Investigation launched as relatives accuse mining companies of doing ‘less and less’ to guarantee safety. A blast at a mine in Spain’s northern Asturias region has killed at least five workers and injured four others, according to local emergency services. The accident occurred Monday morning at the Cerredo mine in Degana, some 450km (280 miles) … Read more
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday, killing three people and injuring other people and destroying several apartments, according to authorities. The cause of the disaster was unclear. Mayor Jan van Zanen said investigators were looking into “all possibilities.” Police said … Read more
British police officers carried out a controlled explosion near the US embassy in London following the discovery of a suspect package, authorities said on Friday. “We can confirm that the ‘loud bang’ reported in the area a short time ago was a controlled explosion carried out by officers,” London’s Metropolitan Police said on X. … Read more
More than 150 people, including children, were killed and dozens of others wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria. The crash took place on an expressway in Jigawa State. People then rushed to the vehicle to collect the fuel, police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam said. Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, … Read more
An Israeli explosion has rocked southern Beirut, crossing another so-called red line for Hezbollah. The killing of senior commanders and civilians is another major breach of security for the group, with Lebanon already on edge for years. Its foreign minister told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that nobody is safe. With Israel … Read more
Footage shot from the road shows a huge explosion at an arms depot near Tikhoretsk in Russia. Ukraine said munitions from North Korea had been among those it was targeting. The governor of the Krasnodar region confirmed it came under Ukrainian drone attack on Friday night. He said debris from a drone had sparked a … Read more
Truck carrying people and cattle crashes head-on with tanker in Agaie area in the north-central Niger state. A fuel tanker has collided with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, according to the country’s emergency response agency. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in … Read more
CNN — Israeli police are investigating an explosion that killed one person and injured another in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening. The unidentified person who died is believed to have been carrying the explosive material, District Commander Peretz Amar said. The injured person was taken to a hospital after being hit by shrapnel in the … Read more
The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred at an army base in Kampong Speu province, Hun Manet says. Twenty soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at a base in the west of Cambodia, according to Prime Minister Hun Manet. The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred on Saturday afternoon at an … Read more
Four people missing and three wounded taken to hospital after blast at power plant in the town of Bargi, near Bologna. At least three people have died and four others are missing after a fire and explosion underground at a hydroelectric power plant in northern Italy, local authorities have said. The fire brigade said that … Read more