Republic of Georgia: Large cache of weapons and explosives discovered, planned sabotage for October 4 prevented

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) announced the discovery of a large cache of firearms, ammunition, and explosives with a detonator, allegedly purchased under the instruction of a Georgian representative of a Ukrainian military unit. SSG says the weapons Read More …

Kenya: Three people injured in blast at hotel in Mandera

At least three people were Saturday evening injured in an explosion at a food joint in Mandera Town. Police said the blast was caused by an Improvised Explosive Device that was set off as the revellers were busy. More than Read More …

Somalia: Suspected al-Shabaab militants attack Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow prison

Suspected al-Shabaab militants launched an attack on Mogadishu’s heavily fortified Godka Jilacow prison on Saturday afternoon. The assault began with a suicide bombing followed by heavy gunfire. The facility, which is controlled by Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Read More …

Ohio: Columbus man found with explosives in vehicle during traffic stop

A Columbus man is accused of manufacturing explosives after police say they found improvised explosive devices in his vehicle during a traffic stop on the city’s South Side, according to a criminal complaint. The suspect, a 29-year-old from the Southeast Read More …

Nigeria: Thousands flee to Cameroon as Boko Haram seizes border town

More than 5,000 people have fled Nigeria’s northeast into neighbouring Cameroon after Boko Haram militants seized the border town of Kirawa in Borno state, residents and community leaders said on Friday. Insurgents in Nigeria’s Borno state, the epicentre of a Read More …

Rescue Borealis exercise boosted Europe’s preparedness for security threats

The heightened security situation highlights the need for preparedness in both the Baltic Sea and Euro-Arctic regions. This was the key message from the international Rescue Borealis 2025 field exercise held in Oulu this week. EU Commissioner responsible for preparedness, Read More …

European countries are now turning to landmines to create new deadly defensive barriers from Russia

Five Nato countries neighbouring Russia or its ally, Belarus, have announced that they are to opt out of the Ottawa treaty of 1997. This treaty bans the use by signatories of anti-personnel (AP) landmines. These states – Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Read More …

Ukraine: 1,330 people injured by mines during full-scale war, including 135 children

Since the start of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, 1,330 people have been injured by mines and explosive remnants in Ukraine, including 135 children. “As of October 1, 2025, 1,330 people have been affected by enemy mines and Read More …

Cambodia: New agreement sees US$5mil earmarked for border mine clearance efforts

Cambodia aim to clear more than 41 million square metres of mine-contaminated land across six provinces bordering Thailand, thanks to US$5 million in funding from the “Cambodia Mine-Free 2025 Fund”. A signing ceremony for the border mine clearance agreement, between Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 318

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today that he is discussing detailed proposals with the Russian Federation and Ukraine on how to restore off-site power to the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which has relied on emergency back-up electricity Read More …

UK: Two killed and suspect shot dead in Manchester synagogue car ramming and stabbing attack

Three people have died, including the suspected attacker, in a car ramming and stabbing attack at a synagogue in Manchester, with the suspect shot by police. The incident came on Yom Kippur – the holiest day in the Jewish religious Read More …

Cambodia records almost 13 pct drop in landmine, ERW casualties in first 9 months of 2025

Cambodia reported a total of 34 landmine and explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualties in the first nine months of 2025, down 12.8 percent from 39 over the same period last year, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. “Ten people were Read More …

Ukraine: Demining units of the Security and Defence Forces have neutralized over 1 million explosive devices

Since the onset of the full-scale war, demining specialists of the Security and Defence Forces have neutralized more than 1 million explosive devices. As reported by the Main Directorate for Mine Action, Civil Protection and Environmental Safety, nearly 6,500 km² Read More …

Turkey: Unmanned sea vehicle of unknown origin found off the coast of Trabzon

An unmanned sea vehicle of unknown origin was found by fishermen at night off the coast of Trabzon’s Çarşıbaşı district. On suspicion that it may be loaded with a bomb, the unmanned sea vehicle was towed to Yoroz Port. According Read More …

Pakistan: At least 10 dead, 32 injured in bomb blast near Quetta’s FC headquarters

At least 10 people were killed and 32 were injured on Tuesday after a bomb blast ripped through a busy street near Quetta’s Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters, officials said. According to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Special Operations Quetta Read More …

Nigeria: Teenager killed in suspected IED blast in Borno

The Police Command in Borno has confirmed the death of a 13-year-old boy following an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Monguno Local Government Area. The explosive is suspected to have been planted by the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the Read More …

Gulf of Aden: Dutch cargo ship adrift and ablaze after attack

The Dutch-flagged general cargo ship Minervagracht is on fire and drifting in the Gulf of Aden after an attack with an explosive device required the helicopter rescue of its 19 crew, the EU maritime mission Aspides and the vessel’s operator Read More …

Cambodia: US pledges $600,000 in demining support

The United States signed a Grant Cooperation Agreement worth $600,000 on Saturday to support Cambodia’s demining efforts over a five-month period from November to April next year. The funds will be funnelled through Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) to the Cambodian Read More …

Michigan: 4 dead and 8 injured in church shooting and fire

The person accused in a fatal shooting and fire Sunday at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township is a 40-year-old area man with a military background. Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, is from Burton, a Read More …