News Round Up – March 2025

Ukraine News

01 Mar: Pride, Horror, And Concern: What Ukrainians Think About The Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office Standoff

01 Mar: Zelensky wants US to ‘stand more firmly’ on Ukraine’s side

01 Mar: Starmer hosts Zelenskyy for ‘meaningful and warm’ talks

03 Mar: Order of 5,000 missiles for Ukraine ‘hugely significant’ for Belfast workforce, Robinson says

03 Mar: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused cyber offensive against Russia

03 Mar: Russia-Ukraine war: What’s a ‘coalition of the willing’, Europe’s new plan?

03 Mar: Trump outraged at Zelenskyy saying end of Russia-Ukraine war could be ‘very far away’

03 Mar: France says Ukraine truce would test Russia’s commitment to end war

05 Mar: Trump officials say US paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine but signal it may not last long after fiery meeting

05 Mar: US pauses military aid to Ukraine

06 Mar: US Intel Block Blamed for Russian Missile Strike on Americans

06 Mar: Trump’s US destroying world order, says Ukraine’s UK ambassador

06 Mar: Scranton: This city helped the US back Ukraine. Now its role is uncertain

06 Mar: UK to supply advanced attack drones to Ukraine

07 Mar: Russian missiles attack key Ukrainian energy assets in night time missile and drone attacks

07 Mar: Trump says Putin launching massive strike on Ukraine is ‘what anybody would do’

08 Mar: At least 14 people killed in Russia’s overnight attacks in eastern Ukraine

08 Mar: US President Donald Trump ‘strongly considering’ imposing new sanctions on Russia

08 Mar: UK troops may need to protect peace in Ukraine for ‘many years’

08 Mar: What US, Russia and Europe are thinking ahead of fresh Ukraine talks

09 Mar: Countries cannot be ‘dragooned’ into coalition of the willing, says McFadden

10 Mar: Poland’s Tusk defends foreign minister after Musk calls him ‘small man’ over the use of Musk’s Starlink satellite system in Ukraine

10 Mar: Why did Putin’s Russia invade Ukraine?

11 Mar: Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack on Russia’s capital

12 Mar: Ukraine accepts 30-day ceasefire in US talks: What it means for Russia war

12 Mar: Decoding the Ukraine ceasefire plan line by line

13 Mar: Putin questions Ukraine ceasefire plan and sets out string of conditions

13 Mar: Peace talks are in parallel universe, say Ukraine front-line troops

14 Mar: Why Poland’s president wants US nuclear weapons

14 Mar: Finnish court sentences Russian neo-Nazi to life over Ukraine ‘war crimes’

14 Mar: Prospect of Ukraine ceasefire still uncertain despite Trump’s optimism

14 Mar: The unexpected knock-on effect of Trump’s minerals ‘deal of the century’

16 Mar: Russia and Ukraine trade overnight aerial attacks after Putin sets out conditions for ceasefire

17 Mar: Sweden signs deal with BAE Systems for Archer artillery systems for Ukraine

18 Mar: Putin plays for time, dazzling Trump with talk of glory days ahead

18Mar: Poland and Baltic states want to exit landmine treaty over Russia’s military threat

