Ukraine News
01 Feb: EU summit agrees €50 billion aid for Ukraine despite Hungary’s veto threat
01 Feb: Ukraine thought to have sunk Russian warship near occupied Crimea
03 Feb: Ukraine war: No more easy deals for Russian convicts freed to fight
03 Feb: Russia says 20 killed in Ukrainian shelling of bakery in Lysychansk
07 Feb: Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian cities kill five and injure 50
08 Feb: Zelensky fires Ukraine’s military chief in major shakeup nearly two years into war
10 Feb: Russian drone strike on Kharkiv in Ukraine kills 7, including 3 children
10 Feb: Russia’s war economy cannot last but has bought time
11 Feb: Trump says he’d let Russia do ‘whatever the hell they want’ to NATO countries that don’t pay enough
13 Feb: Europe needs a decade to build up arms stocks, says defence firm boss
14 Feb: Ukraine claims to have sunk Russian landing ship in drone attack
17 Feb: Ukraine troops withdraw from frontline city of Avdiivka in victory for Moscow
20 Feb: The Threat from Russia’s Unconventional Warfare Beyond Ukraine, 2022–24
21 Feb: Analysis: How Russia, Ukraine’s militaries stack up after two years of war
22 Feb: Europe’s largest nuclear plant is ‘extremely volatile,’ watchdog warns
22 Feb: Russia ‘struggling with supply of weapons and ammunition’ for Ukraine war – Western officials
23 Feb: Ukraine Shoots Down Second Highly Advanced Russian A-50 Spy Plane
29 Feb: Blow to Putin as Ukraine says it has shot down three more Russian warplanes
29Feb: Putin warns risk of nuclear war if West sends troops to Ukraine
Middle East
02 Feb: Treasury sanctions Iranian hackers it says targeted water companies
03 Feb: What we know about the US strikes in Iraq and Syria
04 Feb: US, UK launch new wave of strikes on Yemen’s Houthis amid Gaza war
07 Feb: Syria says Israel bombed targets in Homs area
24 Feb: An attack on a cargo ship in the Red Sea has caused a miles-long oil slick. Things could get worse
25 Feb: US, UK bomb Houthi sites in Yemen amid surge in Red Sea ship attacks
News
01 Feb: Ex-CIA hacker who leaked secrets to WikiLeaks sentenced to 40 years
01 Feb: London chemical assault: girl, 3, and mother may have life-changing injuries
02 Feb: US approves sale of drones and missiles worth $4bn to India for countering Indo-Pacific threats
02 Feb: Islamist extremists including youth who failed to report chemical bomb plot jailed
03 Feb: Kenya: Explosion tragedy unveils regulatory oversight challenges
03 Feb: Inert nuclear missile found in US man’s garage
05 Feb: Measles: Urgent Wales call on MMR vaccine for children
05 Feb: Teen who plotted Isle of Wight terror attacks found guilty by jury
05 Feb: Rio de Janeiro declares a dengue health emergency days ahead of Carnival
07 Feb: Man has been arrested after police found an explosive device n Newtownards
07 Feb: Army detonates WW2 bomb found by metal detectorists in Leicestershire
07 Feb: Twin bombings kill at least 28 as Pakistan prepares for elections
07 Feb: Cameron Ortis, ex-RCMP official guilty of leaking secrets, sentenced to 14 years in prison
08 Feb: Measles: Everything we know as adult dies in Ireland amid European outbreak
09 Feb: Police kill axe-wielding man who took 15 passengers hostage on train in Switzerland
13 Feb: Public ‘politely’ hostile to nuclear waste disposal in Holderness
14 Feb: EDF: Heysham 1 nuclear reactor steam leak ‘put employees at risk’
18 Feb: Are US nuclear weapons set to return to RAF Lakenheath?
21 Feb: Keyham: Major incident declared in Plymouth after suspected WW2 bomb found in back garden
21 Feb; British Trident missile test launch fails for second time
21 Feb: Putin denies U.S. claims that Russia intends to deploy nuclear weapons in space
22 Feb: Arrest made after corrosive liquid thrown at man in Kent graveyard
22 Feb: A ballet dancer from Los Angeles is being detained in Russia on treason charges
22 Feb: Boss of Japan crime syndicate conspired to traffic nuclear material, say US prosecutors
22 Feb: U.S. Navy sailor based in Japan charged with espionage
23 Feb: Left-wing anarchist who wanted to kill MPs found guilty of terror offences
23 Feb: Keyham: Date WW2 bomb found in garden was dropped worked out
24 Feb: 700 dead from Zambia cholera outbreak as cases surge
24 Feb: Sweden: 8 hospitalized after mysterious odour at spy agency
24 Feb: Hobbyist balloon detected over Western U.S. has left American airspace, officials say
25 Feb: U.S. and African partners prepare for start of exercise Justified Accord 2024
27 Feb: Norwegian Dawn cruise ship allowed to dock in Mauritius after cholera scare
27 Feb: CPS authorises charge against sixth person suspected of spying for Russia
27 Feb: Prisoners moved from Dartmoor prison over radon radiation risk
28 Feb: Australian politician ‘sold out’ to foreign regime after being recruited by spies, Asio boss says
Technology
29 Jan: Viral protein fragments may unlock mystery behind serious COVID-19 outcomes
30 Jan: DNA particles that mimic viruses hold promise as vaccines
30 Jan: Bio-inspired membrane materials from fungi mycelium are set to revolutionize separation technologies
05 Feb: Historic fusion ignition in a lab experiment confirmed
06 Feb: This Is BAE Systems’ Reworked, Stealthier Uncrewed Combat Aircraft Concept
06 Feb: New Approach to Tackling Bacterial Infections Identified
06 Feb: Switching arms improves effectiveness of two-dose vaccinations, OHSU study suggest
08 Feb: Nanofiber bandages fight infection, speed healing
09 Feb: UK nuclear fusion reactor sets new world record for energy output
15 Feb: Future data centres may have built-in nuclear reactors
15 Feb: Russian nuclear anti-satellite weapons would require a firm US response, not hysteria
15 Feb: Superbug killer: New synthetic molecule highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria
15 Feb: Toxoplasmosis: evolution of infection machinery
16 Feb: Neurological symptoms apparently not a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection of the brain
16 Feb: Without social distancing, how do bacteria survive a viral epidemic?
19 Feb: Giant step forward to help treat chronic wounds that affect millions
19 Feb: Sheffield Forgemasters announces ‘global leap’ in nuclear welding technology
19 Feb: Graphene Oxide: Safe to develop ‘wonder’ material, trial shows
19 Feb: Studies find flu vaccines were effective in 2022-2023 flu season
20 Feb: Using Mussels and Silkworm Cocoons to Stop Organ Bleeding
21 Feb: Detecting Pathogens—and Sepsis—Faster and More Accurately by Melting DNA
21 Feb: Revealing what makes bacteria life-threatening
27 Feb: New Building in Hamhung Area: North Korea’s Chemical Facilities: Site Profile 2
27 Feb: The Nuclear Option – Russia’s Newest Counter Space Weapon?