Ukraine News
05 Jan: Ukraine launches surprise operation in Russia’s Kursk region
09 Jan: 30,000 new drones for Ukraine in boost to European security
10 Jan: Germany says Russia ‘shadow fleet’ ship adrift in Baltic Sea
12 Jan: Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers
14 Jan: Ukraine launches largest air attacks on Russia since start of war
16 Jan: Starmer and Zelenskyy sign ‘100-year partnership’ agreement between UK and Ukraine
20 Jan: Zelenskyy Renews Plea For Patriot Systems After Week Of Nonstop Russian Attacks
21 Jan: Zelenskyy says Russia-Ukraine peace deal would require 200,000 allied troops
22 Jan: War clinics in Ukraine witness sharp rise in drug-resistant infections
22 Jan: Trump threatens Putin with taxes, tariffs and sanctions over Ukraine war
24 Jan: Russia suffering ‘environmental catastrophe’ after oil spill in Kerch Strait
24 Jan: Ukraine claims drone strike on Russian oil refinery
24 Jan: Russia’s Putin trying to ‘manipulate’ Trump, says Ukraine
25 Jan: When the symbols of Ukrainian resistance fade
27 Jan: North Koreans are ‘disciplined’, armed with high-quality ammo, says Ukraine
28 Jan: N Korea to send Russia more than 100 artillery systems
29 Jan: Waves of Ukrainian drones target Russian power and oil facilities, Kyiv says
29 Jan: Russia claims nuclear plant targeted during massive Ukrainian drone attack
30 Jan: Sweden: Largest support package to Ukraine announced
31 Jan: North Korean troops pulled back from frontline after heavy losses, Ukrainian officials say
Middle East
07 Jan: Genocide Determination in Sudan and Imposing Accountability Measures
15 Jan: Israel, Hamas Agree Cease-Fire Deal, Although Much ‘Uncertainty’ Remains
23 Jan: Satellite imagery reveals Israeli military construction in buffer zone with Syria
23 Jan: Russian ships return to Syrian base ahead of expected withdrawal
27 Jan: Russian Withdrawal From Prized Syrian Naval Base Now Underway
30 Jan: Russia withdraws military equipment from Syrian port, images show
News
01 Jan: Pakistani Shi’ite, Sunni Leaders Reach Peace Deal To End Regional Clashes
02 Jan: India clears toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak site, 40 years after disaster
07 Jan: Chinese state-backed hacking group Salt Typhoon targets more US telecoms in widening attack campaign
06 Jan: First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States
07 Jan: US urged to do more to fight bird flu after first death
07 Jan: North Korea’s Kim says new hypersonic missile will deter ‘rivals’
07 Jan: Four people in hospital after being exposed to chemicals in Derbyshire spa
07 Jan: Ivorian authorities decide ship carrying ammonium nitrate is safe
09 Jan: Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
11 Jan: Protection zone set up after bird flu outbreak in Angus area of Scotland (NFU AI case finder – current and lifted cases of avian influenza)
13 Jan: Taiwan sees threefold surge in suspected Chinese espionage cases
14 Jan: UK bans import of German cattle, pigs and sheep to prevent foot and mouth disease spreading
15 Jan: Germany backs plan allowing military to down suspect drones
15 Jan: EDF Heysham: Cloud over nuclear plant ‘no cause for concern’
15 Jan: South Korea’s Yoon detained, a first for country
16 Jan: Tanzania denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert
16 Jan: Investigative journalist who identified Salisbury poisoners receives University of Leicester honour
16 Jan: Taiwan steps up surveillance of ships near undersea cables
17 Jan: Preparing for the next pandemic: Government to lead UK emergency pandemic exercise in autumn
17 Jan: Iran signs strategic partnership agreement with Russia
17 Jan: Fire reignites at California battery plant after evacuations amid toxic smoke
18 Jan: Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Rye with protection zone put in place
20 Jan: East Sussex: New case of severe mpox variant detected as UKHSA works ‘rapidly’ to limit spread
20 Jan: Trump seeks return of US military equipment from Afghan Taliban
22 Jan: Royal Navy attack submarine warned off Russian spy ship from UK waters
23 Jan: Toxic waste from world’s deadliest gas leak fuels protests in India