19 Mar: Trump-Putin call: What they agreed to and what’s next for Ukraine war

19 Mar: Putin’s negotiation strategy is predictable: move slowly, keep Trump interested, and reset expectations

20 Mar: Trump administration withdraws from Russian war crime investigations

21 Mar: UK to accelerate military planning to support Ukraine, No 10 says

21 Mar: Russian gas pumping facility ablaze after explosion

21 Mar: Russian drones hammer Ukraine’s Odesa as Czech leader visits

22 Mar: The limited ceasefire in Ukraine: what has been agreed and how will it work?

22 Mar: For Vladimir Putin, Russia’s position in the world is personal. Here’s what he really wants

25 Mar: US says it brokered deal to end fighting in the Black Sea in talks with Ukraine and Russia

25 Mar: The long, slow road to a ceasefire, with no guarantee of success

25 Mar: Ukraine war: Russia accused of ‘hollow’ peace talks as strike injures dozens including children

26 Mar: At secret test-flight facility, Ukraine’s drone makers fear energy ceasefire won’t hold

27 Mar: Putin ‘Will Die Soon’: Top 5 Takeaways From Zelensky’s Big Interview

28 Mar: European leaders say now not the time to lift sanctions on Russia in clear message to Trump

28 Mar: US dismisses Putin’s idea of temporary UN governance in Ukraine

29 Mar: Five in Ukraine killed in drone strikes as Russia claims advances on ground

31 Mar: Why is Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin and who will secondary tariffs hurt?

Middle East / Africa / Asia

04 Mar: UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria

05 Mar: Africa’s Sahel: The region with more ‘terror deaths’ than rest of world combined

05 Mar: Syria vows to destroy any remaining Assad-era chemical weapons

05 Mar: Kabul bombing suspect arrested: What it means for US-Pakistan relations

06 Mar: Fighter jet accidentally bombs village, injuring 15, during South Korea military drill

07 Mar: Trump sends letter to Iran, pressing for restart of nuclear talks

08 Mar: ‘Bully’: Iran’s Khamenei rejects Trump demands for nuclear talks

08 Mar: Hundreds of Alawite civilians killed in ‘executions’ by Syria’s security forces, war monitor says

08 Mar: South Sudan general among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter

09 Mar: US Threatens Possible Military Response After Tehran Rejects Nuclear Outreach

10 Mar: NAFDAC clears air on delayed leprosy drug shipment to Nigeria

10 Mar: Syria’s al-Sharaa vows to punish forces responsible for mass killings

10 Mar: Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led SDF to integrate north-east region

10 Mar: Ex-Philippine leader Duterte bound for Hague over ICC drug war case

12 Mar: Somali forces end a 24-hour siege by al-Shabab militants on a hotel

13 Mar: ‘Things took a darker turn’: Survivors recall horror of deadly Pakistan train siege

13 Mar: Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on historic peace treaty

14 Mar: Taiwan’s president labels China a ‘foreign hostile force’ and ramps up security measures citing ‘infiltration’

14 Mar: The US and Iran are on the road to escalation. Europe can and should create an off-ramp

14 Mar: US rebuts Hamas’s ‘entirely impractical’ ceasefire demands

15 Mar: Houthis say children among 32 killed after US fighter jets bomb Yemen

15 Mar: US and Iraqi forces kill ISIS chief of global operations, officials say

16 Mar: Mapping US attacks on Yemen’s Houthis

17 Mar: Why does DRC want a Ukraine-like minerals deal with Trump, amid conflict?

18 Mar: Taiwan Is Watching Ukraine and Trump. Here’s What It’s Learning.

19 Mar: Give in or escalate? What to expect as Trump warns Iran

19 Mar: Israel’s Netanyahu warns deadly Gaza strikes ‘only the beginning’

19 Mar: China sentences ex-engineer to death for alleged spying

19 Mar: Somalia: presidential convoy targeted by al-Shabab bomb attack, president unharmed

20 Mar: UK bomb disposal expert injured in Gaza blast

21 Mar: Will recapture of presidential palace change course of Sudan war?

21 Mar: North Korea tests anti-aircraft weapons as Russia’s security chief arrives

24 Mar: Israel considers massive new ground offensive in Gaza as it ramps up pressure on Hamas

25 Mar: South Sudan on brink of renewed civil war, UN warns

25 Mar: UN fears war as barrel bombs dropped in South Sudan

26 Mar: North Korean leader has ‘no intention’ of negotiating away nuclear weapons: US report

27 Mar: Kim Jong Un oversees tests of AI suicide drones

