There are “no limits” to what Vladimir Putin will do to cling to power and turn the tide of his war after United Nations (UN) inspectors found “anti-personnel mines” at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to the UK’s leading bio-weapons expert. The
Another potentially devastating consequence of the breaching of the Kakhovka dam has emerged as the Red Cross warned the flooding will make it even more difficult to locate landmines. Erik Tollefsen, head of the Red Cross’s weapon contamination unit, said prior to
Land mines left behind by the Islamic State group in central Syria went off in two different locations on Monday, killing 10 workers as they were collecting truffles in the countryside and wounding 12, state media reported. According to Syria’s state news
Azerbaijan appealed Tuesday to the United Nations’ highest court to urgently order Armenia to stop the laying of land mines and booby traps on Azerbaijani territory and disclose the location of such explosives that already have been placed, in the latest legal
Researchers believe that abandoned mines could be the key to tackling the energy crisis, as they could be repurposed to store enough electricity to power the entire planet. Experts have called on an accelerated rollout of energy storage sites like large-scale batteries
One of Vladimir Putin’s most powerful allies is thought to be vying for control of salt and gypsum mines near Bakhmut, close to the frontline in Ukraine. A US official said that Russia and Yevgeny Prigozhin have an “obsession” with Bakhmut, thought