France to deploy more troops to troubled Pacific territory of New Caledonia

Hundreds more security personnel will join the 1,500 reinforcements already on the ground in New Caledonia after the worst unrest in the French Pacific territory in more than 30 years. The High Commission of New Caledonia, which represents the French Read More …

Thailand: Eight volunteers injured in two explosions in Narathiwat province

Eight defence volunteers were injured in two improvised explosive device (IED) explosions in Sukhirin and Cho-airong districts of the southern province of Narathiwat this morning. In the first incident, volunteers were on a routine foot patrol along a village road Read More …

Yemeni Houthi rebels have shot down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone

Houthi rebels shoot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen and attacked vessel in Red Sea, continuing campaign over Israel-Hamas war. Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have shot down an American drone, hours after footage circulated online Read More …

Afghanistan: Three Afghan nationals and three Spanish tourists killed in Bamyan shooting

Three Afghan nationals and three Spanish tourists were killed in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, the Taliban government has said, as it raised the death toll from the attack in a market. On Saturday, the government said that the bodies of Read More …

Pakistan, US to increase capacity to meet threats

US State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel on Tuesday said that the Pakistan and United States agreed to expand cooperation and increase the capacity to meet emerging threats. “We also agreed about preventing and deterring terrorist groups and the Read More …

Bangladesh: Two ARSA men held in Cox’s Bazar

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two commanders of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and recovered a huge amount of local and foreign arms, including grenades and rocket cells during a raid on the hideout in the Ukhiya Hills Read More …

France declares a state of emergency in New Caledonia, 500 police sent to quash deadly riots

France has declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia, after four people including a police officer were killed in riots over voting reform on the French-ruled island. The move came as the French government confirmed Read More …

Pakistan: Seven security personnel martyred in North Waziristan

Seven security personnel were martyred and two others sustained injuries in two militant attacks on security forces at different locations in North Wazir­istan on Saturday, local sources said. They said the first attack took place in the Hassan Khel area Read More …

India: Two children killed in IED explosion in Bijapur

Two children were killed when an explosive device they found in a forest area in their village in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-affected Bijapur district on Monday went off after one of them hit it with a stone without knowing that it was Read More …

India: Woman killed after stepping on IED planted Naxalites in Chhattisgarh

A 25-year-old woman was killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, the police said. Shanti Punem was collecting tendu leaves near Mallur village within the limits of the Gangaloor Read More …

Cambodia: Thuch backs Ukraine’s participation in Summit to address HRW allegations

The 2024 Ottawa Convention Conference chair Ly Thuch has endorsed Ukraine’s participation in the Siem Reap-Angkor Summit on a Mine-Free World in November, amid allegations of the Ukrainian military’s use of banned antipersonnel mines. This support is in response to Read More …

Sri Lankan peacekeepers visit Chinese peacekeeping troops’ barracks in Lebanon

Sri Lankan peacekeepers recently visited the barracks of the 22nd Chinese Peacekeeping Multi-role Engineering Company to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The two sides exchanged views on the current security situation in the mission area and shared Read More …

Afghanistan: IED explosion in Badakhshan leaves 8 dead and wounded

Eight security force members were killed and wounded in an IED explosion in Badakhshan province on Wednesday morning, officials confirmed. The Ministry of Interior said three policemen died and five others were wounded in the explosion. Abdul Mateen Qani, the Read More …

Cambodia: Over 51 square kilometres of landmines cleared in first three months

In the first three months of this year, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) cleared more than 51 square kilometres of mines-contaminated land. According to the centre’s report published recently, CMAC found and destroyed 4,092 mines, including 4,058 anti-personnel mines, Read More …

Thailand: Two Malaysians injured in bomb blast in Narathiwat

Two Malaysian women were among four individuals injured in a bomb blast in the city of Narathiwat last night (May 6). The Consul General of Malaysia in Songkhla Ahmad Fahmi Ahmad Sarkawi said both the women from Tumpat, Kelantan suffered Read More …

India: Police destroy nine IEDs, seize explosives and bomb-making materials in Gadchiroli

Gadchiroli district’s Superintendent of Police Neelotpal confirmed the development. After getting the information, two teams of Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), one unit of C-60 commando team and Quick Action Team (QAT) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were Read More …

Armenia: Donation of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Threats Response Equipment to the RA by the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency

In the frame of a long-lasting partnership established between the Governments of Armenia and the United States, the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), within the Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Security Cooperation Engagement Program, has donated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Read More …

Cambodia: His Majesty the King visits and presents royal gifts to CMAC staff

His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia, visited and donated royal gifts to CMAC staff throughout the country. The Royal Ceremony was held at the Technical Institute for Mine Action, located in Kampong Chhnang City, Kampong Read More …