Guinea-Bissau: Military appoints general as transition president after coup

The military in Guinea-Bissau military has appointed a general as the country’s new leader for one year, a day after staging a coup to seize power and arresting the president of the West African nation as contentious election results were Read More …

UK: Ex-soldier tried to blow up police station and vans with petrol bombs

A former soldier endangered a police officer’s life during a bid to “blow up” a police station with petrol bombs, a court has heard. Jamie Taylor, 34, launched three molotov cocktails at Police Scotland vans parked outside the force’s Livingston Read More …

Pakistan: Three children die in landmine explosion inside home in Bolan

Three children were killed and three others injured when a landmine exploded in the Sanni Shoran area of Bolan on Wednesday. Police said the device had been planted inside the home of a local named Abdul Hayee Jatoi. The explosion Read More …

UK: Midlands teen charged with terror offence ‘had explosive substances’

A teenage boy has been charged with possession of explosive substances. The 17 year old, from Stafford, was detained following an investigation by Staffordshire Police. He was also charged with two counts of viewing or accessing information likely to be Read More …

Do anti-personnel mines still have military utility in modern warfare?

Five States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention have recently submitted instruments of withdrawal, citing national security and military necessity, while at least one other has taken steps to “suspend” the Convention. These developments raise important questions about whether Read More …

Buried explosives still shape daily life for millions of Iraqis

The warning signs are easy to miss. A faded skull-and-crossbones nailed to a fence in southern Iraq. A rusted metal stake on the edge of a field in the Kurdistan Region. A strip of red tape fluttering beside an olive Read More …

Ukraine: 16-year-old Russian agent detained following double terrorist attack in Dnipro

The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained a 16-year-old Russian agent who carried out a double terrorist attack in Dnipro on November 23. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the SSU. The incident involved the detonation Read More …

India: Improvised rocket with 40 kg explosive seized in Manipur’s Churachandpur

An improvised long-range rocket with nearly 40 kg of explosive was seized from Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Wednesday (November 26, 2025). An improvised long-range rocket with nearly 40 kg of explosive was seized from Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police Read More …

Pakistan: Shepherd killed in South Waziristan landmine blast

A minor shepherd lost his live in a bomb blast in Upper South Waziristan’s Tiarza tehsil on Monday, the police said. They said that the explosion occurred when Mian Din Mehsud, 12, was grazing his goats in a hilly terrain Read More …

Kuwait: Man arrested for planning explosive attacks

As part of its proactive security measures to safeguard the country and maintain stability, the Ministry of Interior has announced that the State Security Service successfully arrested a citizen affiliated with a banned group that threatens the security of Kuwait Read More …

India: Easy availability of chemicals, electric components increase IED threat: NSG after Delhi blast

The National Security Guard (NSG) alerted authorities about the recent spike in the use of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) by ‘terror groups’ due to easy availability of individual components and chemicals. The NSP submitted a report in this regard to Read More …

UAE Federal Public Prosecution launches regional programme on CBRN criminal investigations

The UAE Federal Public Prosecution has launched the regional programme on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) criminal investigations, in partnership with the European Union CBRN Centres of Excellence and in cooperation with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Read More …

Philippines: Two killed in Sulu explosion

Two persons were killed in an improvised fishing device explosion in Sulu province on Saturday, Nov. 22. The fatalities were identified as Abdul Tiri Basang, 70; and Indal Pascual, 40, residents of Zone 3, Barangay Tulay, Jolo municipality. Two persons Read More …

Norwegian People’s Aid explores more funding for Cambodia’s mine free 2030 goal

Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is exploring new funding to help Cambodia speed up mine and ERW clearance. Discussions were held with the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) in Phnom Penh on Friday. CMAC Director General Heng Ratana met NPA Cambodia Read More …

Pakistan: Three Federal Constabulary officers killed in suicide attack on force’s headquarters in Peshawar

Three Federal Constabulary (FC) men were martyred in a suicide attack on the force’s headquarters in Peshawar’s Saddar area on Monday morning. The attack occurred on one of the city’s busiest roads just after 8am. Video footage of the incident Read More …

Nigeria: Fifty students escape captors after mass kidnapping but more than 250 still held

Fifty students who were abducted from a Catholic school in northern Nigeria on Friday have returned to their families after they managed to escape, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday. Armed bandits kidnapped 303 children and 12 Read More …

Nigeria: Army general killed, pupils abducted as insecurity escalates

In a single harrowing week, Nigeria’s heartland was plunged into sorrow and fear as violence struck with brutal force from all possible angles – ambush, abduction, and attack. From the serene evening worship disrupted by gunfire in Kwara to the Read More …

Washington: Patient dies of complications after contracting H5N5 avian influenza

A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday. The patient was an older adult with underlying health conditions who had been Read More …

North Carolina: Wilmington police confirm suspicious device was a potential explosive

Wilmington police say a device found Friday morning at an apartment complex was determined to be a potential explosive, prompting a large response from the department’s bomb squad and federal agents. Officers were called shortly after 9:15 a.m. to the Read More …

Massachusetts: Man found with explosives during traffic stop

A Central Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday after police discovered nine explosive devices in his car during a planned traffic stop, authorities said. Police had begun investigating the man, Jason E. Baldarelli, Jr., 27, of Princeton, after a witness reported explosions Read More …