IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 272

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will travel to Ukraine next week for high-level meetings in Kyiv, in which the ongoing efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help prevent a nuclear accident during the military conflict will be Read More …

Northern Ireland: ‘Improvised grenade’ recovered following Belfast security alert

Police remain at a property in Empire Street in south Belfast which was the focus of a security alert on Wednesday. The scene has been reduced and evacuated residents have returned home after a suspicious object, believed to be an Read More …

UK: Anti-Israel vandals ram van through a defence factory security barrier

Two anti-Israel vandals rammed a van through a UK defense industry factory security barrier on Tuesday, according to West Yorkshire Police and Palestine Action, then locked themselves to the vehicle to prevent their removal. The van used to ram the Read More …

Netherlands: Police release new photos of suspect in Romanian gold artifacts theft at Drents Museum

Police investigating the daring burglary at the Drents Museum in Assen have released a series of photographs featuring a man wanted in connection with the robbery. The images were caught by a security camera at a hardware store in Assen, Read More …

Italy: Massive seizure of weapons, ammunition and explosive material in Reggio Calabria

A routine check of the territory by the Carabinieri of the Catona Station led to the discovery of a huge arsenal of weapons and explosive material in the district of Arghilla, dealing a major blow to the organised crime. The Read More …

Germany: Unexploded WWII bomb found around Carola Bridge in Dresden

Workers dismantling a collapsed bridge over the Elbe River in the eastern German city of Dresden have once again found what appears to be an unexploded World War II-era bomb. This is according to the authorities report on Tuesday. The Read More …

Netherlands: Thieves use explosives to steal artefacts from museum in Assen

Thieves set off an explosion to gain entry into the Drents museum in the city of Assen, allowing them to steal several artefacts from a major exhibition called “Dacia – Empire of Gold and Silver.” According to the police, the Read More …

Northern Ireland: Police investigate hoax pipe bomb in Londonderry

Police in Londonderry are appealing for information after a “hoax pipe bomb-type device” was discovered at a property in the Waterside. The incident in the Winchester Park area was reported to the police at about 22.50 GMT on Thursday. Police Read More …

Sweden: One person injured in explosion in Uppsala

A powerful explosion occurred at midnight at a multi-family house in central Uppsala. Windows were blown out and a door was completely destroyed. One person was injured by glass splinters. The National Bomb Squad has been there and investigated the Read More …

UK Mine-clearing charity given £7m to continue work in Ukraine and Afghanistan

A landmine clearance charity will be given £7 million to continue its “life-saving” work in Ukraine and Afghanistan. The UK Government cash for the Hazardous Area Life-support Organisation (Halo) Trust will enable the charity to make land safe for agriculture Read More …

Netherlands: 15 arrested in explosive attack crackdown

A large-scale police operation across the Netherlands has resulted in the arrest of 15 individuals, ranging in age from 14 to 25, for their involvement in a series of explosive attacks. The suspects were apprehended in connection with at least Read More …

Finding Unexploded WWII Bombs In Germany Is Run-Of-The-Mill

Last month, an 1,100-pound unexploded bomb from WWII, believed to be of American origin, was uncovered near Cologne, Germany, where a construction crew had been digging. Some 3,000 people were evacuated from the area while the bomb was carefully extricated. Read More …

Ukraine: Authorities arrest 15 illegal arms dealers across four regions

The Security Service and National Police ran a special operation to expose the illegal sale of trophy firearms and ammunition in four regions. As a result of the special raid, 15 suspects who were attempting to set up the illegal Read More …

UK: WW2 ordnance found in island garden blown up

An unexploded World War Two ordnance has been removed and blown up after being found in an Isle of Wight garden. The device was discovered in the garden of a home off Main Road in Wellow village on Friday morning Read More …

Netherlands: Fear of explosions grows as attacks surge across the country

The increasing number of explosions across the Netherlands is driving fear among residents, with thousands seeking support from victim assistance organizations. The number of attacks involving explosives has escalated significantly in recent years. Police data shows that incidents nearly doubled Read More …

Nord Stream Pipeline Attack In 2022 Led To Biggest Single Human-Caused Methane Leak Ever

The sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022 not only heightened geopolitical tensions but also unleashed an unprecedented environmental event, releasing the largest recorded amount of methane from a single human-caused incident – 465,000 metric tons – into Read More …

Russia: Two more people detained under case of NBC Troops commander Kirillov’s murder

Two more individuals have been detained and charged in connection with the murder of Igor Kirillov, the former commander of Russia’s Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection troops, Investigative Committee Spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko told TASS. “Based on the gathered evidence, [Batukhan] Read More …

Ukrainian brigade pioneers remote-controlled ground assaults

The boxy, machine gun-equipped vehicle lumbered across the snow-covered battlefield, with no crew aboard and marking what its remote Ukrainian operators described as a major milestone as Russian artillery fire rained around it. Sparing soldiers for the infantry assault that Read More …

Polish defence minister dismisses logistics chief after mines go missing

On Thursday, General Artur Kepczynski was dismissed from his position as head of the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate, as reported by the Ministry of Defence. The reasons for this decision, made by Kosiniak-Kamysz, were not disclosed; however, media reports suggest Read More …