Israel: Three injured in ramming terror attack in Jerusalem

Three pedestrians were injured in a ramming terror attack in Jerusalem on Monday morning, Israel police stated: “This morning, at approximately 08:00, a report came in regarding a car accident and the injury of three pedestrians on Techelet Mordechai Street Read More …

New York National Guard sharpens disaster readiness skills during Homeland Response Force exercise

CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, New York – Soldiers from the New York National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division came together at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, April 15 to 19 to hone their command and control capabilities as the Region Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion in western Kabul kills at least one, injures three

The spokesperson for the Taliban police in Kabul confirmed an explosion in the western part of Kabul city, stating that one person was killed and three others were injured as a result. The Taliban official informed the media that the Read More …

Pakistan: Two killed in Tirah IED explosion

Two boys were killed and another sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the Maidan area of Tirah valley on Saturday, local and official sources said. The victims were reportedly searching for mushrooms in a hilly Read More …

UK: Controlled explosion on Seaton Carew beach after suspected ‘hazardous substance’ found

A controlled explosion’s taken place on Teesside after a ‘suspected hazardous substance’ was found in bottles at Hartlepool Police Station. Shortly before 2pm on Saturday 20 April officers contacted the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. The bottles had been seized Read More …

Somalia: ISIS clashes Al-Shabaab in fight for control in Puntland

The war against terrorists in Somalia has taken an interesting twist after ISIS militants reportedly raided Al-Shabaab bases in the northeastern part of the country, which could further change the dynamics in the ongoing operations across the country. For the Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: 8 IEDs, 2 wireless sets seized from terrorist hideout in Rajouri

Security forces in ‘s Rajouri district discovered a terrorist hideout on Sunday, officials reported. The hideout yielded eight Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), two wireless sets, and ammunition. The recovered items were in a deteriorated state, indicating they had been there Read More …

Indonesian police arrest 8 suspected al-Qaida-linked militants

Indonesia’s elite counterterrorism police arrested eight suspected militants in recent days believed to be part of a new cell linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaida-linked group, authorities said on Saturday. Police conducted raids in Central Sulawesi province between Tuesday and Read More …

UK: Explosive device found at Liverpool flat after police raid

An explosive was found at a flat after a street was evacuated, police have confirmed. Merseyside Police said an “improvised explosive device” was found following a raid in Ellis Place, Liverpool, after a bomb disposal team attended on Friday afternoon. Read More …

UK: Weapons-obsessed man found guilty over explosion at his Bedfordshire home

A man whose obsession with weaponry once led him to ask to throw a grenade on the children’s television programme Jim’ll Fix It has been found guilty of causing an explosion in his home. Matthew Haydon, 48, sustained wounds to Read More …

Pakistan police kill bomber to thwart attack on Japanese nationals

Police in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant on Friday as they attacked a vehicle carrying five Japanese nationals, all of whom survived, a police spokesperson said. Islamist militants seeking to overthrow the Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 224

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was informed about a further attempted drone attack today on the training centre of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), causing no damage or casualties, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. It would be Read More …

German police arrest two men for plotting sabotage on Russia’s behalf

German police have arrested two men whom they accuse of plotting to sabotage support for Ukraine, possibly on behalf of the Russian government. The two men, named as Dieter S. and Alexander J., are “strongly suspected of having worked for Read More …

Massachusetts: Man arrested, accused of throwing pipe bomb at Satanic Temple in Salem

An Oklahoma man was arrested Wednesday after authorities accused him of throwing a pipe bomb at the Massachusetts headquarters of a group called The Satanic Temple. Surveillance cameras showed a man walk up to the building soon after 4 a.m. Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Three IEDs seized in Poonch

Three ready-to-use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized from a suspected terrorist hideout in the border district of J&K’s Poonch early Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Anantnag-Rajouri segment on May 7, officials said. “Around 6am, a Read More …

UK: Car park sealed off in unexploded ordnance alert in Wem

An alert over unexploded ordnance led police to seal off a Shropshire car park on Wednesday. A 30-metre cordon was set up around the Leek Street car park in Wem, where the device was situated, West Mercia Police had said. Read More …

Belarus, UAE to expand cooperation in combating security threats

Members of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the eighth convocation adopted the bill “On the ratification of the cooperation agreement in security and counter-terrorism between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Read More …

How Nigeria, neighbours can defeat ISWAP terror group

The death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in 2021 triggered unprecedented exits from one of the group’s two factions, Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS). He died when the other faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), invaded his Sambisa Read More …

DHS Announces $1.8 Billion in Preparedness Grants

WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced more than $1.8 billion in funding for eight Fiscal Year 2024 preparedness grant programs. These grant programs provide critical funding to help state, local, tribal, and territorial officials prepare for, Read More …