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- Pakistan: Security forces kill 2 terrorists after attack on Wana Cadet College
November 10, 2025
At least two terrorists were killed during an attack on Cadet College Wana in South Waziristan on Monday as security forces conducted a clearance operation at the educational facility, said ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: Police recover 2,900 kg of explosive material in multi-state raids
November 10, 2025
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed a major success against militancy by busting an inter-state militant module of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) outfits and arresting seven ...
- Thailand suspends Malaysia-brokered peace deal with Cambodia after landmine blast injures two soldiers
November 10, 2025
Thailand’s fragile peace deal with Cambodia is hanging by a thread after two Thai soldiers were seriously injured in a landmine explosion near the border, prompting Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ...
- Bangladesh: Police arrest suspect in bomb attacks on Catholic sites
November 10, 2025
Dhaka police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with homemade bomb attacks that targeted a Catholic cathedral and a Church-run school in Bangladesh’s capital this month. Police investigators identified the ...
- UK deploys anti-drone specialists to Belgium after string of incursions
November 9, 2025
The UK will send anti-drone equipment and personnel to Belgium following a series of sightings near airports and military bases in recent weeks, Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton ...
- Cambodia: Humanitarian demining operation to strictly uphold sovereignty, territorial integrity, and mutual respect
November 9, 2025
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and the Thai Mine Action Centre (TMAC) held a technical meeting at 12:05 p.m. on Nov. 7 to assess a pilot area in the ...
- Nigeria: Police train officers to handle explosives, nuclear threats
November 9, 2025
The Nigeria Police Force has trained 325 personnel on the handling of Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear threats. The participants were drawn from police commands across ...
- Belgium: Explosion in Antwerp, three suspects arrested
November 8, 2025
An explosion was carried out outside a house in Kistemaeckersstraat, Borgerhout, Antwerp, on Saturday morning, with three suspects later arrested in the Netherlands, according to local police. The incident occurred shortly ...
- Ireland: Cross-border bomb plot linked to far-right anti-migrant group
November 8, 2025
The discovery of four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Co Down has been linked to a cross-border far-right pipe-bomb plot. The bombs were discovered during a PSNI operation carried out under ...
- Michigan: Improvised explosive devices found in Flint home
November 7, 2025
On Wednesday, November 5, at approximately 7 p.m., the Flint City Police Department responded to a residence located in the 1600 block of Blackberry Ln after a citizen who was ...
- Germany to provide Belgium with counter-drone defense support
November 7, 2025
Germany will support Belgium with counter-drone defense systems in response to increasing sightings of unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near Belgian military facilities, the German Defense Ministry announced Thursday. In a ...
- Myanmar: Innocent Civilian Injured After Stepping on Improvised Explosive Device Planted by KNU and PDF Terrorists in Bilin, Mon State
November 7, 2025
In order to cause injuries to both peaceable civilians and administrative authorities who are striving to restore the rule of law, extreme terrorists provide financial assistance and instigate destructive activities, ...
- Washington DC: At least 7 people fall ill after suspicious package with white powder delivered to Joint Base Andrews
November 7, 2025
A suspicious package was delivered to a US military base in Maryland on Thursday which caused at least seven people to fall ill and be taken to the hospital, CNN ...
- Indonesia: Jakarta school explosions injure 54
November 7, 2025
Two explosions injured dozens of people in state high school SMAN 72 in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta on Friday, a senior police official said without disclosing the cause of the ...
- South Africa: Zimbabwe opposition leader arrested over suspected attempt to smuggle explosives
November 7, 2025
Opposition leader Job Sikhala has been arrested in South Africa after allegedly attempting to smuggle a considerable amount of explosives into Zimbabwe. The firebrand Sikhala, who was arrested by the South ...
- UK: ‘Bomb squad’ carry out controlled explosion on Scottish beach
November 6, 2025
A ‘bomb squad’ was called to the Three Towns following the discovery of a possible ordnance device. The item was found at a property in the Border Avenue area of Saltcoats ...
- Montana: Hamilton man arrested after allegedly trying to sell homemade pipe bomb
November 6, 2025
Authorities in Hamilton say a man is facing several serious charges after allegedly trying to sell a homemade pipe bomb in exchange for drug money. According to court documents, a Hamilton ...
- Somalia: Attackers fire grenades and board tanker heading to South Africa
November 6, 2025
Attackers firing machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades have boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia, United Kingdom officials say of the latest assault, likely by resurgent Somali pirates, in the ...
- Yemen: Fighting an invisible danger of landmines
November 6, 2025
Yemen remains one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. With deteriorating food security, soaring malnutrition rates, and recurring epidemic outbreaks, the country is on the brink of collapse. On top ...
- Afghanistan’s opium crop falls 20 percent as synthetic drugs surge
November 6, 2025
Afghanistan’s once-booming opium industry has shrunk dramatically with cultivation falling by 20 percent in 2025, according to a United Nations report warning of a sharp rise in synthetic drug production. The ...
- New Jersey: Two arrested in terror probe in wake of Michigan Halloween plot
November 5, 2025
Two men have been charged in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired terrorist plot planned in Michigan, acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba said Wednesday. Habba said in a video ...
- Queensland: Seven people arrested in counter-terrorism sting
November 5, 2025
Seven people have been arrested in a months-long counter-terrorism sting across regional Queensland. Police said they seized 20 kilograms of explosives alongside home-made bombs and guns in a series of ...
- UK: Theft victim jailed over plan to make booby trap bombs
November 4, 2025
A man considered making potentially deadly “booby traps” after a series of thefts at his home, a court has heard. Shazad Khan, 52, sparked a large-scale evacuation of his street ...
- Iraq: PMF member killed, two injured in blast at Baghdad explosives site
November 4, 2025
One member of the Popular Mobilization Forces was killed and two others were injured Tuesday in an accidental explosion during a technical operation in Baghdad’s Jurf al-Naddaf area, according to ...
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