NATO members Poland, Finland and all three Baltic states have queued up over the past few weeks to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, in the face of what they ...

Six people have been killed by an improvised explosive device planted at Eke Ubaheze Market in Awo‑Idemili, Orsu LGA, Imo State.The explosion sparked confusion and widespread fear in Ubaheze and ...

On today's International Day for Mine Awareness, we must acknowledge three uncomfortable truths—first, that owing to conflict in Ukraine and elsewhere, landmine deaths and casualties are ...

Sharp rise recorded in landmine casualties in 2023, warns report. Civilians, including children, make up 84 percent of landmine casualties, with the highest numbers last year in Myanmar.

Such landmines also continue to kill innocent civilians. According to the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, nearly 2000 people died from landmine incidents in 2023 – double the number compared to ...

Rat that detected dozens of landmines gets award for animal bravery 00:49. An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other ...

Inside the dangerous mission to find and clear landmines in Cambodia 02:47. Siem Reap, Cambodia — On a dirt road about one hour's drive outside Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia is a makeshift ...

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but one named Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that. Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents ...

Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has uncovered 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance since 2021, charity Apopo, which trains the animals, said in a statement.

Prince Harry revealed that fulfilling Princess Diana’s landmine legacy “is a responsibility that [he takes] incredibly seriously” in an emotional speech Monday. The Duke of Sussex, 40, spoke ...

Between August 2021 and February 2025, Ronin uncovered 109 landmines and 15 other pieces of unexploded ordnance in a region close to Siem Reap in Cambodia, according to Guinness World Records.