Bombings/Explosions

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US President Donald Trump (right) faced criticism from its allies over a diesel deal with Russia that critics cast as an economic bailout for Moscow.

Bomb threat forces airliner from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria

The Austrian Airlines crew decided to make an emergency landing in Sofia after reportedly receiving a bomb threat as they neared Romania.

Malaysians advised to postpone umrah pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia amid security concerns

The missile attack in Riyadh had prompted the Malaysian government to advise Malaysians to defer non-essential travel to Makkah and Madinah for the time being.

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‘Everyone was running’: Panic, evacuations at Riyadh airport after Houthi strike

Thousands of Houthi supporters stage a protest denouncing Saudi Arabia in Sanaa, Yemen.

Russian strike on buses kills 30 in frontline Ukrainian city

Police said the buses were hit with a glide bomb.

North Korea demands South show ‘utmost respect’ to restore relations

North Korea has denied being behind the explosion that injured three soldiers in September inside the Demilitarised Zone.

News analysis

DMZ blast exposes heightened dangers along North and South Korea border

South Korean and UN investigators have concluded that two landmines that exploded inside the Demilitarised Zone last month and injured three soldiers had been planted by North Korea.

Brazil probing possible bomb placed outside Supreme Court

Brazilian police and firefighters inspect the area of a possible bomb in a backpack outside the Supreme Court headquarters in Brasilia on Oct 1.

North Korea’s mines likely behind DMZ explosions, says Seoul

The two blasts occurred on Sept 21 about 10m south of the Military Demarcation Line.

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