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The Finnish government’s decision to prepare for withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel landmines risks weakening international law and damaging Finland’s global reputation, Amnesty Finland said on Monday. The treaty, which prohibits the use, production, storage and transfer of Read More …
Czech service members of the Multifunctional Chemical Defence Company performed sampling, identification, decontamination, and other tasks during the Iron Fortress exercise held in the Gaiziunai training area, Lithuania, from March 18-28. It was the first of a range of exercises Read More …
DCI detectives have launched investigation into an IED explosion that occurred in Mandera leaving one person with injuries. The incident is reported to have occurred in a hotel blowing its rooftop off. Three people who were inside escaped unhurt as Read More …
A grenade was thrown at the home of famous former Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun, 44, in Ramat Hasharon on Sunday, according to the police and multiple media reports. According to witness testimonies, a motorcyclist arrived at the scene, threw the Read More …
Standard Liege’s travelling supporters found remote-controlled flares and smoke bombs hidden under their seats at the stadium of Belgian league rival Sporting Charleroi at the weekend. The pyrotechnics were discovered when one of the Standard supporters was surprised his seat Read More …
Soldiers from the Bars-Kursk unit, engaged in combat in the Sumy area, are conducting daily demining operations at various locations, including cemeteries that were mined by Ukrainian troops during their retreat from the Kursk Region. The unit’s sappers are urging Read More …
Six soldiers and a civilian were wounded when an alleged improvised explosive device blew up in Janiuay town, Iloilo, on Friday. Members of the 601st Brigade of the Philippine Army and a 64-year-old civilian were struck by shrapnel. The military Read More …
An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA), who was captured last week, led government forces to a cache of firearms hidden by his comrades in Lopez, Quezon province. Colonel Jeffrex Molina, chief of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division Read More …
Police in Limpopo have arrested a man found in possession of explosives worth about R300,000 at the Beitbridge Border post in Musina. The 37-year-old was apprehended during routine inspections at the port of entry’s south gate on Thursday. Officers searching Read More …
A 56-year-old man has been arrested by police who discovered ammunition at a property. The items were found at about 20:00 BST on Saturday in Derby Avenue, Middlesbrough, by officers from Cleveland Police acting on a call. The force said Read More …
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Balochistan Police foiled a major terror plot on Saturday, recovering a large cache of explosives, arms and ammunition from an area on Sariab Road. According to a CTD spokesperson, the intelligence-based operation was carried out Read More …
Jerusalem District Police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) thwarted a planned combined terror attack intended to occur during Ramadan in Jerusalem, a joint statement confirmed on Sunday. The suspect, a resident of Shuafat refugee camp in his 20s, Read More …
Tension gripped the Idi-Araba area of Mushin, Lagos State, on Thursday following a deadly explosion that claimed a life and left three others badly injured. The incident, which occurred on Taiwo Street, was reportedly triggered when a local scavenger discovered Read More …
A Phoenix man who traveled across the western U.S. to sneak backpacks into Christian churches in three states was simultaneously assembling bomb-making materials in Colorado, according to a federal investigation. He was convicted Friday of a federal hate crime. A Read More …
Next week, a team from the European Civil Aviation agency will visit Pakistan for a special training program. This will be the first time airport staff receive specialized training in aviation security from European experts. The training sessions will take Read More …
More than 100 million people worldwide are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, in his message for the International Day for Mine Awareness. “Even when the guns Read More …
A powerful explosion killed at least five people, including a pregnant woman and 1-year-old baby, during a standoff between rival groups of gold miners early Thursday in northwestern Bolivia, police said, a rare instance of territorial disputes between the nation’s Read More …
A 500-kilogram World War II bomb was unexpectedly pulled by a dredging vessel on April 1, 2025, while working near the Pfaffendorf Bridge in Koblenz. The dredger Innovatie was conducting regular operations in the Rhine River when it unintentionally lifted Read More …
The United Nations (UN) on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Somalia in the fight against explosive hazards, aiming for a safe and secure future for all citizens. James Swan, UN secretary-general’s special representative for Somalia, said improvised explosive devices Read More …
As the world marks International Day of Mine Awareness, charities have issued a renewed call for more global action as demining efforts backslide. With many Baltic nations stating preparations to withdraw from the international convention against anti-personnel landmines, the International Read More …