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- MAG receives £5.5m grant for Ukraine from Canadian government
March 4, 2025
MAG (Mines Advisory Group), the global landmine charity, is to receive a new grant of 10 million Canadian dollars (or £5.5m) to support its work in Ukraine until April 2026. The ...
- The challenge of explosive contamination in Iraq
March 4, 2025
Iraq’s history of conflicts – the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988), the Gulf War (1990–1991), the 2003 invasion, and the war against ISIS – has left the country heavily contaminated with explosive ...
- Pakistan: Six terrorists killed as security forces foil attack on Bannu Cantonment
March 4, 2025
Six terrorists were killed on Tuesday as security forces foiled an attack on the Bannu Cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s namesake district, according to the interior ministry. A senior district police official ...
- Massachusetts authorities investigate ‘suspicious’ fires at Tesla charging stations
March 4, 2025
Authorities in Littleton, Massachusetts, have launched an investigation into fires at a Tesla charging station that they deem “suspicious.” According to a news release, members of the local police and fire ...
- Spain: The CBRN specialists train through the ‘Yprés’ and ‘Ánfora’ exercises
March 3, 2025
The Deployable Chemical Laboratory (LQD) and the SIBCRA Forensic Sampling Team (Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Agents) of the CBRN Defense Regiment “Valencia” No. 1 participated in ...
- US, Thai troops detonate over 700 pounds of TNT during EOD training
March 3, 2025
About 30 U.S. and Thai troops braced themselves Sunday as more than 730 pounds of TNT and nearly 20 pounds of C4 detonated just over half a mile away. Hunkered inside ...
- Malaysia: Second unexploded World War II bomb detonated at Lok Kawi
March 3, 2025
A second unexploded World War II (WW2) bomb was detonated by the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) near Lok Kawi Plastic Industries, at 3pm, Sunday. District Police Chief Supt Kamaruddin Ambo ...
- Trump administration pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine
March 3, 2025
The Trump administration has paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine, the White House confirmed Monday. Since Mr. Trump took office in January, $3.85 billion has been available in drawdown authority for ...
- Germany: Apparent vehicle ramming attack in Mannheim leaves at least 1 dead, multiple injuries
March 3, 2025
A vehicle drove into a crowd of people in the western German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing at least one person and leaving others seriously wounded, according to police. The ...
- Soldiers from Finland undergoing training at the Bondsteel NATO base
March 3, 2025
Specialized KFOR units from Finland, which deal with the identification, removal and destruction of explosive devices, had an exercise at the Bondsteel NATO base near Uroševac. Finnish EOD soldiers, assigned to ...
- Syrian forces deployed in Jaramana to end unrest
March 3, 2025
Syria has deployed security forces in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, to restore order after a dispute at a checkpoint led to the killing of a Syrian security officer and ...
- Israel: Terror attack in Haifa, Israeli-Druze kills one, wounds several others
March 3, 2025
One man was killed and several others were wounded in a terror stabbing attack at Lev HaMifratz Mall in Haifa on Monday morning. Magen David Adom (MDA) EMTs and Paramedics pronounced ...
- Russia: Terrorist planning to detonate IED in Moscow synagogue shot by FSB
March 3, 2025
A terrorist allegedly planning to detonate explosive devices in a Moscow Jewish site and metro station was killed in a shootout with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, ...
- Pakistan: Civilian deaths in terrorist attacks surge in February
March 3, 2025
The month of February 2025 saw a marginal increase in terrorist attacks but a sharp surge in civilian casualties, along with a significant increase in the arrest of terrorists across ...
- Victoria: Police offer $1m reward to help solve fatal 1998 Melbourne car bombing
March 3, 2025
Police have announced a $1 million reward to try to solve a fatal car bombing that kicked off a gangland war almost 30 years ago. Businessman Gianni “John” Furlan, 48, died ...
- Ireland: Investigation launched following discovery of imitation grenade in Clare town
March 2, 2025
The army bomb disposal unit was called to Shannon on Saturday evening after a suspected grenade was found in a car. A garda spokesperson confirmed gardaí attended following the discovery of ...
- Vietnam: Japanese-funded bomb, mine clearance equipment project launched
March 2, 2025
A ceremony has been held in Hà Nội to announce the project for receiving bomb and mine clearance equipment funded by Japan for the Việt Nam National Mine Action Centre ...
- UK to intensify support for Ukraine with £2.26 billion loan to bolster defences
March 1, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will intensify efforts to support Ukraine with a £2.26 billion loan to bolster its defences. The announcement comes as European leaders are set to ...
- PKK declares ceasefire in 40-year conflict with Turkiye
March 1, 2025
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has declared it will implement a ceasefire with Turkiye, heeding a call from its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to disarm. The statement by the outlawed group, ...
- Supporting Ukraine to build a mine-free future
March 1, 2025
Together with the government of the Netherlands and local partners, UNOPS is working to enhance Ukraine’s capacity to eliminate the threat of explosive ordnance. February 2025 – UNOPS procured and delivered a ...
- Anti-Tank Mines Relevant, as Seen in Russia-Ukraine War
February 28, 2025
The war in Ukraine serves as a stark reminder that the strategic environment can shift rapidly, and policy and military doctrine must adapt accordingly. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine ...
- Pakistan: Motorcycle blast in Quetta injures 10 including security personnel
February 28, 2025
A roadside explosion near Jan Muhammad Road in Balochistan’s Quetta on Friday injured 10 people, including a security personnel, the police said. In a statement, the police said the explosive materials ...
- Greece: Police pelted with rocks and petrol bombs in protest over rail crash
February 28, 2025
Scores of youths have hurled rocks and petrol bombs at police in from of Greece’s parliament building during mass protests to mark the the second anniversary of a devastating train ...
- DR Congo: 11 killed, 65 injured in explosions after M23 rally in Bukavu
February 28, 2025
Several explosions killed at least 11 people and injured 65 others on Thursday in Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), shortly after a political rally in ...
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