St. Dorset, England St. Albans Coastguard responded to reports of a suspicious object was found on the beach at Chapman's Pool near Worth Matravers in Dorset. The Coastguard sent pictures of the item to Army EOD who confirmed the ID as a WWII hand grenade made of Bakelite.

This grenade is the seventh similar one found in the area in the last two years. Officials believe they could have been all buried together at the end of the war but are now being exposed following a 2024 cliff landslide.

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Portreath, Cornwall  United Kingdom residents were forced to evacuate their homes after WWII era UXO was discovered during environmental work in a local stream. Police were called to Penberthy Road in Portreath, following reports of a suspicious item. Officers immediately established a 100-meter cordon, closing the road in both directions and evacuating nearby properties as a safety precaution.

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Plymouth, England A 400-m cordon was established in the Millbay area following the discovery of a 50-kg German WWII bomb on a building site in Plymouth. Schools, hotels and homes in the area were forced to evacuate while explosive specialists responded.

A second unexploded WWII bomb was also found in Exmouth at the same time, forcing some 2,000 homes to be evacuated. This bomb remains on a dredger in the marina while investigations continue. Officials described it as a "significant piece of ordnance".

Aberdeen, Hong Kong A WWII British grenade that was discovered in Aberdeen Country Park, Hong Kong, was disposed of by EOD with no injuries according to a police spokesperson.

The grenade was reported as a "Model 36M" and measured four inches long and 2.5 inches in diameter. It was found by staff from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department filling a hole along a walking path. No evacuation was necessary, but a 328-ft cordon was established prior to the in-place controlled detonation.

Okinawa, Japan Authorities discovered a WWII-era bomb during an airport safety survey on a southern Japanese island. The 110-pound US bomb was found by contractors conducting a magnetic survey at Miyako Airport on Miyakojima, about 185 miles southwest of Okinawa's main island, according to a spokesperson for the prefecture's Airport Division.

. The ordnance was buried about 3 feet below a grassy area nearly 90 feet from the runway, he said. It was secured with sandbags while awaiting plans for a safe disposal. The discovery is the first device found during the Miyakojima survey, which began in August and is slated to conclude in February.

Jasionka, Poland An excavator operator on a construction unearthed over 2,000 unexploded WWII artillery shells on a construction site in Jasionka, Rzeszów, Poland

Bomb squad members and police rushed to the scene to evacuate the area and investigate. Officers from the mine-laying and pyrotechnic reconnaissance group confirmed that the items found were WWII-era UXO.

On the day of the initial response, 750 artillery shells were removed from the ground before dark. The following day, an additional 1,314 shells were found, bringing the total to 2,064. Sappers from the 21st Battalion of the Polish Army in Rzeszów responded to safely remove the bombs for proper disposal.

A spokesperson for the Rzeszów Municipal Police Headquarters said, "750 artillery shells were unearthed. Due to weather conditions and the approaching darkness, work was suspended until the following day. Officers from the Trzebownisko police station secured the area of the dangerous discovery throughout the night."

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Hong Kong Officers from the explosive ordnance disposal bureau responded swiftly after construction workers discovered a suspected wartime bomb found at a construction site at Hong Kong International Airport. Police evacuated approximately 900 people from the area while EOD disposed of the British wartime mortar by controlled detonation.

EOD were able to complete operations just four hours after the initial report of the find. No injuries were reported and airport authorities said flight movements continued as normal and were not affected by the incident.

Malta The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) safely removed a German WWII-era air-dropped UXO discovered by construction crew conducting an excavation. AFM's EOD Platoon, 3rd Regiment, with support from their Conventional Munitions Disposal (CMD) Engineers, neutralized the munition without incident.

The AFM reminded members of the public to always stay cautious with the following directives: Do NOT move or tamper with suspicious items. Photos are fine, but don't disturb the object. Call 112 immediately. When in doubt, always treat any suspicious item as unexploded ordnance and follow these safety steps.

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Davis, West Virginia An unexploded ordnance found at Dolly Sods in the Monongahela National Forest was safely disposed of by West Virginia State Police, according to an alert put out by the Forest Service.

The suspected UXO was reported by a member of the public, and Forest Service officials confirmed the location and size of the item. First responders from Tucker and Grant counties and the West Virginia State Police responded to dispose of it.

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Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Thousands were forced to evacuate a busy section of Hong Kong as EOD defused a massive WWII bomb. The 1,000-lb U.S.-made munition was uncovered at a construction site.

In a statement from police, Andy Chan Tin-Chu said, "We have confirmed this object to be a bomb dating back to World War II." Due to the "the exceptionally high risks associated with its disposal," approximately 6,000 individuals were "urged to evacuate swiftly."

According to Hong Kong Police, the bomb contained 500 pounds of TNT. The disposal team was praised for working through the night in poor weather conditions to render safe the bomb so it could be relocated for proper disposal.