Ukraine News
02 Dec: Ukraine’s exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump
05 Dec: Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons. Now it’s asking why
06 Dec: Russia’s ‘meat-grinder’ tactics bring battlefield success – but at horrendous cost
09 Dec: Ukraine has lost 43K soldiers since start of Russian war, Zelensky says in rare update
09 Dec: Prison boss killed in car blast in occupied Ukraine
11 Dec; Ukraine war escalates as Biden sends $20bn loan before Trump presidency
11 Dec: Russian missile attack kills eight in Zaporizhzhia
13 Dec: Russia launches huge missile attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
15 Dec: Two Russian oil tankers wrecked in Black Sea
17 Dec: A senior Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine
18c Dec; At least 100 North Korean troops killed fighting against Ukraine, says South Korea
19 Dec: The Russian tanker disaster and an oil leak in Kerch Strait: What it means
21 Dec: Russia says Kursk strike kills 5 after Moscow claims deadly Kyiv attack
25 Dec: Russia damages Ukrainian energy facilities in attacks Zelenskyy calls ‘inhumane’
27 Dec: Several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine die from injuries, Zelensky says
30 Dec: Kazakhstan says it will send Azerbaijan Airlines black boxes to Brazil as crash probe continues
30 Dec: Newly Announced $5.9 Billion In U.S. Aid Comes At Critical Time For Ukraine, Zelenskiy Says
31 Dec: Ukraine Says It Downed Russian Helicopter With Sea Drone For First Time
Middle East
01 Dec: Bowen: Syria’s rebel offensive is astonishing – but don’t write off Assad
01 Dec: Syria opposition fighters push towards Hama as gov’t forces launch assault
02 Dec: What just happened in Syria and who’s in charge?
08 Dec: Steve Rosenberg: Fall of Assad is a blow to Russia’s prestige
10 Dec: Israel says to impose ‘sterile’ zone in south Syria, launches 480 air raids
11 Dec: Russian Navy Faces Dilemma Over Future of Mediterranean Flotilla
16 Dec: Israel strikes missile depots, air defences in Syria’s Tartous region
18 Dec: ‘Death was everywhere’: Syria’s chemical weapon victims share their trauma
19 Dec: Houthis say at least nine killed in Israeli air strikes on Yemen
21 Dec: US says it conducted strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital
22 Dec: US army says two navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’
News
02 Dec: In pictures: 40 years since world’s deadliest gas leak killed thousands in India
02 Dec: UK needs to innovate at wartime pace, Defence Secretary says
02 Dec: Work to upgrade Suffolk line ahead of construction of Sizewell C power station
03 Dec: Sewage bacteria above legal limits at NI swimming spots
03 Dec: Southsea Common cordon lifted after explosive ordnance safely removed
03 Dec: Damaged cables appear to be accident, Finland says
04 Dec: Centrica announces extension to the lives of four nuclear power stations
04 Dec: Chinese man in U.S. charged with sending weapons to North Korea
04 Dec: Mysterious illness in Congo has killed dozens of people, health authorities report
05 Dec: Britain’s entire army would be destroyed in six months to a year in a major war, minister warns
06 Dec: History made at Dawn Sturgess’ rollercoaster inquiry
06 Dec: UN Nuclear Watchdog Says Iran Planning To ‘Dramatically Increase’ Uranium Enrichment
06 Dec: USDA Announces New National Milk Testing Strategy to Address H5N1 in Dairy Herds
08 Dec: Five dead after apartment block explosion in the Netherlands
09 Dec: Chemical leak exercise set for Humber Bridge
09 Dec: Woman charged with terrorism offence
09 Dec: Congo’s Disease X: Could it be malaria?
10 Dec: Some ‘mystery disease’ patients in DRC have malaria, WHO says
10 Dec: Sizewell B nuclear power plant back online after £75m project
11 Dec; Life-saving malaria vaccines reach children in 17 endemic countries in 2024
11 Dec: Dengue fever deaths surge in Caribbean and Americas due to climate crisis
12 Dec: NATO must shift to wartime mindset, secretary general warns
14 Dec: Thai police arrest two after deadly bomb attack at festival
18 Dec: Man injured after chemical attack at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
20 Dec: ONR serves improvement notice on AWE Aldermaston
24 Dec: Suspects in Hague apartment explosion & fire that killed 6 will remain jailed for now
25 Dec: Chemical spill concerns after deadly bridge collapse in Brazil
26 Dec: Bird flu kills more than half the big cats at a Washington sanctuary
26 Dec: Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
27 Dec: Nato to boost Baltic Sea presence after suspected sabotage of underwater cable
28 Dec: Heysham: Fault puts nuclear power station offline over Christmas
28 Dec: Three women die after eating poisonous Christmas cake at family gathering in Brazil
29 Dec: Yorkshire: Bird flu confirmed at poultry farm
30 Dec: ‘Major incident’: China-backed hackers breached US Treasury workstations
31 Dec: WHO implores China to finally share Covid origins data, five years on
Technology
02 Dec: Helsing unveils intelligent strike drone for mass and precision
02 Dec: A Cause of Hyperinflammatory Response in Lethal COVID-19 Identified
03 Dec: Study Untangles How COVID-19 Wreaks Widespread Damage in the Body
03 Dec: The discovery that led to Covid vaccines
04 Dec: First nuclear reactor for a generation is fitted to British power station
05 Dec: India’s ‘blockbuster’ drugs to take on deadly superbugs
11 Dec: Stanford scientists transform ubiquitous skin bacterium into a topical vaccine
11 Dec: British Army’s ‘groundbreaking’ laser weapon destroys flying drones in successful test
11 Dec: Research News: A Novel Heme-Model Compound that Treats Lethal Gas Poisoning
12 Dec: Diagnosing and Managing Blast Injuries
12 Dec: US Army and Navy Successfully Test Conventional Hypersonic Missile
13 Dec: CobraJet is a drone interceptor that thinks it’s a Gen 5 fighter
13 Dec: Anti-drone system infiltrates intruder’s electronics
13 Dec: Activating the hidden pharmaceutical potential of bacteria
16 Dec: Stanford study reveals flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk
16 Dec: “Crazy Li” arms drones with powerful lasers that can cut through metal
16 Dec: “Unbreakable” Lassa vaccine shows promising results
17 Dec: Dungeness: ‘Long journey ahead’ for nuclear plant clean-up
17 Dec: CFS will build its first ARC fusion power plant in Virginia
20 Dec: New supersonic ramjet detonation engine takes to the sky
20 Dec: A Tropical Disease in Switzerland: Call for Coordinated Action on Chagas Disease
23 Dec: LEAP 71 hot fires advanced Aerospike rocket engine designed by computational AI
27 Dec: China Names Type 076 Amphibious Catapult Carrier “Sichuan” At Launch Ceremony In Shanghai
28 Dec: China unveils novel advanced military aircraft
28 Dec: Nuclear waste: What is it and how do we dispose of it?