabbing of two men in Golders Green, north London, as terrorism, with the suspect described as having been hunting for anyone “visibly Jewish” to attack. The stabbings, ...
- Northern Ireland: PSNI investigating Dunmurry bomb attack make arrest
April 28, 2026
Police investigating the Dunmurry car bomb attack have made an arrest. In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the PSNI said detectives from their Terrorism Investigation Unit had made the ...
- Nigeria: Troops intercept 11 suspects with IED-making materials in Abuja
April 28, 2026
Troops of the Nigerian Army have intercepted 11 suspected criminal elements conveying materials believed to be for the production of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Kuje Area Council of the ...
- India: Second attack in 3 months, man dies in Patiala blast while ‘planting IED’
April 28, 2026
A powerful explosion on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) track in Punjab’s Patiala district late Monday night left one man dead, with police suspecting he was attempting to plant an ...
- A Benchmark Dataset for Concealed Improvised Explosive Device Detection in X-ray Security Imaging
April 28, 2026
Threat detection in X-ray security screening is critical for preventing concealed threats in airports and other high-security venue where Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) remain among the most persistent and dangerous ...
- Sudan: European Union funds Mine Action Programme to support recovery and safe returns
April 28, 2026
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Sudan has received new funding from the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) to support mine action activities aimed at ...
- Mali: Defence Minister killed in suicide car bomb attack
April 27, 2026
Mali ‘s defense minister was killed in a sweeping attack by jihadis and rebels who seized several towns and military bases, authorities said Sunday. The Malian government confirmed the death of ...
- RC-East Conducts IED Detection Training at Camp Bondsteel
April 27, 2026
PRISTINA – Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) soldiers assigned to Regional Command-East (RC-E), part of the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission, conducted Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detection and vehicle inspection training ...
- Cambodia: Government aims to clear all mine-affected areas by 2030
April 27, 2026
The government has set a target to clear all mine-affected areas by 2030, with cluster munitions and priority zones containing explosive remnants of war (ERW) to be cleared by 2035. ...
- India: MoD Signs Rs 9,750 Million Deal To Boost Army Mine Clearance Capability
April 27, 2026
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a Rs 9,750 million (mn) contract to enhance the Indian Army’s mine clearance capability. The agreement, announced on April 26, 2026, provides for acquisition ...
- EODMU 5 technicians train Philippine Navy, Army and Coast Guard EOD teams at Balikatan 2026
April 27, 2026
A U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 explains X-Ray diagnostic and interpretation techniques to Philippine Coast Guard EOD technicians as ...
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