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- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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, ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- Pakistan: Three Federal Constabulary officers killed in suicide attack on force’s headquarters in Peshawar
November 24, 2025
Three Federal Constabulary (FC) men were martyred in a suicide attack on the force’s headquarters in Peshawar’s Saddar area on Monday morning. The attack occurred on one of the city’s busiest ...
- Nigeria: Fifty students escape captors after mass kidnapping but more than 250 still held
November 24, 2025
Fifty students who were abducted from a Catholic school in northern Nigeria on Friday have returned to their families after they managed to escape, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) ...
- Pakistan: KP CM approves major overhaul of Special Branch to boost counter-terror capabilities
November 23, 2025
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Sunday approved a sweeping set of administrative and operational upgrades for the Police Special Branch in a major push to modernise the intelligence ...
- Nigeria: Army general killed, pupils abducted as insecurity escalates
November 22, 2025
In a single harrowing week, Nigeria’s heartland was plunged into sorrow and fear as violence struck with brutal force from all possible angles – ambush, abduction, and attack. From the serene ...
- Washington: Patient dies of complications after contracting H5N5 avian influenza
November 22, 2025
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday. The patient was an ...
- North Carolina: Wilmington police confirm suspicious device was a potential explosive
November 21, 2025
Wilmington police say a device found Friday morning at an apartment complex was determined to be a potential explosive, prompting a large response from the department’s bomb squad and federal ...
- Massachusetts: Man found with explosives during traffic stop
November 21, 2025
A Central Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday after police discovered nine explosive devices in his car during a planned traffic stop, authorities said. Police had begun investigating the man, Jason E. Baldarelli, ...
- Army explosive specialists prepare to keep Britain safe
November 21, 2025
Army explosive disposal experts have played a vital role on a major counter terrorism exercise.The Army’s specialist Technical Response Force (TRF), part of 29 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (29 ...
- Mozambique: ISIS insurgency is newly energized as US cuts impact aid programs
November 21, 2025
Mozambique – where more than half the population lives under the poverty line and the average age is 17 – had been particularly dependent on USAID. The $586 million given ...
- Bangladesh: Two unexploded crude bombs found on metro rail track
November 21, 2025
MRT Police recovered two unexploded crude bombs from the metro rail track between Kazipara and Shewrapara on Friday morning. The crude bombs were wrapped with scotch tape inside Betel nut ...
- Kenya: UK trains KDF on how to handle improvised explosives
November 21, 2025
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to regional security after supporting Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel through a five-week Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) course at the Humanitarian Peace ...
- Toxic Trip 25; USAF, Allies hunt for explosives
November 21, 2025
U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to various units within Europe and the U.S. with German air force service members, Royal Norwegian Air Force service members, collaborate on ...
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