23 Jan: Norovirus: Winter vomiting bug cases surge to five-year January high
24 Jan: New Nigerian jihadist group declared terrorists
24 Jan: As vaccination falters, polio back in Afghanistan, Pakistan
25 Jan: Southport killer had ricin materials sent to neighbour
27 Jan: Woman accused of spying for Moscow questioned over plan to kidnap man
27 Jan: Bird flu prevention zone imposed in England and Scotland
27 Jan: DR Congo: Battle for Goma continues as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds
28 Jan: Sweden seizes ship suspected of ‘sabotage’ after Baltic Sea cable damage
28 Jan: Thornton-Cleveleys: Planning permission ban requested over land with cancer-causing chemical
28 Jan: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: 2025 Doomsday Clock Statement
28 Jan: Canada: Commission Releases Final Report on Foreign Interference
29 Jan: Australian police find explosives they suspect are part of an antisemitic plot
30 Jan: Belfast: Improvised grenade discovered during security alert
30 Jan: Teenager suffers life-changing injuries after ‘unknown substance’ thrown in his face in Essex
30 Jan: Norovirus cases in England’s hospitals hit highest level this winter
30 Jan: Uganda records first Ebola death since 2023 outbreak ended
30 Jan: France ends military presence in Sahel region with handover of last base in Chad
31 Jan: Man accused of having explosives in his south Belfast home must undergo a psychiatric assessment
31 Jan: Philippine President Marcos to China: Stop aggressive acts, I’ll return US missile system
31 Jan: People blamed me for bringing Covid to UK
Technology
31 Dec: NIH officials assess threat of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus
02 Jan: Japan buys 1,200 AMRAAM air to air missiles in $3.64bn deal
02 Jan: University of Iowa Health Care study traces Ebola’s route to the skin surface
03 Jan: NIH researchers discover novel class of anti-malaria antibodies
06 Jan: AI’s transformative role in pandemic preparedness
07 Jan: What is HMPV and how does it spread?
09 Jan: Bacteria produce molecules that help viruses infect competing bacteria
10 Jan: How AI uncovers new ways to tackle difficult diseases
13 Jan: COVID-19 vaccine developed at University of São Paulo presents promising results in animal trials
13 Jan: Bacterial survival genes uncovered using evolutionary map
13 Jan: EU Project “MaLaR”: Raw materials from nuclear waste
14 Jan: Wrong place, wrong time: Why Zika virus hijacks a protein needed for brain growth
14 Jan: TerraPower Awarded Pivotal State Permit for Natrium® Plant (Molten salt nuclear reactor)
14 Jan: White House: Next Two Aircraft Carriers Named for Bill Clinton, George W. Bush
16 Jan: Rise of vaccine distrust – why more of us are questioning jabs
16 Jan: USA: In the Northeast, 50% of Adult Ticks Carry Lyme Disease
16 Jan: Civil engineering firms sought to build multi-billion-pound nuclear weapons manufacturing facility
16 Jan: Chainmail-like material could be the future of armor
17 Jan: Fire at world’s largest battery facility is a clean energy setback
20 Jan: A sneeze simulator reveals the role of the nasal cavity in the dispersion of respiratory aerosols
21 Jan: New discovery shows oyster blood proteins improve antibiotic effectiveness
21 Jan: Antibiotics of the future are prone to bacterial resistance
22 Jan: Oxford Vaccine Group Launches Novel Study on Relapsing Malaria
23 Jan: A new vaccine approach could help combat future coronavirus pandemics
23 Jan: Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals — and even some of their toxic byproducts
23 Jan: Research Investigates Physical and Cognitive Impairments Linked to Long COVID
23 Jan: Viruses and the Human Cell: The Evolutionary Arms Race
24 Jan: UK awards Rolls-Royce $11B nuclear reactor ‘Unity’ contract
24 Jan: UK opts for disposal of plutonium inventory (https://www.dalton.manchester.ac.uk/managing-uk-plutonium-stockpile)
27 Jan: China sets new fusion endurance record of over a thousand seconds
28 Jan: Helion Announces $425M Series F Investment to Scale Commercialized Fusion Power
30 Jan: UK’s search for geological disposal site narrows potential locations
31 Jan: This delicate nanoflower is downright deadly to bacteria