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- Yemen: Al-Qaeda twin car bomb attack in Albyan Governorate kills at least 4
October 21, 2025
Members of the terror group Al-Qaeda have launched an attack on a Yemeni military headquarters in the country’s governorate of Albyan. The attack targeted the headquarters of the Security Belt First ...
- Ukrainian citizens arrested in Poland and Romania over an alleged Russian plot
October 21, 2025
A Ukrainian citizen allegedly working for Russian intelligence services as part of a sabotage campaign was detained in Poland, while two others were arrested in Romania, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors said ...
- Pakistan: Karachi police make first arrest using facial recognition technology
October 21, 2025
Police on Monday claimed to have made the first-ever arrest using facial recognition technology in the metropolis. Without identifying the exact location, DIG Syed Asad Raza said that an alert was ...
- Sweden: Live hand grenade found in apartment in Västerås
October 20, 2025
A live hand grenade has been found in an apartment in Västerås, the police report. The National Bomb Protection Unit has been at the scene. The hand grenade is believed to ...
- Michigan: Authorities investigate ‘targeted’ explosion in Battle Creek
October 20, 2025
Authorities in Battle Creek are investigating after an explosion occurred on the southwest side of the city late Friday night. Officers with the Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) were called to ...
- Azerbaijan: ANAMA employee injured in mine explosion in Khojavand
October 20, 2025
An employee of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) was injured in a mine explosion while on duty in the Khojavand district. ANAMA told Report that the incident occurred ...
- Mexico: Baja California Officials Say Drug Cartel Behind Explosive Drone Attack on Police Station
October 20, 2025
Law enforcement and government officials in northern Mexico continue to be targeted by drug cartels, which continue to retaliate as the government intensifies its crackdown on organized crime. The border city ...
- Iraq: KRG’s Mine Action Efforts Continue with Clearance of Gre Mire Minefield
October 20, 2025
On Monday, 20 October 2025, the Committee for the Handover of Cleared Minefields of the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA), Duhok Office, officially handed over the Gre Mire minefield ...
- Sweden: Military sprayed PFAS directly into the countryside for decades
October 20, 2025
For decades, the Swedish Armed Forces shot PFAS-containing firefighting foam directly into the countryside near an air force base in the country’s south. And in a secret recording, the then-boss of ...
- Kashmir: IED detected, destroyed in south Shopian
October 20, 2025
Shopian, Oct 20: Security forces on Monday averted a tragedy after detecting and safely destroying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Heff area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Officials told ...
- California: Shrapnel hit 2 CHP vehicles during Marine Corps demonstration at Camp Pendleton
October 20, 2025
Metal shrapnel from an explosive ordnance fired during the U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton on Saturday hit two California Highway Patrol vehicles, the agency published in ...
- Michigan: Live World War II-era hand grenade discovered in Monroe County home
October 20, 2025
The Michigan State Police Bomb Squad was called to assist local police in Monroe County after the discovery of a World War II-era hand grenade that was still active. The Carleton ...
- Somali police trained in Türkiye strengthen their country’s security capacity
October 19, 2025
Somali police officers trained in Türkiye are playing a growing role in strengthening their country’s security, benefiting from Türkiye’s decades of law enforcement experience and institutional cooperation. “Transferring the experience gained ...
- Ireland: Improvised explosive device, guns and drugs seized during Carlow raid, two arrested
October 18, 2025
A viable improvised explosive device, four firearms and drugs worth €45,000 were seized during raids in Co Carlow on Thursday and Friday. Gardaí carried out searches on a number of properties ...
- Switzerland submits objection to Ukraine’s suspension of the Ottawa Convention
October 17, 2025
Switzerland will object to Ukraine’s decision to suspend the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of anti-personnel mines. At its meeting on 15 October, the Federal ...
- Polish court blocks extradition and frees Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream pipeline blasts
October 17, 2025
A Polish court on Friday blocked the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines and ordered his ...
- Italy: Bomb explodes outside home of top investigative journalist
October 17, 2025
A bomb exploded outside the home of one of Italy’s top investigative journalists late on Thursday, damaging two cars and a nearby house, prompting messages of solidarity for the reporter ...
- US Navy detains two survivors of strike against alleged drug boat
October 17, 2025
The US military is holding two survivors on a Navy ship after the US carried out a Thursday strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, according to three ...
- Ukraine to receive EUR 165 mln for mine action in 2026
October 17, 2025
The Coalition of Demining Capabilities plans to allocate at least EU 165 million in 2026 to provide Ukraine with equipment and machinery, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has said. It ...
- Russia: Powerful Explosion Rocks Chemical Plant That Manufactures Explosives
October 17, 2025
A powerful explosion occurred on October 17 at the Avangard chemical plant in the city of Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan. According to the company’s general director Dmitry Loginov, the incident ...
- Caribbean: Trump confirms the CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela
October 16, 2025
President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela and said he was weighing carrying out land operations on the country. The acknowledgement ...
- Nigeria: Police train 318 operatives to tackle proliferation of IEDs, chemical, radiological materials
October 16, 2025
As part of efforts to combat the increasing use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and the proliferation of chemical and radiological materials, the Nigeria Police Force has commenced an intensive ...
- Thailand: Roadside bomb blast in Narathiwat injures police, civilians
October 16, 2025
Three police officers and six civilians were injured, with four badly hurt, when a roadside bomb was detonated in Yi-Ngo district of this southern province on Thursday. The incident occurred at ...
- Ireland: Suspected pipebomb thrown at house in Limerick city
October 16, 2025
Gardaí are investigating after a suspected pipebomb was fired at a house in Limerick city overnight. The missile, understood to have been an IED (improvised explosive device), was thrown at ...
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