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- UK: Army bomb experts detonate explosives found at property
November 12, 2025
Old commercial explosives used in demolition work were taken from a property in Mid Wales and detonated safely on a beach, police and the British Army have confirmed. On Monday, November ...
- European Commission weighs creation of intelligence arm amid global tensions
November 11, 2025
The European Commission is considering setting up a dedicated intelligence cell to strengthen security amid geopolitical difficulties, an EU spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the initiative is still at ...
- Belgium: Explosion outside house in Antwerp
November 11, 2025
There has been an explosion outside the garage of a house on the Houthulststraat in the Antwerp district of Merksem. The explosion happened at around 5:30am. The no significant damage was ...
- Pakistan: At least 12 killed, 27 injured in suicide blast outside district court in Islamabad’s G-11
November 11, 2025
At least twelve people were killed and 27 people were injured on Tuesday in a suicide blast outside the district and sessions court building in Islamabad’s G-11 area, according to ...
- India: At least 12 people killed, 20 injured in car explosion in Delhi
November 11, 2025
Delhi Police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are investigating Monday evening’s Red Fort blast as a potential terror attack. Authorities have identified Dr Umar Nabi, a doctor from Pulwama in ...
- UK: Bomb disposal unit called to Oxford park after grenade found
November 11, 2025
A ‘rusty’ grenade has been found by a fisherman in Oxford with the bomb squad called to deal with the historic weapon. Thames Valley Police said the bomb squad – Explosive ...
- Togo: Protecting civilians from the risks of Improvised Explosive Devices
November 11, 2025
As part of its support to the Togolese government to strengthen the protection of civilian populations in the north of the country against the risk posed by explosive devices, including ...
- UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns
November 11, 2025
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military ...
- 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 ...
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