An active hostage situation unfolded in downtown Bakersfield, California, after police responded to a bomb threat on Tuesday afternoon. A man barricaded himself inside an office building on the 1500 block of 17th Street around 1:00 p.m. local time, taking an unknown number of people hostage and forcing mass evacuations in the surrounding area.

An explosive device detonated inside a vehicle parked outside a high-level military facility in Syria's capital city on Tuesday, according to local defense officials. The blast occurred directly at the main entrance gate of the Ministry of Defense's armament management center in Damascus.

At least nine people were killed and dozens injured after a powerful bomb explosion struck a busy market area in Pakistan’s Lakki Marwat district in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 12, 2026. Initial reports later indicated the death toll had risen to 10.

A suicide bomber killed at least nine people and injured 34 others in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police reported.

The United States Department of State has approved a possible sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions Extended Range (JDAM ER) systems and related equipment to Ukraine in a deal valued at $373.6 million, the department said in a statement.

Swedish police cordoned off several streets in the city of Malmö on Friday after a suspected dangerous object was discovered, prompting a major security response.

Nigel Farage said Thursday he was the victim of a petrol bomb attack last year, and no suspects have been brought to justice.

A bomb hoax, which triggered a four-hour delay for a Thai AirAsia flight departing from Krabi International Airport on Sunday, has prompted Thai authorities to take immediate security measures and vow severe legal consequences for the perpetrator.