28 Mar: Israel launches first air strike on Lebanon’s Beirut since November truce

28 Mar: Philippines & US agree to re-establish deterrence in Indo-Pacific amid Chinese aggression

29 Mar: Hamas says it agrees to new Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar

30 Mar: Red Cross ‘outraged’ by killing of medics in Gaza as Macron calls on Netanyahu to stop bombing

31 Mar: Iran Vows Strong Response After ‘Bombing’ Threat By Trump

News

01 Mar: RFK’s measles response under scrutiny as deadly outbreak frightens Texas parents

05 Mar: Russian warship tracked through UK waters by Royal Navy vessel

06 Mar: ‘He needs to do much more’: RFK Jr.’s measles response under scrutiny

06 Mar: U.S. charges Chinese hackers and government officials in broad cybercrime campaign

07 Mar: Paris Gare du Nord travel chaos draws to a close as police defuse WWII bomb

07 Mar: Bulgarian trio convicted of conspiring to spy for Russia

07 Mar: How spy ring did Russia’s dirty work from the UK

07 Mar: What is Lassa fever and what are the symptoms after UK case

07 Mar: Adult infected with measles dies in New Mexico, health officials say

08 Mar: Poland says it plans to give every adult male military training

08 Mar: Denmark lost 52 soldiers fighting alongside the US. Now they feel threatened by Trump

08 Mar: Leeds man charged with terrorism offences

08 Mar: What is hantavirus, disease that killed Gene Hackman’s wife?

09 Mar: Bomb squad explodes car after man drives through army barriers at Aldershot barracks

10 Mar: Fire Safety Enforcement Notice Issued to Health Club After Chlorine Leak

10 Mar: Police say Sydney’s Dural caravan incident was ‘fabricated terrorist plot’

10 Mar: North Sea tanker collision – what we know so far

10 Mar: Nuclear Proliferation Will Haunt ‘America First’

11 Mar: Bad diets and cancer cure: All of the wild theories RFK Jr. has been spreading about the measles outbreak

11 Mar: Sweden faces ‘significant risk’ of worsening national security, agency warns

12 Mar: John Hopkins University: Controlling the Measles Outbreak in the Southwest

12 Mar: France should join NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangements to strengthen European deterrence

13 Mar: Cause of yellow, green flaming manholes, explosions at Texas Tech undetermined

13 Mar: UK expels Russian diplomat and spouse in tit-for-tat move against Moscow

13 Mar: UK: Thousands of high-risk toxic sites unchecked due to lack of cash

13 Mar: SECDEF Hegseth: Rapid Force-Wide Review Of Military Standards

13 Mar: COVID pandemic likely unleashed by lab mishap: Germany’s BND

13 Mar: Landscaper’s shock as Kirby Road, Dartford, evacuated after suspected ‘wartime ordnance’ discovery

13 Mar: NOAA: They fly into hurricanes – and still got caught in Doge’s cuts

13 Mar: WHO: European Region reports highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years

13 Mar: Belgian police search Huawei offices and make arrests amid European Parliament corruption probe

14 Mar: Former leader of Reform UK in Wales to deny alleged Russian bribery charges

15 Mar: Germany debates issue of nuclear weapons

17 Mar: Man bailed after ‘noxious substance’ incident at Kioki club

18 Mar: Power bank culprit of South Korean plane fire, prompting stricter battery rules

18 Mar: Former Putin-appointed governor on trial for breaching UK sanctions

18 Mar: Lincolnshire County Council set to withdraw from nuclear waste facility talks

18 Mar: Secret Edinburgh nuclear bunker sparks Ministry of Defence interest amid Russia-Ukraine war

19 Mar: Russian agents set fire to Lithuanian Ikea ‘because its colours are the same as the Ukrainian flag’

19 Mar: British forces shadow Russian warships near UK

20 Mar: Three dead as dessert supplied to NHS hospitals and care homes linked to a listeria outbreak

21 Mar: Germany’s ‘neglected’ military set for new era after historic spending plan approved

21 Mar: As cases climb, do you need another measles shot?

21 Mar: Australia: Release of the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review

21 Mar: Hospital worker sentenced to Life for plot to attack RAF Menwith Hill and St James’s Hospital

22 Mar: Bomb squad called in to deal with explosive chemicals in St Leonards as Hastings Half Marathon cancelled

23 Mar: Teenager jailed for six years for ammonia attack outside Northern Belle pub in Mansion Street, Margate

23 Mar: Measles was eliminated from Australia. Experts warn US and Asia outbreaks may bring back this ‘heat-seeking missile’

