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Latest News
- Romania: Two people injured after Russian drone crashed onto a building in Galați
May 29, 2026
A drone crashed Friday night around 2:00 a.m. on a building in Galați. The incident was followed by an explosion and fire in an apartment located on the 10th floor ...
- Cambodia backs Lebanon in landmine clearing
May 29, 2026
Senior Minister Ly Thuch renewed Cambodia’s commitment to global mine action, offering to share the country’s demining experience with Lebanon following Beirut’s entry into the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. Ly Thuch, ...
- Austria: Man who planned to target people with knives and homemade explosives at Taylor Swift concert sentenced to 15 years
May 29, 2026
An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The ...
- Iraq prepares national landmine clearance plan as 8.5 million still live under threat
May 28, 2026
Iraq’s Ministry of Environment has prepared what it calls a comprehensive national strategic plan to address landmines and unexploded ordnance using modern technologies, as the country remains among the world’s ...
- Australia: Alleged Bathurst bomb maker charged with endangering someone’s life
May 27, 2026
A man accused of making bombs at a secret home laboratory near Bathurst has been charged with endangering someone’s life by negligently handling explosives. Bathurst Local Court today heard Paul Stephen ...
- Idaho: Man charged for possession of explosive device
May 27, 2026
District Judge Nancy Baskin sentenced 43-year-old Robert Ellis last Thursday to 10 years in prison with the possibility of parole after four years, following his guilty plea to two counts ...
- Poland provides $250,000 to support mine clearance in Syria
May 26, 2026
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Syria announced financial support worth $250,000 for mine clearance operations across Syrian territory in 2026. In a statement posted on its official account ...
- Israel: Man killed in car explosion
May 26, 2026
A man was killed in a car explosion near Or Akiva on Tuesday in central Israel, in the second apparent car bombing to occur within a day. The Magen David Adom ...
- Nigeria: Borno CJTF Commander Killed In ISWAP IED Attack
May 26, 2026
A prominent commander of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was killed when suspected ISWAP terrorists detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which targeted his vehicle near Baga in Kukawa ...
- Cyprus: Larnaca police believe they stopped terror attacks after explosives find
May 26, 2026
Larnaca CID believes it has prevented attacks on Cypriot soil after arresting two men, aged 32 and 38, on suspicion of terrorism and finding significant quantities of explosive-making materials at two properties ...
- Ukraine: Kyiv and Tokyo plan to create a venture fund and launch a commercial investment hub
May 25, 2026
Ukraine and Japan are strengthening their cooperation in the areas of economic and technological transformation, smart demining, and investment attraction. During negotiations, the countries’ representatives paid close attention to integrating Japanese technologies ...
- Nigeria: Troops rescue 92 civilians, destroy IEDs in Borno
May 25, 2026
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, have rescued 92 civilians abducted by Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists along the Buratai–Kamuya Road in Biu Local Government ...
- Kenya: Security Agencies Foil Suspected Terror Attack on Garissa-Dadaab Road, Recover IED
May 24, 2026
A multi-agency security team has thwarted a suspected terror plot along the Garissa-Dadaab Road, with police recovering an Improvised Explosive Device during a routine multi-agency patrol in the Haji Aden ...
- Pakistan: 10kg home-made bomb defused in Bannu
May 24, 2026
In a timely and effective operation, Bannu Police foiled a major terrorist attack by successfully defusing a 10-kilogram remote-controlled bomb planted in a busy area of the district. Officials said the ...
- Iraq: 7 Counter-Terrorism personnel killed, injured in Nineveh
May 24, 2026
The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service announced on Sunday the killing of three of its personnel and the injury of four others following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) left ...
- Pakistan: At least 14 killed, 20 injured in suicide bombing targeting shuttle train in Quetta
May 24, 2026
At least 14 people were killed and several others were injured after a blast tore through a shuttle train in Quetta on Sunday morning, the Balochistan government said. State-run APP, citing railway ...
- South Carolina: Beachgoers stand clear after strange object washes ashore on Fripp
May 23, 2026
The Atlantic Ocean deposited a strange-looking canister onto the beach at Fripp Island Thursday, prompting a response from law enforcement and even the Marines. “Do not handle, contains phosphorous, contact ...
- Latvia: Drone crashes into lake Drīdzis in Krāslava region
May 23, 2026
A drone is reported to have crashed into Lake Drīdzis in Krāslava region in eastern Latvia on Saturday morning at around 08:00. It detonated upon contact with the water. There were no injuries, ...
