An explosive fire at a Geelong oil refinery – which supplies half of Victoria’s fuel and 10% of Australia’s – has been extinguished, with the impact on petrol production and the extent of the damage still unknown.

New York City Police said on Sunday a device that was ignited and thrown during protests outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home over the weekend was an explosive that could have caused serious injury or death.

Eighteen people are dead or missing after a massive blast obliterated a building at a Tennessee explosives facility on Friday, authorities said.

An official military report obtained by AFP on Wednesday stated that an explosive device killed six soldiers and injured two others in a drug cartel-plagued region in western Mexico.

Poland’s state-owned Industrial Development Agency (ARP) has signed a letter of intent with explosives manufacturer Nitroerg to rapidly increase the country’s production of industrial explosives.

In accordance with the training plan for 2024, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course has been launched for a group of Azerbaijan Naval Special Forces personnel.