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Latest News
- Nigeria: Police destroy IED on Zamfara road
June 14, 2026
The Zamfara state police command says it has discovered and safely destroyed an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by bandits along the Kunchin Kalgo axis of Tsafe LGA of Zamfara state. In ...
- Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police plan strategy to stop misuse of mining explosives in terrorism
June 14, 2026
Law enforcement agencies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have decided to develop a new strategy to prevent the misuse of mining explosives in terrorist activities, officials said on Sunday. The move comes after ...
- UK: Porthcawl beach evacuated for controlled explosion
June 13, 2026
Bomb disposal specialists detonated unexploded ordnance on a Welsh beach on Saturday afternoon. Rest Bay in Porthcawl was cordoned off to the public as the dramatic incident played out. It is understood a ...
- Pakistan: 2 dead, several injured in suicide attack near mosque in K-P’s Lakki Marwat
June 12, 2026
A child and an adult were killed while several others were injured in a suicide attack near a mosque in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat, according to Rescue 1122. A preliminary details suggested the attacker was ...
- Israel: IDF officer seriously wounded by Jenin IED blast
June 11, 2026
Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded, including an officer who was seriously hurt, during a counter-terrorism raid in Jenin, northern Samaria, the military said on Thursday. An explosive device detonated ...
- Northern Ireland: Car torched as petrol bombs and bricks thrown during second night of riots
June 11, 2026
Northern Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannons on rioters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim’s family said they were “disgusted” by the disorder. Police were pelted ...
- Ohio: TSA officers discover prohibited replicas of explosive devices at airport security checkpoints
June 10, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at two Ohio airports discovered prohibited replicas of explosive devices at the security checkpoint during routine screening in one week. A training aid ...
- UK: Preston man, 34, arrested under Explosives Act in Ingol
June 9, 2026
A 34-year-old man charged after explosives were found at a property in Preston has made his first court appearance. David Rutherford, 34, of Tag Croft, Preston, who is also known as Kaylee Rutherford, appeared ...
- Afghanistan: Artillery shell explosion in Paktika kills seven
June 9, 2026
The Taliban’s police command in Paktika says that seven people, including five children, were killed and four other children injured in the explosion of an artillery shell in Barmal district ...
- Russia: Car bomb explosion outside Moscow kills driver
June 9, 2026
A car bomb explosion has killed the driver in the town of Balashikha outside Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement. “According to investigators, a BMW X3 car was ...
- Nigeria: One killed, seven injured in Zamfara IED explosion
June 9, 2026
Barely one month after a similar incident claimed six lives, a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) has exploded along the Anka-Bagega road in Zamfara, killing one person and injuring seven ...
- Cyprus: Alleged Hamas cell dismantled in Cyprus and Greece
June 9, 2026
Authorities in Cyprus and Greece are investigating what they believe is an alleged Hamas-linked network operating across the eastern Mediterranean, following the arrest of a 37-year-old Palestinian man in Crete ...
- United Kingdom: ‘Suspicious items’ uncovered at two homes in Fallowfield
June 8, 2026
Police have confirmed two incidents involving reports of ‘suspicious items’ in Fallowfield are being treated as linked. Emergency crews and bomb disposal experts first descended on Abram Close on Saturday evening (June 6) after ...
- Ukraine: IAEA oversees mine-clearing ahead of power line repairs at Zaporizhzhia
June 8, 2026
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday began monitoring mine-clearing operations near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, a key step required before repairs can start on a vital external ...
- India: Security forces seize huge explosive cache, destroy pressure cooker IEDs in Dantewada
June 7, 2026
A major anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district has dealt another blow to Maoist networks, with security forces recovering a large cache of explosives, weapons-related materials and insurgent equipment while ...
- Nigeria: Military rescues 360 people 3 months after mass abduction in Borno town
June 7, 2026
The 360 people, who were among nearly 400 civilians kidnapped by the terrorist group on March 4 after a bloody attack on Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno ...
- Romania: Sea drone explodes in Black Sea port of Constanta
June 5, 2026
A sea drone self-destructed near an oil terminal in Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta on Friday, without causing casualties, as Ukraine said Russia jammed the vessel causing it to ...
- India: Three held for hurling bombs at residence of Paradip municipality chairman
June 4, 2026
Police on Wednesday arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in the crude bomb attack on the residence of the Paradip municipality chairman last week. The accused are Trilochan Pradhan (23) ...
