News Round Up – January 2024

Ukraine News

05 Jan: Attack On Kherson Region Kills One As Ukraine Claims Successful Mission in Russian-Occupied Crimea

11 Jan: 13 wounded in Russian strike on hotel in Ukraine

12 Jan: US imposes sanctions over transfer of North Korean missiles to Russia.

15 Jan: Ukraine shoots down two Russian aircraft in disastrous day for Kremlin

19 Jan: Russia oil depot hit by Ukrainian drone in flames as Ukraine steps up attacks ahead of war’s 2-year mark

21 Jan: Officials report at least 25 dead in shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine

22 Jan: In Ukraine’s river war, drones mean nowhere is safe

24 Jan: Ukraine death toll rises to 18 after major Russian missile attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv

24 Jan: Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war in Belgorod region

25 Jan: Downed plane: Still unanswered questions amid Ukraine and Russia claims

27 Jan: Ukraine Says It Uncovers Mass Fraud in Weapons Procurement

Middle East

01 Jan: Iran deploys warship to Red Sea amid soaring tensions

02 Jan: Turkey arrests dozens suspected of spying for Israel

04 Jan: ‘Islamic State’ claims responsibility for bombings in Iran

04 Jan: Netanyahu’s bait: Why Israel might have killed Hamas leaders in Beirut now

11 Jan: Iran seizes oil tanker St Nikolas near Oman

11 Jan: Hard choices for the West in Red Sea stand-off

11 Jan: US and UK carry out strikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

13 Jan: What we know about strikes on Houthis and strategy behind them

14 Jan: US military shoots down missile fired from Houthi-controlled area of Yemen

16 Jan: Greek ship hit by missile as Houthis ramp up Red Sea attacks

18 Jan: At least 10 civilians dead in suspected Jordanian air raids in Syria

20 Jan: US Personnel, Iraq Security Force Member Injured in Attack on Iraq Base, Says US Official

27 Jan: UK ‘reserves right to respond’ after oil tanker set alight off Yemen

29 Jan: What is Tower 22, the Jordan-based US outpost targeted in a drone strike?

30 Jan: Jordan base attack: What options does US have to respond?

News

01 Jan: North Korea says it will no longer seek reunification with South Korea, will launch new spy satellites in 2024

04 Jan: Police in Argentina arrest three foreigners on terrorism plot suspicions

04 Jan: FBI calls bomb threats that led to brief lockdowns and evacuations of some state capitols a hoax

05 Jan: North Korea fires artillery shells toward South’s border island; evacuations ordered

08 Jan: China says it has detained a person accused of collecting state secrets for MI6

08 Jan: U.S. Navy Sailor Gets 27 Months in Prison for Selling Secrets to China

09 Jan: The Cuban spying case that has shocked the US government

09 Jan: Taiwan Falsely Sends Warning About Incoming ‘Missile’—It Was A Satellite

11 Jan: UK releases roadmap to quadruple nuclear energy capacity

12 Jan: Somalia conflict: Seized UN helicopter hit by object

12 Jan: WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free, marking a historic milestone in the fight against malaria

13 Jan: Measles cases surge in England and Wales fuelled by vaccine hesitancy over MMR jab

13 Jan: Serial killer obsessed fake policeman who planned mass shooting jailed for life

15 Jan: Is North Korea preparing for war in 2024?

17 Jan: Midlands woman charged with terror offences after ‘plot to travel to join ISIS in Afghanistan’

17 Jan: Pakistan condemns deadly Iranian missile strike on its territory as tensions spike across region

18 Jan: Pakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along border

18 Jan: Iran demonstrates missile capabilities with regional strikes

18 Jan: Man sentenced after sugar sent to police sparks biohazard alert

18 Jan: Liverpool student planned terrorist attack for ‘working class’, court hears

18 Jan: Bluetongue: 53 cases in England on 30 premises

18 Jan: Resistant ‘steve’ mosquito threatens malaria fight – experts

19 Jan: 3 killed and 77 injured in a massive blast in southern Nigeria

19 Jan: Donkey cart loaded with explosives kills a police officer and critically injures 4 others in Kenya

20 Jan: UK measles outbreaks: why are cases rising and vaccination rates falling?

22 Jan: Unexploded World War II mortar found in Co Armagh village

23 Jan: Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight

24 Jan: WHO: “Alarming” rise of measles cases in Europe

24 Jan: Six killed in Mongolia explosion after gas truck-car collision

24 Jan: New location expresses interest in hosting UK nuclear repository

25 Jan: UK’s flagship nuclear plant hit by more delays as costs balloon

26 Jan: Brit behind 2022 easyJet bomb hoax acquitted in Spanish court

26 Jan: China confirms the 2022 conviction of a British businessperson on espionage charges

26 Jan: Kirishima Satoshi, Bombing Suspect 50 Years on the Run, Possibly Identified

26 Jan: Africa CDC Support on Cholera Outbreak in Zambia

28 Jan: North Korea fires cruise missiles into Sea of Japan

29 Jan: US: Foreign Military Sales Sets New Record, Up 55.9 Percent in 2023

Technology

01 Jan: New antibiotic family kills superbugs in a way they can’t resist

02 Jan: Ants Recognise Infected Wounds and Treat Them

03 Jan: Army awards contract for HADES prototyping efforts

03 Jan: India TB: Can vaccines help India triumph over tuberculosis?

03 Jan: DARPA Moves Forward on X-65 Technology Demonstrator

03 Jan: Scientists hail new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria

04 Jan: UC Irvine engineers invent octopus-inspired technology that can deceive and signal

04 Jan: NASA may use bacteria to make Martian water drinkable

08 Jan: SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 is less resistant to vaccine, but may be a problem in the lung

10 Jan: Duke-NUS scientists discover potential nasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate that offers better and longer protection than when injected

11 Jan: Exercise makes long COVID worse, and researchers may now know why

12 Jan: NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft

13 Jan: Lough Neagh: Students propose egg-shell solution to algae problem

14 Jan: Government of Djibouti and Oxitec Announce Importation of Friendly™ Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes

15 Jan: The Evolution Eagle – A new covert fixed wing UAS payload platform

16 Jan: Nuclear battery: Chinese firm aiming for mass market production

16 Jan: First whole UK population study reveals impact of COVID-19 under-vaccination

16 Jan: Soldering wounds with light and nano thermometers

17 Jan: Microbe discovered which prevents mosquitoes from harbouring malaria parasite

18 Jan: Complement System Causes Cell Damage in Long Covid

19 Jan: North Korea claims it has tested underwater nuclear attack drone after ‘reckless’ naval exercise by US, South Korea and Japan

19 Jan: DragonFire: Cutting-edge laser air and sea weapon achieves MOD testing first

19 Jan: Antibiotics highjack bacterial immunity

19 Jan: ETH Zurich researchers have found a virus that kills dormant bacteria

22 Jan: The bomb-hunters scouring UK waters for unexploded weapons

22 Jan: Promising new study significantly reduces risk of airborne bacterial infections caused by air filtration systems

22 Jan: World first: malaria vaccine rollout begins in Cameroon

23 Jan: BAE Systems Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle prototype successfully fires Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System during live multi-scenario demonstration

24 Jan: 80-year mystery solved: Mosquitoes spread flesh-eating Buruli ulcer

25 Jan: Tech assisted breathing exercises relieve Long Covid symptoms

26 Jan: The infection ability of viruses has been reduced by 96% using mechanical methods

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