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Latest News
- Ukraine: State Emergency Service destroyed Russian Kh-101 missile warhead
February 11, 2026
In the Pervomaisk district of the Mykolaiv region, rescuers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) destroyed the warhead of a Russian Kh-101 missile. This was reported by the Main ...
- Thailand: Road-culvert bomb injures three in Narathiwat, missing police patrol
February 11, 2026
A bomb planted in a culvert beneath a road in Ban Kado village, Moo 4, Rueso district, Narathiwat, exploded on Wednesday (February 11), injuring three people and damaging a vehicle. Pol ...
- British Columbia: Man sentenced after police seize ‘arsenal of ruinously destructive potential’
February 10, 2026
A 49-year-old Vancouver Island man will spend the next several years behind bars after he was caught with what a B.C. Supreme Court judge described as a “highly illegal arsenal ...
- Germany: A 500-Pound World War Ii bomb defused in Hamburg
February 10, 2026
In Hamburg, an aerial bomb from the Second World War was defused on Monday evening. The explosive ordnance disposal service of the fire department had found the 500-pound unexploded bomb ...
- Italy: Masked armed robbers blow up cash transporter on motorway
February 9, 2026
Mobile phone footage captured chaotic scenes shortly before 8am on the road between Lecce and Brindisi, where an armoured cash transporter was ambushed by six to eight masked robbers. A gunfight ...
- Nigeria: Army discovers improvised explosive devices in Abia forest
February 9, 2026
Troops of the Nigerian Army attached to the 14 Brigade, Ohafia, Abia State, have discovered improvised explosive devices in a forest at Umuchinma, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of ...
- Thailand: Anti-govt banners, explosives found in Narathiwat
February 8, 2026
Security forces are on high alert after finding banners displaying anti-government messages and objects resembling improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at multiple locations across the province. Officials believe it was an attempt ...
- Tennessee: Man arrested after improvised explosive device recovered from S. Nashville dumpster
February 8, 2026
A man faces serious charges following a South Nashville hazmat incident involving an explosive device. Specialized Investigations detectives arrested 37-year-old Brandon Lamar Holt late Saturday night in the 3200 block ...
- Cambodia: US provides US$4mil for demining, pledges to clear UXOs from homes of displaced persons
February 8, 2026
The United States has earmarked US$4 million in aid to the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) for the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), while pledging to help Cambodian ...
- Nigeria: Four soldiers killed in suspected ISWAP attack in Borno
February 7, 2026
Four soldiers have been killed in an attack by suspected ISWAP terrorists on security installations in Auno community, Konduga LGA of Borno state. TheCable understands that the incident occurred on ...
- Ukraine: Demining Program Clears 1340 Hectares of Agricultural Land in January 2026
February 7, 2026
Under the state program to compensate for demining costs, mine-action operators cleared 1,340 hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine in January; the cost of the works amounted to 76.43 million ...
- Nigeria: Police, Military dismantle IED planted by bandits
February 7, 2026
The Zamfara State Police Command has announced a successful dismantling of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by suspected terrorists along the Danjibga–Kuncin Kalgo axis, Tsafe Local Government Area of ...
- Iraq: ISIS strikes, suicide bombings, and arrests
February 6, 2026
Three suicide bombers detonated explosive belts as security forces attempted to arrest them in Al-Anbar province, preventing a potential attack. The blast wounded the head of the Executive Tasks Regiments ...
- North Carolina: Man charged after using ‘improvised explosive device’ multiple times
February 6, 2026
A Greensboro man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly used an “improvised explosive device” multiple times, Guilford County court documents show. According to arrest warrants, on Jan. 20, Jan. 25, ...
- Afghanistan: Child killed, another child and their mother injured in explosion in Nangarhar
February 6, 2026
A child was killed andkwhen an unexploded shell detonated in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, Taliban officials said Thursday. The Taliban’s provincial police command said in a statement that the blast occurred ...
- UK: Man charged after Coventry homes evacuated by bomb squad
February 6, 2026
A man has been charged with making an explosive substance with intent to endanger life after people were evacuated from their homes in Coventry. Police were called to a property on ...
- Libya: Benghazi attack suspect caught, extradited to US
February 6, 2026
A suspect in the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, has been arrested and brought back to the United States, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday. Zubayr ...
