Ukraine digs its own Surovikin line against impending Russian offensive

Row upon row of freshly-dug trenches, concrete dragon’s teeth and underground command centres adorn vast expanses of Ukraine’s countryside. The new fortifications have sprung up along key segments of its more than 621 miles of front as Kyiv’s spluttering counter-offensive Read More …

Ireland: Investigators believe improvised explosive device caused blast at Dublin homeless hostel

Investigators believe the blast that killed a man at a homeless shelter in Dublin city centre yesterday was caused by an improvised explosive device. Gardaí are expected to open a full criminal investigation today as further forensic tests of the Read More …

Greece: Blast damages Greek office of Israeli shipping firm

A small explosion occurred on Tuesday outside the Greek offices of the Israeli company Zim Integrated Shipping Services, in a suspected attack by anti-Israel activists. According to police sources cited by Shipping news service Tradewinds, an improvised explosive and two Read More …

A Denmark terror case has ‘links’ to Hamas

A Danish prosecutor said Friday that an investigation that led to the arrests of three suspects in Denmark last month on suspicion of plotting to carry out “an act of terror” was linked to Hamas, according to a local media Read More …

On Hamas, what did Qatar know and when did it know it?

Enemies of enemies are famously friends in the Middle East — except in the case of Qatar, which has managed to keep the world guessing by making all its neighbors the staunchest of frenemies. Gauging Qatar’s true loyalties has long Read More …

The post-organizational terrorism in the European Union and beyond

Terrorism is one of the most serious threats the International Community has to face due to its always increasing sprawling and undefined nature, that keeps changing decade after decade. International safety is now confronting with what is called post-organizational terrorism, Read More …

Cyprus: Two brothers arrested in Limassol for explosives, cannabis

Police in Limassol have taken into custody two brothers after finding firecrackers and improvised explosive devices in a house in Ypsonas. The two, aged 24 and 29, were arrested late on Monday afternoon after police conducted a search of their Read More …

Northern Ireland: Improvised explosive device taken from scene of Londonderry security alert

An improvised explosive device (IED) has been recovered from the scene of a security alert in Londonderry. Police were called to Barrs Lane in the Ballymagroarty area of the city at around 10.55am on Monday. PSNI Detective Inspector O’Flaherty said Read More …

UK: Ulverston man denies placing device to cause bomb scare

A man is set to go on trial after denying that he placed a device to cause a bomb scare in a Cumbrian town. Residents of 53 homes in the Steel Street area of Ulverston were evacuated after a suspicious Read More …

Russia: Man detained for sabotage attempt

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a Russian national involved in a sabotage attempt at a Defense Ministry’s facility on the instruction of Ukrainian special services, the FSB Center of Public Communications told TASS. Furthermore, it was also Read More …

India dismisses reports of artillery shells being supplied to Ukraine

India on Thursday dismissed reports that artillery shells made in the country had been supplied to Ukraine by a European nation, with external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal saying there had been no such exports. Several reports, mainly on social Read More …

Ukraine Needs To Up-Armor Its American-Made M-1 Tanks

It’s been two months since ex-American M-1s tanks arrived in Ukraine. And two months since we’ve seen any evidence of the tanks. It’s not clear what Ukraine is doing with its 31 Abrams, but it is clear what it should Read More …

UK: New Year honours for RN divers

A Scottish clearance diver has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours. Leading Seaman (Diver) Rory Cartwright-Taylor is part of the Royal Navy’s Diving & Threat Exploitation Group (DTXG), based at Faslane on Scotland’s west coast. The Read More …

Ukraine neutralized over 6,000 mines and projectiles in December

In December 2023, the demining units of the State Special Transport Service were able to neutralize 6,171 explosive devices in Ukraine. This constitutes a significant portion of the total number of mines, shells, and other explosive devices laid since the Read More …

UK: Two charged with explosives offences after bomb scare in Illingworth

Two people have been charged with explosives offences after homes were evacuated following a bomb scare. Residents were told to leave their homes and army bomb disposal officers were called after police found a suspicious object during a search at Read More …

Germany: Police foil New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral

German police have arrested three people suspected of planning a New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral, which was reportedly to be carried out in a car loaded with explosives. Officers had first been informed of an attack planned Read More …

Irish police investigate fire at disused pub set to house homeless families

Irish police have been investigating a second fire in less than a fortnight at a building local people reportedly believed would be used to accommodate asylum seekers. The emergency services were called to the scene at the Ringsend area of Read More …