Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces hunt for militants after recent terror attacks

Security forces on Friday continued search operations in four districts of Jammu region to track down militants involved in the recent terror attacks. “Search operations are going in the forest area of Reasi and adjoining Arnas areas after the June Read More …

Yemen: One sailor injured, merchant ship on fire after Houthi missile attack

Two cruise missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have struck a bulk cargo carrier in the Gulf of Aden, severely injuring one of the crew. The M/V Verbena, a Palauan-flagged, Ukrainian-owned, and Polish-operated ship, “reported damage and subsequent fires on Read More …

Dramatic moment pro-Putin TV crew are sent flying by motion-detecting mine dropped by drone over Russian border

This is the dramatic moment a team from Putin’s state TV are sent flying by a motion-activated mine dropped by a drone over the Russian border. The blast was caught on camera as the pro-war channel Rossiya-24 crew were filming Read More …

Somalia: ‘Dozens dead’ in clan clashes in Galgudud province

A deadly clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 50 people, residents and medical officials told VOA on Monday. Another 155 people are said to have been injured in the clashes in the Read More …

Kenya: Four construction workers killed near Somalia border

Gunmen in northern Kenya fatally shot four construction workers at a hospital site near a refugee camp and the border with Somalia where a militant group is active, police said Saturday. A group of eight workers were resting Friday when Read More …

DR Congo: ISIL-affiliated fighters blamed after 38 killed in North Kivu attack

Rebel fighters affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) have killed at least 38 people in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials and a civil society leader in the region have said. The armed men Read More …

Libya: Deadly landmines pose hidden threat in Tripoli

Hundreds of deadly landmines and unexploded ordnance still litter parts of Libya after years of fighting, posing a constant danger to civilians, especially children, long after the conflict. Although relative calm has returned to the oil-rich country since the battle Read More …

UNICEF: 53% of Ukrainian teenagers engage in risky behaviour despite being well-informed about risks posed by mines and unexploded ordnance

A study conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Rating Group on explosive ordnance risk awareness and safe behaviour practices among Ukrainian parents and children aged 10 to 17 has revealed that boys aged 14 to 17 Read More …

Pakistan: Child killed, another injured in Bajaur blast

A child was killed and another injured when they fell prey to a roadside blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur district on Wednesday. Police said the incident occurred in Loi Kharkai area of Mamond Read More …

Myanmar: One killed, 23 injured in school explosion in Tanintharyi Region

An explosion occurred at a primary school in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region, killing one child and injuring 23 people, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council reported on late Tuesday. The explosion occurred at around 12:40 p.m. local time Read More …

Pakistan: Hand grenade attack targets Levies Headquarters in Mastung

In a shocking incident, a hand grenade attack targeted the Levies headquarters located on Tehsil Road in Mastung, according to police reports. The attack resulted in one person sustaining injuries. The victim, who was struck by the blast, fortunately only Read More …

Syria: IED targets head of Criminal Court in Homs city

Local media reported that Judge “Akram Ibrahim”, head of the Criminal Court, was subjected to an assassination attempt, where an IED planted by unknown people exploded in his car. As a result, the judge sustained injuries that led to the Read More …

International community should mobilize efforts to eliminate landmine threat in Azerbaijan

Armenia-planted landmines countinue to kill and maim Azerbaijanis in recently liberated territories, Azernews reports citing the post shared by Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry on its official “X” account. “Despite extensive efforts, demining operations face many challenges due to Armenia’s refusal to Read More …

Azerbaijan’s ANAMA employee injured in mine explosion in Aghdam

An investigation is underway on the mine incident in Aghdam resulting in the injury of an employee of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), the press service of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan told Trend. The Prosecutor’s Read More …

Pakistan: Man killed, two others injured in Bajaur blast

A man was killed and two others wounded when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) planted at a roadside in Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district on Monday. Police and locals said the incident occurred in Lara Bandagi area Read More …

Ontario: One person injured by homemade explosive in Algonquin Highlands

The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a residence in Algonquin Highlands after receiving a report of a serious injury caused by explosive material. On May 24, 2024, at approximately 5:04 p.m., police were called Read More …

Pakistan arrests 11 involved in attack on Chinese nationals

Pakistan’s National Counter-Terrorism Authority Coordinator Muhammad Tahir Rai said Sunday that security forces have arrested 11 suspects accused involved in an attack on Chinese nationals in March this year. Addressing a joint press conference here with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Read More …

Mali: Over 20 killed in attack on Mopti village

Over 20 civilians were killed in an attack in central Mali on Saturday, a local official said on Sunday. The attack targeted a village in the Circle of Bankass in Mopti region – one of several areas in Mali’s north Read More …

Cameroon: Bar explosion kills one in the English-speaking Northwest region

At least one person was killed late Saturday when a makeshift bomb exploded in a crowded bar in Cameroon’s war-torn English-speaking region of Northwest, according to local and security sources. An army official told Xinhua that the improvised explosive device Read More …

Nigeria: At least 160 villagers reported taken in central Niger state deadly raid

Ten people have been killed and at least 160 other villagers have been kidnapped from a remote community in Nigeria’s central Niger state, officials say. A large number of armed men, suspected to be from Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Read More …