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- Afghanistan: Explosion in Paktia kills one, injures four
June 9, 2025
Local sources in Paktia province report that a 12-year-old child was killed and four others injured in a mine explosion. The incident occurred in the village of Hasan Khil in Dand-e-Patan ...
- India: Senior cop killed, 2 others injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
June 9, 2025
An additional superintendent was killed and two other police officers were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday, police said. Chief ...
- New Jersey: Materials for improvised explosive device found in 2 homes in Moorestown
June 9, 2025
A minor from Burlington County, New Jersey is in custody after materials to make an improvised explosive device (IED) were found in two locations in Moorestown, authorities said. Moorestown Police said ...
- Northern Ireland: Rioting following protest in Co Antrim town in wake of sex attack arrests
June 9, 2025
Rioting has broken out in Ballymena, Co Antrim, tonight following a protest march by residents in the wake of two arrests over alleged sexual assault. Barricades were then erected and fires ...
- Japan: Blast occurs at US Kadena Air Base, injuring 4 Japan SDF members
June 9, 2025
An explosion occurred Monday near the U.S. military’s Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, slightly injuring four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members who were working at ...
- Solomon Islands: NUXO team ends evaluation tour in Western and Choiseul
June 8, 2025
A team from the National Unexploded Ordnance (NUXO) Coordinating Office has successfully conducted a week-long evaluation and inspection tour across Western and Choiseul Provinces. According to Mr. Benzily Kasutaba, Director ...
- India: Uttar Pradesh Advances Security with Cutting-Edge CBRN Technology
June 8, 2025
The Uttar Pradesh government is taking significant steps to bolster its security infrastructure against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) threats. In a concerted effort to safeguard key locations and ...
- California: 2,000 National Guard troops will be sent to L.A. amid clashes over immigration raids
June 8, 2025
The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses. The move ...
- Pakistan: Bajaur District Health Officer’s father killed in bomb blast
June 7, 2025
Bajaur district health officer Dr Gohar Ayoub’s father was killed in a bomb explosion at his residence in Khar town here on Thursday night, police and Rescue 1122 said on ...
- Alberta: Dynamite discovered in Calgary home on same day bomb unit also called to Weaselhead Flats
June 7, 2025
Multiple sticks of dynamite were found in a Calgary residence on Saturday. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) responded to a call at 12:10 p.m. in the 1000 block of Woodview ...
- Ukraine: Car bomb targets prosecutor in Dnipro, Russian agents detained
June 7, 2025
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained two Russian agents who detonated an improvised explosive device under a prosecutor’s car in the city of Dnipro on 6 June 2025. The ...
- Pennsylvania: Homemade fireworks caused Butler County house explosion, injuring 2
June 7, 2025
Pennsylvania State Police say homemade fireworks and improvised explosive devices caused a house explosion that injured two people Wednesday afternoon in Butler County, one critically. The explosion was reported shortly before ...
- Evaluation of Organic Explosive Training Aids: A Chemical Profiling Approach
June 6, 2025
Organic explosive training aids play a vital role in training canines to detect explosive safely and effectively. However, there is limited scientific knowledge regarding the chemical composition and odour profiles ...
- Brazil: Government delivers equipment and strengthens Public Security in Pará
June 6, 2025
The State Government delivered new equipment to enhance and strengthen Public Security actions in Pará this Tuesday (3), at the Boulevard das Feiras, in Estação das Docas, Belém. Among the equipment ...
- Ukraine: Car bomb kills one in Odesa Region
June 6, 2025
A car explosion in the Berezivka district of the Odesa region has killed one person. That is according to the Odesa region police, Ukrinform reports. “Police are investigating the circumstances ...
- Israel: Four soldiers killed in action in the Gaza Strip
June 6, 2025
The names of two fallen soldiers whose families have been notified were cleared for publication: Sergeant Major Chen Gross, aged 33, from Gan Yoshiya, a reserve soldier in the Maglan ...
- Russia: Governor reports blown up rail tracks in Belgorod Region
June 6, 2025
A reserve shunter derailed in the Prokhorovka District of the bordering Russian region of Belgorod as railroad tracks were blown up, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel. According to ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 295
June 5, 2025
The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today heard repeated rounds of gunfire that appeared to be aimed at drones reportedly attacking the site’s training centre, ...
- Colombia: Troops of the Omega Task Force neutralized four explosive devices in the southeast
June 5, 2025
Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus Campaign Plan conducted by the Omega Task Force of Colombian National Army, four improvised explosive devices were destroyed in two military operations. In the ...
- Oregon: FBI and Local Partners Interrupt IED and Mass Shooting Event
June 5, 2025
The FBI Portland Field Office and local law enforcement partners arrested a Columbia County, Oregon, juvenile who conspired to conduct an improvised explosive attack and mass shooting at the Three ...
- Russia: Rail tracks blown up in Voronezh Region
June 5, 2025
Railroad tracks were blown up in central Russia’s Voronezh Region prior to the passing of a train on Thursday, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said. “A railroad in the Voronezh ...
- Somali police arrest suspected Al-Shabaab bombmakers after Mogadishu house explosion
June 5, 2025
Somali police arrested several suspected Al-Shabaab members on Thursday after an explosion at a house in Mogadishu’s Dayniile district revealed an apparent bomb-making operation. According to police, the blast occurred as ...
- Syria: People killed and injured by landmines in Deir ez-Zor as they return home
June 5, 2025
People returning to their war-torn homes and villages in Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, are being wounded or even killed after encountering unexploded devices. Between 28 May and 1 June, four incidents ...
- India Flags Explosives, Safety Breaches in Turkish Airlines Flights During Surprise Checks
June 5, 2025
The safety oversight and ramp (SOFA/RAMP) inspections were conducted on Turkish Airlines’ passenger and cargo flights at Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru airports between May 29 and June 2, 2025. ...
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