News – January 2026

  • Malaysia: 500-pound unexploded World War II bomb found in plantation, safely destroyed in Jasin

    January 24, 2026

    A bomb believed to be a remnant from World War II was discovered in a plantation at FELDA Bukit Senggeh, Nyalas here yesterday, triggering a swift response by police bomb disposal units. The explosive device was found by a 53-year-old plantation worker at about noon while he was replanting oil palm trees. The man reportedly noticed ...

  • Ukraine: Kyiv bomb disposal experts neutralized the warhead of a Russian Iskander-M missile

    January 24, 2026

    Fragments of a missile with a warhead weighing about 500 kg were located near residential buildings and a gas station in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv. This posed a high risk of explosion and civilian casualties. Police explosives technicians and sappers from the State Emergency Service were involved in the work. The specialists rendered the missile ...

  • Detection and imaging of chemicals and hidden explosives using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and deep learning

    January 22, 2026

    Detecting concealed chemicals and explosives remains a critical challenge in global security. Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) offers a promising non-invasive and stand-off detection technique owing to its ability to penetrate optically opaque materials without causing ionization damage. While many chemicals exhibit distinct spectral features in the terahertz range, conventional terahertz-based detection methods often struggle in real-world ...

  • Cambodia: CMAC applies additional magnetic technology and operator protection systems in clearing Thai cluster munitions

    January 22, 2026

    The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has deployed additional technical measures by equipping heavy machinery with magnetic absorption systems and enhanced operator safety protection to improve security during operations to clear cluster munitions left from Thailand’s military actions. According to Heng Ratana, Delegate of the Royal Government in charge and Director General of CMAC, posted on ...

  • Sudanese slowly rebuild their war-ravaged capital

    January 22, 2026

    A jungle of weeds fills the Sudanese finance ministry’s courtyard in central Khartoum, where the army-backed government says it plans a gradual return after nearly three years of war. Abandoned cars, shattered glass and broken furniture lie beneath vines climbing the redbrick facades, built in the British colonial style that shaped the city’s early 20th century ...

  • Ukraine: Veterans join humanitarian demining efforts in Kharkiv Oblast

    January 21, 2026

    A new cohort of 40 demining specialists, including war veterans and families of service members, has begun field operations across Kharkiv Oblast. Having completed intensive training in non-technical survey (NTS) and explosive risk education, these specialists – many of whom are veterans with disabilities – are now leading the effort to return safe land to ...

  • Kazakh sappers neutralize over 1,200 explosives on the Golan Heights

    January 21, 2026

    The engineering and sapper unit of Kazakhstan’s national contingent is successfully fulfilling its tasks under the United Nations mandate on the Golan Heights, Qazinform News Agency cites the Kazakh Defense Ministry. Since April 11, 2025, the military conducted 44 operations, exposed over 1,200 explosive devices and 43 improvised explosive devices. Besides, the Kazakh sappers carried out ...

  • Pakistan: Two killed in Dera Bugti landmine blast

    January 19, 2026

    wo people were killed in a landmine explosion in the Dera Bugti district while planting it underground on Sunday. Police officials said the explosion occurred in the Lanjo Safari area of Sui tehsil. A security official said, “The deceased were apparently planting the mine in the area to target residents.” Police rushed to the site and ...