Germany: Large explosion rocks venue in Cologne city centre

An explosion has occurred in the centre of the German city of Cologne, according to media outlets. It happened early on Monday morning at around 5:50 am local time, reportedly injuring two people so far, including a cleaner who was Read More …

FBI investigating apparent assassination attempt on Trump in Florida

The FBI said it “is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination” of Donald Trump at his Florida golf club. Trump was not harmed in the incident. The Secret Service had spotted a rifle barrel sticking out of a Read More …

India: Bengal Congress leader killed in bomb attack in Malda

The deceased was identified as Sheikh Saifuddin, an influential Congress of the Gopalpur area in Manikchak. His family alleged that goons backed by the TMC killed him, a charge dismissed by the state’s ruling party. The incident happened at the Read More …

Kenya: US embassy issues security alert warning of possible terror attacks

The United States (US) Embassy in Nairobi has issued a security alert, warning its citizens of possible terror attacks. According to the embassy, terrorists may target the locations that are highly frequented by their citizens and other foreigners, including tourists Read More …

UK: Police cordon remains in place after unexploded bomb found on Norfolk beach

Part of a Norfolk beach remains cordoned off after an unexploded bomb was found. Police were called to Hemsby beach at about 10.20am on Friday after a member of the public discovered the item on the shoreline. A police cordon Read More …

Israel: Police raid near Nazareth finds tunnel shaft containing missile and ammunition

North District Police said on Saturday that it raided a compound in Yafa an-Naseriyye, an Arab town near Nazareth, and uncovered a stockpile of arms including four guns, hundreds of bullets, cartridges and a missile. Superintendent Daniel (Danny) Levy, the Read More …

Solomon Islands: 5,400 bombs removed

This year 2024 has been a record year so far for the removal of explosive remnants from the Second World War in the country. That’s because more than 5,400 bombs have already been destroyed thanks to the combination of Operation Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis fire missile at central Israel

Yemen’s Houthis fired at least one ballistic missile, possibly more, on the Tel Aviv and central Israel areas, IDF sources said on Sunday. Nine people were lightly wounded while running to safe rooms following the sirens, Magen David Adom reported, Read More …

Somalia: Deadly blasts in Mogadishu kill five

At least five people were killed and eight others wounded in a series of roadside explosions in Mogadishu’s Kahda district on Saturday, according to local officials. The blasts targeted a popular spot where young people often gather for recreational photography, Read More …

Afghanistan: Fourteen people killed in Daikundi attack claimed by ISIS

Fourteen people were killed and six others injured in an attack by unknown armed individuals in central Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Friday. ISIS claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack in Daykundi province but has not provided evidence. Most people Read More …

Nigeria: MNJTF trains troops on counter-IED

As part of efforts to enhance Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) capability in the Lake Chad Region, the MultiNational Joint Tasks Force (MNJTF) has organised a 4-week training course for its troops in the various sectors. The training organised in collaboration Read More …

Pakistan: Eight security personnel injured in IED attack in Kalat district

In a concerning development from Balochistan, eight security personnel sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack near the Takht area of District Kalat on Friday. The incident occurred when an IED, planted on the roadside, detonated as a Read More …

Mexico: Worsening Sinaloa Cartel war paralyzes life in Culiacan

Authorities in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa on Thursday canceled national day celebrations and shut schools on the back of escalating violence stemming from internal Sinaloa Cartel fighting, which has left 12 people dead since Monday. Shootouts, the sound Read More …

Israel: Car explosion in Ramle leaves four dead, eight wounded after fire breaks out in nearby store

A car bomb explosion in Ramle on Thursday evening killed four people and wounded eight in what is suspected to be the result of a clash between two crime syndicates. The bomb killed a five-year-old girl, a 10-year-old boy, a Read More …

Germany: Evacuation is due in Bielefeld after discovery of World War II bomb

The discovery of an aerial bomb from the Second World War is not uncommon. Most of these bombs are still live and pose a serious threat to the population. A warning has been published by Bielefeld fire brigade/BIWAPP regarding discovery Read More …

Japan: Aichi teen arrested over possession of high explosives

Police arrested an 18-year-old high school student from the city of Ichinomiya in Aichi Prefecture Tuesday over the alleged possession of high explosives, including a type used in overseas terror attacks. The arrest stems from a discovery in the teen’s Read More …

Ukraine: EOD divers remove part of a Russian drone from the Dnipro River

After the enemy attack, SES divers recovered metal fragments of a Russian drone from the Dnipro River. The wreckage was reported by an eyewitness who heard the explosion. After another enemy attack, sapper divers of the State Emergency Service of Read More …

Sweden says stamping out gangs ‘will take a decade’

Sweden’s justice minister has warned that stamping out the country’s violent crime epidemic will take a decade or more, with immigrant drug gangs infiltrating courts, the police and prisons. Criminologists have said the problems behind the crime wave, which has Read More …

Pakistan: Six policemen among 13 hurt in Wana blast

Six police personnel and seven civilians were injured in an explosion in Wana tehsil of South Waziristan district, on Monday morning. Separately, Gomal Uni­versity Vice Chancellor Dr Shakibullah came under an armed attack while he was leaving the University of Read More …