24 Mar: Firefighters in ‘marauding terror attack’ training

24 Mar: World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England

24 Mar: Man arrested after reports of ‘noxious gas’ being let off on Greater Manchester Metrolink network

24 Mar: Two women who spied for Russia tracked down and named by BBC

24 Mar: Royal Navy Bomb Squad is called to Sidmouth and town is cordoned-off over ‘explosive’ concerns

25 Mar: UKHSA highlights pathogens of greatest risk to public health (Reaction from experts)

25 Mar: Outrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’

25 Mar: Disdain for Europe in US Signal chat horrifies EU

26 Mar: Trump has blown up the world order – and left Europe’s leaders scrabbling

26 Mar: Firearms and explosives charges levelled at Wandsworth teen

27 Mar: EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises

27 Mar: RFK Jr is axing 10,000 employees at Health Department in dramatic restructuring

28 Mar: U.S. Army says recovering 4 soldiers missing in Lithuania “will be a long and difficult” operation

28 Mar: Putin’s endorsement of Trump’s Greenland takeover reflects their vision of a new world order

28 Mar: Sellafield: Recycle don’t store nuclear waste GMB union says

28 Mar: FDA’s top vaccine official forced out, decries RFK Jr.’s “misinformation and lies”

28 Mar: Swiss ambassador calls for more exercises with NATO

30 Mar: The Observer view on JD Vance: spurned in Greenland and humiliated at home, the vice-president should resign

31 Mar: Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for war

31 Mar: 3 U.S. soldiers found dead in Lithuania; 1 still missing after vehicle is swallowed by peat bog

31 Mar: Administration Is Weakening US Research Capacity and Endangering Americans, Nation’s Leading Scientists Warn

Technology

03 Mar: Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?

03 Mar: Air Force designates two Mission Design Series for collaborative combat aircraft

03 Mar: Scientists cook up the perfect recipe to feed an energy future

04 Mar: Why detecting methane is difficult but crucial work

04 Mar: Study: Smartwatches could end the next pandemic

04 Mar: Serco, DARPA Launch NOMARS (No Manning Required Ship) USX-1 Defiant

06 Mar: Scientists discover new part of the immune system – and it could help solve our antibiotics crisis

06 Mar: Aluminium: a New Hero of Hydrogen Production

07 Mar: Vietnam receives 6 new Czech aircraft as it seeks to rely less on Russia

10 Mar: Antimicrobial resistance in soil bacteria without the use of antibiotics

10 Mar: Scientists develop low-cost handheld sensor test for airborne bird flu

10 Mar: Sikorsky Successfully Flies Rotor Blown Wing UAS in Helicopter and Airplane Modes

10 Mar: General Fusion’s Made-in-Canada Technology Achieves First Plasma in Cutting Edge Fusion Demonstration Machine

10 Mar: Pfizer readies its next-generation COVID-19 antiviral

11 Mar: Brain Tumours In Firefighters Linked To Flame Retardant Chemical

11 Mar: COVID-19 Discovery Could Spur Treatments for Chronic Lung Problems

12 Mar: New Drug Could Block COVID-19 Before It Starts, Study Finds

12 Mar: Tecovirimat is safe but ineffective as treatment for clade II mpox

12 Mar: Terrorists time their attacks during periods of security or financial crisis

13 Mar: Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children, Penn research finds

13 Mar: Grifols Phase 2/3 trial shows positive impact of immunoglobulin therapy on post-polio patients

13 Mar: First coronavirus similar to MERS discovered in bats in South America

14 Mar: With Bird Flu in Raw Milk, Many Still Do Not Know Risks of Consuming It

14 Mar: Breakthrough Diagnostic Technology Achieves Near 100% Accuracy in Pathogen Identification within Three Hours

16 Mar: They had a fairytale American childhood – but was radiation slowly killing them?

17 Mar: Travelers: Beware of Oropouche virus. Is it the next Zika?

18 Mar: New Technology Helps Subsea Fibre Optic Cables to Detect Sabotage

18 Mar: To overcome antibiotic resistance, new research says to let it flow

19 Mar: Are we ready for the next pandemic?

20 Mar: Viruses identified in red tide blooms for the first time

20 Mar: Scientists Uncover Lyme Disease’s Hidden Achilles’ Heel – And How to Exploit It

20 Mar: Norwegian Study: Soldiers can cope with killing

21 Mar: Proteus: The Future of Autonomous Military Helicopters

21 Mar: Boeing wins contract for NGAD fighter jet, dubbed F-47

21 Mar: Peacekeeper cells protect the body from autoimmunity during infection

21 Mar: Deadly Bacteria Developed the Ability to Produce Antimicrobials and Wiped-Out Competitors

23 Mar: Keel laid for HMS Dreadnought, the Royal Navy’s largest ever submarine

23 Mar: Sandia National Laboratories Reveals First B61-13 (Gravity Nuclear Bomb) Joint Test Assembly

24 Mar: US Delivers Australia’s First HIMARS

24 Mar: MIT Engineers develop a better way to deliver long-lasting drugs

25 Mar: Scientists unlock frogs’ antibacterial secrets to combat superbugs

25 Mar: CUHK develops world’s first antibiofilm liquid-bodied robot for precise eradication of implant-related biofilm infections

26 Mar: A safe nuclear battery that could last a lifetime

26 Mar: Research Finds Potential “Molecular Mimics” Behind COVID-Induced Autoimmune Disease

26 Mar: Rare disease drug nitisinone makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes

26 Mar: New Water Microcleaners Self-Disperse, Capture Microplastics and Float Up for Removal

26 Mar: NUS researchers develop microneedle technology to accelerate wound healing

28 Mar: Remember Ebola? Zooming in on the structure of the still lethal virus

28 Mar: mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines train the ‘long-term memory’ of the immune system

30 Mar: Only few disinfectants are capable of inactivating hepatitis A virus

31 Mar: PFAS From Fluorochemical Plant Found in Dust of Nearby Homes

31 Mar: Deadly antibiotic-resistant superbug bacteria spreading in Malaysian hospital

31 Mar: The proportion of harmful substances in particulate matter is much higher than assumed

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