BAMAKO, Mali A suicide bomber attempted to force his way past the defenses of the city of Timbuktu on Saturday, detonating himself on its outskirts, while a landmine exploded in another part of ...

Three civilians died in northern Mali when their vehicle hit a landmine, and two U.N. peacekeepers who went to the rescue were wounded when a second mine exploded, a Malian military source said on ...

In all, landmines and other explosive remnants of war killed or injured at least 5,757 people across the globe in 2023 - 84 per cent of these people were civilians, and 1,498 were children.

The treaty, signed by representatives of 120 countries, was widely celebrated as a monumental achievement. That year, the ...

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 ...

The treaty has banned landmines since 1999, and 164 countries are parties to it. However, major powers including the United States, Israel and Russia are not signed up.