News Round Up – Feb 2023

Ukraine News

02 Feb: U.S. to send Ukraine longer-range bombs in newest package

06 Feb: What is hybrid warfare? Inside the centre dealing with modern threats

06 Feb: Russian Attacks Intensify in East, Ukraine Says

08 Feb: ‘Strong indications’ Putin decided to give separatists the missile that downed MH17 in 2014, say Dutch investigators

11 Feb: As Ukraine braces for a major Russian offensive, its ‘drone hunters’ fight to defend its cities

12 Feb: UK Gov: Russian soldiers dying at highest rate since beginning of war

16 Feb: Shot down over Kyiv, the Russian spy balloons becoming Putin’s new line of attack

18 Feb: Russia’s Wagner fighters suffer 30,000 casualties in Ukraine: US

18 Feb: US declares Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine

18 Feb: Macron says Russia must be defeated in Ukraine but not ‘crushed’

19 Feb: China considering providing “lethal support” to aid Russian invasion of Ukraine, Blinken says

22 Feb: Boss of Wagner mercenary group accuses Russian army chiefs of ‘treason’

24 Feb: UK Gov: New sanctions ban every item Russia is using on the battlefield

24 Feb: Poland delivers first Leopard tanks to Ukraine

24 Feb: Has Putin’s war failed and what does Russia want from Ukraine?

24 Feb: China calls for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire as claims to neutrality questioned

26 Feb: Why Moldova fears it could be next for Putin

27 Feb: Belarus partisans say they blew up Russian plane near Minsk

News

01 Feb: Radioactive capsule found in Australia could have been deadly with prolonged exposure, expert says

01 Feb: How a tiny radioactive capsule was found in Australia’s vast outback

02 Feb: Pakistan mosque bomber wore police uniform: Police chief

02 Feb: Iran blames Israel for Isfahan drone attack

02 Feb: Four of six accused get lengthy sentences over Vienna jihadist attack

02 Feb: Expert reaction to avian flu found in foxes and otters in the UK

03 Feb: Why would China use a spy balloon when it has satellites?

03 Feb: Royal Navy sailors in hospital after ‘wrong chemical’ added to ship’s water

03 Feb: Four arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences as police search Coventry home

04 Feb: Man arrested on suspicion of explosives offences as several homes evacuated in Derbyshire

04 Feb: Australia radioactive capsule: Missing material more common than you think

07 Feb: Russia Decommissions World’s Largest Submarine

07 Feb: Hartlepool RNLI and Royal Navy bomb disposal experts called after fishing boat lands wartime mine

07 Feb: Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed train cars in Ohio

08 Feb: Lavrov in Africa: Have Wagner mercenaries helped Mali’s fight against jihadists?

09 Feb: US officials disclosed new details about the balloon’s capabilities. Here’s what we know.

09 Feb: Great Yarmouth suspected WW2 bomb leads to major incident being declared

09 Feb: Chinese-owned surveillance technology found in Australian government buildings

11 Feb: Great Yarmouth: Huge blast after unplanned WW2 bomb detonation

15 Feb: Men built viable 3D printed sub-machine guns, trial hears

16 Feb: Counter-terror police probes into hostile state threats ‘quadrupled’ – chief

16 Feb: HMP Wakefield army bomb squad blow up ‘suspicious package

16 Feb: Botulism case triggers New South Wales almond milk recall

17 Feb: EDF’s Sizewell B nuclear plant goes offline for £80 million maintenance

17 Feb: Spy caught selling Russia secrets from British embassy in MI5 sting jailed

17 Feb: Birmingham pair arrested at Heathrow Airport over alleged terrorism offence

17 Feb: Lee Moody admits bomb hoax in Cornwall that shut down Flushing

18 Feb: At least 53 killed in Syria attack blamed on ISIL: State media

19 Feb: Four arrested after explosive device found near children playing football

20 Feb: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-launches-two-missiles-days-after-icbm-test/

22 Feb: Lisburn: Anglers warned over Lagan fishing following WWII grenade discovery

24 Feb: If Australia is truly a ‘hive of spies’, why aren’t we doing more to keep our secrets safe?

24 Feb: WHO says avian flu cases in humans ‘worrying’ after girl’s death in Cambodia

Technology

08 Feb: U.S. Air Force Awards Large Aircraft Automation Study to Reliable Robotics

08 Feb: Bacterial electrochemical energy powers antibiotic tolerance

09 Feb: UK Cuts Steel For Third Dreadnought-Class Submarine

09 Feb: Extracts from two wild plants inhibit COVID-19 virus, study finds

10 Feb: Scientists discover receptor that blocks COVID-19 infection

10 Feb: Watchdog warns rules not keeping up with surveillance tech

15 Feb: Watchdog warning over police use of Chinese-made surveillance equipment

17 Feb: Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.1 Billion Initial Contract To Provide Nation’s First Sea-Based Hypersonic Strike Capability

21 Feb: Northrop Grumman to Manufacture US Marine Corps Next Generation Handheld Targeting System

22 Feb: UMASS Amherst researchers invent “Electronic Nose” built with sustainably source microbial nanowires that could revolutionize health monitoring

26 Feb: Lessons to be learned as Ukraine war shifts defense priorities

28 Feb: BAE Systems Australia unveils STRIX hybrid VTOL uncrewed air system

28Feb: BAE Systems Australia: RAZER: A low-cost precision guided munition

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