You might think that ‘hero rats’ are the lead characters of a new Pixar movie, but these happen to be actual African Giant ...

Ukrainian soldiers attend a training on mine safety and explosives handling in the Donetsk region on Dec. 6, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images ...

There is a "new reality" of landmine use in Europe due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the charity that worked alongside Princess Diana to highlight the dangers of the hidden weapons.

Four of Canada’s key NATO allies — Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia — are serving notice that they are withdrawing from the Ottawa Treaty to ban landmines. In a joint statement ...

However, Charles Bechara from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition said reintroducing anti-personnel mine production could be expensive and difficult.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa backing efforts to ensure Syria's territorial integrity and offering Russia's "practical cooperation" on ...

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland cite the Russo-Ukranian War and Russian aggression in general as a valid reason to restart the production of anti-personnel landmines. Russia is not a ...

A BRITISH volunteer clearing landmines in Ukraine has been convicted in absentia on trumped up terrorism charges by a kangaroo Russian court. Chris Garrett, 40, was sentenced to 14 and a half ...

He was the highly regarded judge who was supposed to clear up the mess. But it seems Walter Sofronoff ended up making it worse. Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a ...

The defence ministers for the four countries, all neighbours of Russia, said in a joint statement they recommended withdrawing from the anti-landmine Ottawa Convention over "increased" military ...

OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy wants Canada to mount a campaign with like-minded countries to stop eastern European allies from leaving a treaty he helped broker that bans ...

OTTAWA — Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Canada should work to convince eastern European countries alarmed by Russian aggression to abide by a treaty banning the use of ...