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- Mine Authority receives charitable funding from Cambodian Garment Training Institute
April 30, 2024
Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Mines Authority, presided over the handing-over ceremony of the charity fund of the Cambodian Garment Training Institute (CGTI), provided by ...
- UK: Warnings over bullets and bombs found on Cowden beach
April 30, 2024
Beach goers in East Yorkshire are being warned not to take risks hunting for unexploded bombs and bullets at a former RAF range. Coastal erosion has meant hundreds of thousands of ...
- Mali forces kill senior figure in Islamic State affiliate
April 30, 2024
Malian forces killed Abu Huzeifa, a leader of Islamic State in West Africa, during a big operation in the north of Menaka. The authorities announced this on state TV on Monday. ...
- Greece-Owned Vessel Attacked by Houthi Rebels in the Red Sea
April 30, 2024
Houthi rebels attacked a Greece-owned vessel in the Red Sea with three anti-ship ballistic missiles and three UAVs on Monday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. There have been no reports ...
- JFCNP C-IED Mobile Training Team To Morocco
April 29, 2024
KENITRA, Morocco – Subject Matter Experts from Allied Joint Force Command Naples (JFCNP) conducted a Mobile Team Training (MTT) event on Counter Improvised Explosive Devise (C-IED) in Morocco, Kenitra, Apr. ...
- Kenya: Death toll in Mandera IED explosion rises to 13
April 29, 2024
At least 13 people were killed after an Improvised Explosive Device went off in Elwak Town, Mandera County. The bomb was laden on a donkey cart when it went off killing ...
- Việt Nam’s ‘King of bomb disposal’
April 29, 2024
Many Vietnamese soldiers, with unwavering determination, contributed to the Điện Biên Phủ Battle Victory that “resounded throughout five continents and shattered the world’s colonialism” in 1954. One is veteran Cao Xuân ...
- NNSA delivers training at German military school to improve the country’s interagency response
April 29, 2024
Last month, NNSA’s Office of Nuclear Incident Policy and Cooperation (NIPC); the NATO Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Centre of Excellence; and the German CBRN Defence, Safety, ...
- DHS Publishes Guidelines and Report to Secure Critical Infrastructure and Weapons of Mass Destruction from AI-Related Threats
April 29, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) marked the 180-day mark of President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14110, “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence ...
- Libya: 2023 UN report documents 17 lives, mainly children, lost to explosive hazards
April 29, 2024
A group of 17 individuals, including 14 children, lost their lives due to incidents involving explosive devices in Libya last year, according to a UN Mine Action Service report. The report, ...
- Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns demining expert
April 29, 2024
The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to returning the war-ravaged enclave to some normality, while mine ...
- Cambodia: Explosions at military base kill 20 soldiers in Kampong Speu province
April 29, 2024
At least 20 military personnel were killed and several others sustained injuries when a series of explosions occurred at a military base in Chbar Mon City of Kampong Speu province ...
- Russia: Two police officers killed in militant attack in North Caucasus
April 29, 2024
Two police officers have been killed and another four suffered wounds in a militant attack on a traffic police unit in Russia’s Karachay-Circassian Region in the North Caucasus, the regional ...
- UK: Aberdeen International Airport Introduces Next Generation Security Checkpoint Scanners
April 28, 2024
Travelers at Aberdeen International Airport can now breeze through terminal security without the hassle of removing laptops or liquids. Thanks to the installation of state-of-the-art Next Generation Security Checkpoint (NGSC) Scanners, ...
- Azerbaijan: Anti-tank mine explosion injuries one in Aghdam
April 28, 2024
A mine explosion occurred in the village of Marzili in Azerbaijan’s liberated district of Aghdam on Saturday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General’s Office, and the Mine Action ...
- Nigeria: IED planted by ISWAP terrorists kills 8 CJTF members In Borno
April 28, 2024
No fewer than eight members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have been killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the Islamic State of West Africa Province ...
- Ukrainian Embassy in Slovakia to hand over four underwater drones for humanitarian mine clearance
April 28, 2024
The Ukrainian embassy in Slovakia has purchased four underwater drones Chasing M2 Pro Max (with a range of 200 meters) for the State Emergency Situations Service of Ukraine, the Ukrainian ...
- No. 1 threat: Drone attacks prompt urgent $500 million request from Pentagon
April 27, 2024
Drone attacks have become the No. 1 threat to U.S. troops deployed abroad, prompting a $500 million urgent request to help erect defenses. Cheap, easy to use, and hard to defend ...
- Ukraine: US mine-clearing vehicle M1150 ABV falls into Russian possession
April 27, 2024
In a recent development, military assets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , supplied by the United States, have reportedly ended up in Russian hands. Russia’s TASS news agency broadcast a ...
- Azerbaijan: Sapper injured in mine explosion in Shusha region
April 27, 2024
An employee of the Azerbaijan National Mine Clearance Agency (ANAMA) was injured in the line of duty. The incident occurred on April 27 in the village of Gaybaly in the Shusha ...
- Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone
April 27, 2024
Yemen’s Houthis have damaged an oil tanker and downed another MQ-9 Reaper drone of the United States as they promise more attacks in opposition to Israel’s war on Gaza. The Iran-aligned ...
- Thailand: Songkhla power plant hit by explosions
April 26, 2024
Three loud explosions caused damage to the boiler of a biomass power plant located in Ban Plak Bo area. The Explosives Recovery and Inspection team from Southern Border Province Investigation Division ...
- Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats
April 26, 2024
Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate ...
- Germany: Unexploded WWII bomb to be defused near soccer stadium in Mainz
April 26, 2024
An unexploded World War II bomb is set to be defused on Friday after it was found near the home of Bundesliga soccer club Mainz 05. A statement from the city ...
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