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- Ukraine claims to have sunk Russian landing ship in drone attack
February 14, 2024
Ukraine claims to have severely damaged and sunk a Russian landing ship in its latest drone attack against Moscow’s Black Sea fleet. Ukrainian military intelligence released video on Wednesday that it ...
- UK: Man charged after counter-terror police operation
February 14, 2024
An 18-year-old man has been charged with several offences as part of an ongoing terrorism probe. Muhammad Zakir Arif of Bury in Greater Manchester will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court ...
- Lighter, More Protection: Army Next-Gen Helmet Now Fielded to 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers
February 14, 2024
The Army has officially started fielding its newest combat helmet, the Next-Generation Integrated Head Protection System, to soldiers in close-combat formations, the service announced Tuesday. According to service officials, the NG-IHPS ...
- UK: Bomb squad called after family discover live WW2 grenade with metal detector
February 14, 2024
David Ecob and his eight-year-old Jasmine and seven-year-old Isabelle Stansfield had to run for cover and call the police after making the discovery on Sunday. The trio found the grenade after ...
- Laos: Saving Lives Begins With Education
February 13, 2024
In Thakachanh, a quaint village nestled in Boualapha district. The dry January brings a striking transformation as the roads, which are etched into the village landscape become conduits for fine, ...
- Coordinated TSA security operations a success at Super Bowl LVIII
February 13, 2024
LAS VEGAS – With the inaugural Super Bowl held in Las Vegas in the books, attention turned to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) Monday morning for the traditional post-game “get ...
- Ghana: Let’s unite to fight dangers caused by anti-personnel mines
February 13, 2024
Mr Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior, has urged the Economic Community of West African States and nations within the Sahel to unite and mitigate humanitarian crises caused by improvised ...
- Bangladesh: Two police officers among three hurt in crude bomb blast in Barishal
February 13, 2024
Three people including two policemen sustained injuries in a crude bomb explosion in Gournadi municipality of Barishal on Tuesday morning. The injured are Gournadi Model Police Station’s Sub-Inspector Kamal Hossain and ...
- Queensland: Police evacuate 5km exclusion zone after explosive chemical spill
February 13, 2024
There’s no timeline for when residents will be allowed to return home after the rollover of a truck carrying explosive chemicals in Queensland. The Bruce Highway has been blocked in both ...
- Philippines: MSU bombing mastermind killed in Lanao military ops
February 12, 2024
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday confirmed the death of the leader of terrorist group Dawlah Islamiyah (DI), who masterminded the bombing of Mindanao State University (MSU) in ...
- Moldova destroyed explosives found in a Shahed drone that strayed from the war in Ukraine
February 12, 2024
Authorities in Moldova said Monday they destroyed explosives discovered in a part of a Shahed drone that crashed on its territory from the war in neighboring Ukraine. Police said that 50 ...
- UK: Teenager charged in counter-terrorism investigation
February 12, 2024
Counter-terrorism police have charged a second teenager in the West Midlands as part of an ongoing investigation. Shaan Farooq, aged 18, from Birmingham, was charged on January 26 with one count ...
- Yemen’s Houthis strike cargo ship bound for Iran, causing minor damage
February 12, 2024
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis fired two missiles on Monday at an Iran-bound cargo ship in the Red Sea, causing minor damage to the vessel but no injuries, U.S. military officials said. The ...
- Cameroon: One killed in bombing in the Northwest Region
February 12, 2024
A homemade bomb killed one person and wounded dozens of others in western Cameroon Sunday, an attack the authorities said may have been carried out by anglophone separatists. The blast came ...
- Israeli forces rescue two hostages from Hamas captivity in Rafah
February 12, 2024
The Shin Bet, IDF and special police forces early morning on Monday rescued two hostages from Hamas in the heart of Rafah. Around 1:00 a.m., the operation freeing two Argentinian hostages ...
- Utah: SLCPD arrest man with suspected explosive device in his pickup truck
February 12, 2024
Salt Lake City Police closed down State Street in both directions from 800-900 South Saturday night after the discovery of a potential bomb threat. The SLCPD said it arrested 51-year-old Arthur ...
- Ukraine Using Thousands Of Networked Microphones To Track Russian Drones
February 12, 2024
Ukraine is using a network made up of thousands of acoustic sensors across the country to help detect and track incoming Russian kamikaze drones, alert traditional air defenses in advance, ...
- Oregon health officials confirm first human bubonic plague case since 2015
February 11, 2024
An Oregon resident has been infected with the state’s first case of bubonic plague since 2015, health officials said last week. The resident was likely infected with plague by their ...
- Angola: Five killed by anti-tank mine explosion in central Bié
February 11, 2024
At least five people died Saturday in Cunhinga municipality, central Bié Province, after setting off an anti-tank mine, ANGOP has learnt. The victims, three men and two women, aged between 12 ...
- Cambodia: A man injured in landmine accident in Banteay Meanchey province
February 11, 2024
A 35 years old man got seriously injure by landmine explosion (K59) on February 9, 2024, in Seila Khmer village, O’Bei Choan commune, O’Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province. According to Cambodian ...
- Somalia: Al-Shabab claims it attacked Emirati and Bahraini troops in Mogadishu
February 11, 2024
The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, ...
- Azerbaijan: Farmer injured in hand grenade explosion in Khojavend
February 11, 2024
The police received information about the explosion of a military device in a beekeeping farm in Chartar village of Khojavend district. The Mine Action Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ANAMA) ...
- Yemen: U.S. Central Command forces conduct self-defense strikes against USVs and missiles north of Al Hudaydah
February 11, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. – On Feb. 10, between the hours of 4-5 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully conducted self-defense strikes against two unmanned surface vessels (USV) and ...
- Fiji: 24 RFMF military personnel to attend explosive training
February 10, 2024
In a collaborative effort between the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and the Golden West Humanitarian Foundation, 24 military personnel are set to participate in an International Mine Action ...
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