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- Pakistan: Six security personnel among 8 injured in Kalat IED blast
February 25, 2025
Eight people, including six security personnel were injured in bomb attack at a truck convoy of the guarded copper project in Mangochar area of Kalat district, on Monday. Official sources said ...
- UK announces its largest aid package for Ukraine
February 24, 2025
The United Kingdom will deliver its largest-ever aid package to Ukraine, amounting to £4.5 billion ($5.69 billion). At the same time, London will introduce a new package of sanctions against Russia, ...
- Government of Japan commits over $500,000 to MAG Vietnam
February 24, 2025
A new grant agreement worth $503,597 USD (equivalent to VND 12.5 billion) was signed today between the Government of Japan, represented by His Excellency Ambassador ITO Naoki, and MAG Vietnam ...
- Two Attacks on Russia-Linked Tankers Were Caused by Limpet Mines
February 24, 2025
At least two recent explosions affecting tankers in the Mediterranean this year can be explained by limpet mine attacks, three security sources told Reuters this week. Five tankers have been damaged ...
- Vietnam: Explosives found in teen’s bag at Đà Nẵng Airport
February 24, 2025
Security personnel at Đà Nẵng International Airport said on Monday they detected a young passenger attempting to carry explosive materials onto a domestic flight from Đà Nẵng to HCM City ...
- American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi diverted to Rome due to bomb threat
February 24, 2025
An American Airlines flight traveling from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome Sunday due to a bomb threat, according to a source familiar with the situation. In a ...
- France: An incendiary device explodes outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille
February 24, 2025
A suspect threw an incendiary device that exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille early Monday, authorities said, on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. No injuries were reported. ...
- Thailand: Twenty-three people, including seven police officers, injured in bomb explosion in Yala
February 23, 2025
Twenty-three people, including seven police officers, were injured in a bomb explosion near a supermarket in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, on late Sunday. Bannang Sata Police chief Col. Pol. Ranon ...
- India: Indian Army, Assam Rifles recover arms, ammunitions, IEDs in multiple joint operations in Manipur
February 23, 2025
In a joint operation, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles confiscated eight weapons, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), ammunition and military equipment, whilst apprehending two members of militant groups. It apprehended two ...
- Cambodia: Two children die in UXO explosion in Siem Reap province
February 23, 2025
Two children have died in Siem Reap province, after a 66 mm shell exploded. Heng Ratana, the Royal Government Delegate in charge of the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC), on ...
- Bulgarian nationalists vandalise EU building in protest against plans to join eurozone
February 22, 2025
Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who are demanding the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone. Around 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the ...
- German police arrest Syrian refugee after stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial
February 22, 2025
Authorities in Berlin have detained a teenage Syrian refugee after a man was stabbed near the city’s Holocaust Memorial late Friday – as divisive rhetoric swells over Germany’s immigration policy, ...
- France: One dead, several wounded after stabbing in Mulhouse
February 22, 2025
At least one person has died and two police officers have been seriously injured in a stabbing incident in eastern France, according to local media reports, with the alleged perpetrator ...
- Israel: Six released hostages arrive in Israeli territory
February 22, 2025
Hostages Avera Mengistu and Tal Shoham were released in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, crossed into Israel, and arrived at the reception point to reunite with their families on ...
- Virginia National Guard Engineers conduct mine detection and clearance training during Arctic Forge 25
February 21, 2025
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group conduct a mine detection and clearance training with the Finnish ...
- U.S. Drone Strike in Syria Kills Senior Huras al-Din Leader in Idlib
February 21, 2025
A senior leader of the Huras al-Din group was killed on Friday evening when his vehicle was struck by a Hellfire missile launched from a drone on the Sarmada-Dana road ...
- IDEX and NAVDEX 2025 conclude with record-breaking and historic results, garnering widespread international acclaim from exhibitors and official delegations
February 21, 2025
The number of visitors increased to 206,073, marking a 55.5% growth compared to the previous edition. International visitors accounted for 57% from 167 countries, while 43% were local visitors. The UAE ranked ...
- Restoring Hope and boosting protection of communities affected by explosives in the Centre of Mali
February 21, 2025
With an estimated 6.4 million people – or 28% of the population – in need, the humanitarian crisis that started in 2012 in Mali has continued to intensify throughout 2024. ...
- Cambodia discovers, safely neutralizes another war-left U.S. aerial bomb MK-82
February 21, 2025
A Cambodia’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) expert team has found and safely neutralized another war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in southwest Kampong Speu province, a mine clearance chief said on ...
- Israel: Bat Yam residents shaken by coordinated explosions
February 21, 2025
Residents of Bat Yam were left shaken on Thursday night after two explosions rocked empty buses in separate parking lots in the city. Security forces, including the Israel Police and the ...
- Italy prosecutors open terrorism probe into oil tanker blasts
February 20, 2025
Italian authorities opened a terrorism investigation into explosions last weekend that damaged an oil tanker off northern Italy, in the latest of four such incidents in the Mediterranean and Baltic ...
- Syria: Explosion leaves casualties in Idlib’s al-Nairab
February 20, 2025
An explosion of an unexploded ordnance in a residential home in the town of al-Nairab, eastern Idlib governorate, resulted in fatalities and injuries, amidst ongoing search operations for missing persons. A ...
- Florida man allegedly killed wife with homemade bomb inside car after argument
February 20, 2025
Shocking footage shows the moment a car exploded in Florida, killing a woman who police believe was targeted by her husband. Doorbell footage obtained by NBC 6 shows that the car ...
- Vietnam: $1.9 billion Quang Ninh LNG power project calls for mine clearance bids
February 20, 2025
The $1.9 billion Quang Ninh LNG power plant, the first such facility in northern Vietnam, is inviting bids for the mines and explosives clearance package. In a Tuesday announcement, the project ...
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