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- DR Congo: ISIL-affiliated fighters blamed after 38 killed in North Kivu attack
June 8, 2024
Rebel fighters affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) have killed at least 38 people in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials and a civil ...
- Six UK airports temporarily reintroduce 100ml liquid limit
June 8, 2024
Six regional airports in the UK will temporarily reintroduce restrictions on carrying liquids over 100ml, the Department for Transport has said. The change will come into effect from midnight on Sunday, ...
- Belgium: Man arrested after overnight Antwerp explosion
June 8, 2024
A 20-year-old Dutchman has been detained following an explosion in Antwerp train station district that took place overnight from Friday to Saturday, according to police and Antwerp public prosecutors. “The Dutch ...
- Israel: IDF rescues four hostages from Hamas captivity in daring Gaza operation
June 8, 2024
Four hostages were rescued simultaneously from two separate nearby locations in Nuseirat in central Gaza, in a high-risk joint operation by the IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Yamam and ...
- Ukraine could launch ‘terror campaign bombing schools’ if Russia wins war
June 8, 2024
Ukraine is planning “terrorist activity” which would see Russian schools and other civilian infrastructure targeted, an expert has claimed to the Daily Express. Mr Drummond said: “I think any strikes will ...
- Ukraine downs ‘cluster’ Kh-101 missile for the very first time
June 7, 2024
Ukrainian forces have reportedly downed a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile equipped with a cluster warhead for the first time. This took place on the night of June 7, during which a ...
- Artillery-Delivered Mine Systems Are Key In Ukrainian Defense
June 7, 2024
While drones, electronic warfare, and artillery have played significant roles throughout the Russia-Ukraine war, many battlefield outcomes have been decided by a different technology: mines. As Western-provided ammunition starts to arrive ...
- Libya: Deadly landmines pose hidden threat in Tripoli
June 7, 2024
Hundreds of deadly landmines and unexploded ordnance still litter parts of Libya after years of fighting, posing a constant danger to civilians, especially children, long after the conflict. Although relative calm ...
- UNICEF: 53% of Ukrainian teenagers engage in risky behaviour despite being well-informed about risks posed by mines and unexploded ordnance
June 7, 2024
A study conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Rating Group on explosive ordnance risk awareness and safe behaviour practices among Ukrainian parents and children aged 10 ...
- Hezbollah, Iran have turned the Galilee into a weapons-testing ground
June 6, 2024
In Wednesday’s incident, two relatively small but accurate explosive drones were launched in a coordinated manner, in a way that not only caused fatal damage to the rescue and medical ...
- Mexico: Man who contracted H5N2 bird flu dies
June 6, 2024
A man in Mexico with prior health complications has died after contracting the A(H5N2) strain of bird flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, cautioning that the risk to ...
- U.S. Beirut embassy comes under shooting attack
June 5, 2024
A gunman fired shots at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut on Wednesday, the Lebanese army said. The army said it fired back and injured the attacker, a Syrian national, who was ...
- Kenya: Police avert major IED attack by Al-Shabaab at Mandera border point
June 5, 2024
Police in Mandera East on Wednesday, June 5 averted a possible tragedy when they recovered and demolished an IED planted in an abandoned house. Corporal Ibrahim Isaac says that at around ...
- Germany: Unexploded ordnance successfully defused in the port of Hamburg
June 5, 2024
A 250-pound bomb from the Second World War, discovered on Wednesday morning in the port of Hamburg, was successfully defused by the explosive ordnance disposal service of the fire brigade ...
- Taiwan’s Ukraine-Inspired Kamikaze Boat to Harass Chinese Warships
June 5, 2024
A Taiwanese shipbuilder has unveiled an “unmanned boat” as a “universal test platform” that has “military applications” if “imagination” allows. A report by Liberty Times quoted officials from the developer, CITIC ...
- French police arrest Russo-Ukrainian man with explosives near Paris
June 5, 2024
The man was treated by fire-fighters after he “suffered significant burns following an explosion,” on Monday, the source said. A subsequent search of his room led to the discovery of products ...
- Pakistan: Child killed, another injured in Bajaur blast
June 5, 2024
A child was killed and another injured when they fell prey to a roadside blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur district on Wednesday. Police said ...
- Angola: Clearing minefields in the Lobito Corridor
June 5, 2024
This strategic region of Angola suffered enormously during the civil war. It is now key to Angola’s future prosperity. The Benguela Railway Company was founded in 1903 to begin construction of ...
- Competition To Supply Ukraine With FPV Drones Gets Underway
June 4, 2024
A multi-national effort to provide Kyiv with additional first-person view (FPV) drones has officially begun, thanks to the launch of an industry competition. Led by the United Kingdom, the competition will ...
- Myanmar: One killed, 23 injured in school explosion in Tanintharyi Region
June 4, 2024
An explosion occurred at a primary school in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region, killing one child and injuring 23 people, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council reported on late ...
- UAE provides financial assistance to Azerbaijan mine action agency
June 4, 2024
The UAE has recently provided assistance to the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) in the amount of $5 million to combat the mine problem, which is one of ...
- Houthi Red Sea attacks decline in last week as navies act, Greece says
June 4, 2024
Closer international cooperation between naval missions in the Red Sea has reduced the number of attacks by Yemen’s Houthis over the past week, Greek Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides told Reuters ...
- UNODC Pakistan empowers Balochistan bomb disposal unit with specialized training on countering IEDs and EOD
June 3, 2024
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Pakistan has successfully completed a five-day specialized training course on countering Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). This intensive ...
- Israel: Shin Bet thwarts Turkey-based Hamas cell terror attack
June 3, 2024
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) thwarted a terror attack that Hamas had planned to carry out in Israel under the direction of one of its headquarters in Turkey, the ...
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