Landmines

• UN watchdog finds landmines around Ukrainian nuclear plant occupied by Russia

  Any detonation of the mines, located between the site's internal and external perimeter barriers, 'should not affect the site's nuclear safety and security systems,' IAEA said.

  World

  Jul 25, 2023
  
• Canada commits $1M to clear landmines, cluster bombs in Cambodia, Laos

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the pledge while in Cambodia to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

  World

  Nov 13, 2022
  
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• Alberta student who fled Ukraine wins award for landmine-detecting drone

  A 17 year old who fled war-torn Ukraine and is now student at the University of Alberta has won a global prize for an invention created because of the violence he saw.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2022
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• ‘Hero’: Giant rat awarded tiny medal for sniffing out landmines

  Magawa the rat has found dozens of unexploded landmines and munitions in Cambodia, sparing many humans from death and injury.

  Trending

  Sep 25, 2020
• Trump rolls back Obama-era ban on military use of landmines

  The White House said the policy shift is part of Trump’s commitment to “ensuring our forces are able to defend against any and all threats.”

  Politics

  Jan 31, 2020
• Iraq, Syria plagued by landmines 20 years after Princess Diana’s iconic minefield visit

  Hard to detect, difficult to clear and often designed to maim rather than kill, landmines can linger in the soil for decades and kill or injure thousands of people every year.

  World

  Jan 14, 2017
• New danger for refugees: leftover landmines in Croatia

  Croatia has opened its border to refugees and migrants trying to reach Western Europe, but in doing so those making the overland trek could be faced with life-threatening obstacles.

  World

  Sep 16, 2015