Bombings/Explosions

Syria says preliminary probe links Damascus bomb cell to Islamic State

A cordoned-off area and a damaged structure in the aftermath of explosions near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar

Syria authorities say captured ISIS-linked cell behind blasts

Security personnel standing guard near the Four Seasons Hotel, following two blasts nearby in Damascus on July 7, 2026.

Sri Lanka’s spy-thriller probe into deadly 2019 ‘Easter bombings’

(FILES) Sri Lanka's opposition activists take part in a sit-in protest to demand the release of detained former intelligence chief Suresh Sallay, outside a railway station in Colombo on June 10, 2026. Retired Sri Lankan major general and counterterrorism expert Suresh Sallay has addressed the Pentagon and the United Nations on subjects including social media's role in "radicalisation, extremism, and terrorism". But the island's former spy chief was himself arrested under anti-terrorism laws in February 2026 and accused by the government of masterminding the 2019 Easter bombings, the deadliest attack against civilians in Sri Lanka's history. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Man to be charged over fake bomb threats at government buildings, including Parliament House

The police warned that such false threats cause unnecessary public anxiety and divert valuable public resources.

Two killed in fireworks factory blast in Italy

Suspect in Monaco bombing found dead in Ukraine, two arrested

The entrance of a residential building in Monaco where a suspected parcel bomb explosion wounded Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev and two others on June 29.

Bomb attack rocks Damascus during French President Macron’s visit

Emergency personnel working at the site of an explosion, near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, on July 7.

Monaco blast suspect is a Ukrainian woman who fled to Germany

Three people were wounded on the evening of June 29 in a parcel bomb explosion in Monaco, which was believed to be an attack on a Ukrainian-born oligarch.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 3, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Pirro announced that former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Blast at Damascus cafe kills nine, wounds 20, Syrian interior ministry says

Police officers stand at an area cordoned off with police tape near the site of what Syrian state media reported was a blast at a cafe in central Damascus, Syria, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Yamaam Al Shaar

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