Ukraine News
01 Apr: Election rumours swirl in Ukraine – could Zelensky be mulling a summer poll?
03 Apr: Kosovo’s Brit peacekeepers could inform Ukraine plan
04 Apr: Russian missile strike kills more than a dozen in Zelensky’s home city
04 Apr: US will know in weeks if Russia serious about Ukraine ceasefire, Rubio says
04 Apr: Europe Calls Out Putin For Failing To Make Ukraine Peace Deal
08 Apr: Thousands of UK gas masks being sent to Ukraine
08 Apr: Zelensky says Ukrainian troops operating in Russia’s Belgorod region
09 Apr: Former Russian minister found guilty of breaching UK sanctions
09 Apr: Zelenskyy says at least 155 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia in Ukraine
11 Apr: Britain leads £450m military support surge for Ukraine
11 Apr: Ukraine allies pledge €21 billion in new military support
12 Apr: Trump tells Russia to ‘get moving’ on Ukraine as Witkoff meets Putin
13 Apr: Russian missile strike kills dozens in Ukrainian city of Sumy
14 Apr: ‘Russia lied to us’: Chinese fighters captured by Ukraine tell their story
14 Apr: Germany’s Merz says Sumy attack ‘war crime’ by Russia
15 Apr: Trump again blames Zelenskyy for Russia’s war on Ukraine, after Moscow’s attack on Sumy kills 35
17 Apr: Ukraine parades Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia. What message was it trying to send?
17 Apr: Russia warns Germany against giving Ukraine Taurus missiles
17 Apr: Zelensky urges US and Europe to pressure Russia to end war
17 Apr: Russia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol
17 Apr: Ex-Russian general jailed for seven years over bribes
17 Apr: North Korean troops may enter Ukraine soon, Kyiv warns
18 Apr: US will abandon Ukraine peace efforts ‘within days’ if no progress made, Rubio warns
18 Apr: China dismisses Zelenskyy’s claim it has supplied weapons to Russia
18 Apr: Ukraine’s deserters returning to the front
19 Apr: How Russia recruits troops in occupied Ukrainian territories
19 Apr: Captured Australian fighter Oscar Jenkins facing 15 years in Russian jail
20 Apr: Putin declares brief ‘Easter truce’ but Ukraine says Russian attacks continue
20 Apr: Baltic Sea: British jets intercept Russian aircraft near NATO border
21 Apr: How Ukraine’s 2.5-bn-year-old rock deposit became central to helping stop Russia
21 Apr: Russia steps up strikes on Ukraine after Easter ceasefire ends
21 Apr: The Kremlin’s 30-hour truce was designed to shift blame to Ukraine. Did Trump buy it?
21 Apr: Attempts to reach ceasefire in Ukraine littered with years of failure
22 Apr: Putin ready for direct talks with Ukraine, spokesperson says
22 Apr: Massive blast hits Russian munitions depot
23 Apr: Is Russia’s Putin ready to stop Ukraine war along current front line?
23 Apr: Russian drone attacks kill nine in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region
24 Apr: Trump slams Zelensky for refusing to recognise Russian control of Crimea
24 Apr: Why Zelensky can’t and won’t give up Crimea
24 Apr: Trump writes ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ after Russia launches deadliest strikes on Kyiv since last summer
25 Apr: London peace talks downgraded as Kyiv rejects US plan to recognise Crimea as Russian
26 Apr: Trump criticizes Putin after meeting with Zelensky: ‘Maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war’
28 Apr: Putin and Kim confirm for first time North Koreans fought for Russia in Ukraine war
29 Apr: After Putin calls for three-day ceasefire, Trump reiterates demand for permanent Ukraine truce
30 Apr: About 600 North Korean soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine, Seoul says
30 Apr: US threatens to end mediation if Russia, Ukraine fail to offer ‘concrete proposals’
Middle East / Africa / Asia
01 Apr: Deep Below The South China Sea, China Has Found 100 Million Tons Of Offshore Oil
01 Apr: How did Israel kill the Red Crescent medics in Gaza?
02 Apr: China’s military launches live-fire exercise in escalation of blockade drills near Taiwan
04 Apr: Israel says it killed a Hamas commander in south Lebanon strike
04 Apr: Libyan Politician Shegwara arrested after publishing documents related to Lockerbie bombing
04 Apr: How Gujarat firecracker unit blast shows sinister disregard for safety norms
04 Apr: Israel expands ground assault on Gaza, seeks to seize ‘extensive territory’
04 Apr: South Korea’s impeached president is removed from office, four months after declaring martial law
04 Apr: Landmine-hunting rat Ronin makes the Guinness World Book of Records
04 Apr: UN concerned after Niger quits force fighting armed Islamist groups
05 Apr: With US bombers at the ready, can Trump cut a deal with Iran and avoid a war?
07 Apr: Israel carries out air strikes on Gaza after Hamas fires rockets
07 Apr: Algeria closes airspace to Mali aircraft as drone row escalates
07 Apr: Trump says US ‘having direct talks’ with Iran over nuclear deal
07 Apr: NZ: Multi-billion dollar Defence plan unveiled
09 Apr: Anthrax kills 50 hippos in DRC’s Virunga National Park
10 Apr: What is Iran’s nuclear programme and what does the US want?
10 Apr: Iran warns expulsion of UN inspectors but vows ‘good faith’ in US talks
10 Apr: U.S. Extradites Alleged Co-Conspirator of 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks to Face Charges in India
12 Apr: Nigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killed
14 Apr: Taiwan denies convenience stores will be used as wartime hubs
14 Apr: Roadside bomb kills 8 bus passengers in northeast Nigeria
15 Apr: Trump envoy demands Iran eliminate nuclear programme in apparent U-turn
15 Apr: Sudan paramilitary declares rival government two years into civil war
16 Apr: Al-Shabab fighters attack strategic town in central Somalia
17 Apr: Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza
17 Apr: US weapons left in Afghanistan sold to militant groups, sources tell BBC
18 Apr: U.S. strikes Yemen oil port in deadly escalation of Trump’s campaign against the Houthis
18 Apr: Indian man accused of grenade attacks held in the US
20 Apr: Everything you need to know about Iran-US nuclear negotiations
21 Apr: Jordan arrests a wake-up call to Muslim Brotherhood threat
21 Apr: Lawyers denounce ‘fabricated’ Tunisia trial of opposition
21 Apr: North Korea continues to pursue covert biological weapons program (US Report)
22 Apr: Gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir
23 Apr: South Korea Eyes Yellow Sea Countermeasure To Chinese Structure In Disputed Waters
24 Apr: 54 soldiers killed in suspected Jihadist attack in Benin
24 Apr: Anti-Hamas protests on rise in Gaza as group’s iron grip slips
24 Apr: India, Pakistan Tensions Rise After Tit-For-Tat Moves Following Deadly Kashmir Attack
25 Apr: ‘Very, very toxic’: The risk of asbestos in Gaza’s rubble
25 Apr: 400 bombs dropped during junta ‘ceasefire’ in Myanmar: rebel group
26 Apr: DR Congo, Rwanda agree to draft peace deal by May 2
27 Apr: Why did Jordan ban the Muslim Brotherhood?
28 Apr: At least 68 killed in US strike on prison holding migrants, Yemen’s Houthis say
28 Apr: Israel launches new airstrikes in southern Beirut targeting ‘Hezbollah missiles’
28 Apr: Israel’s Shin Bet security chief says he will resign after Netanyahu row
29 Apr: US Treasury Targets Network Procuring Missile Propellant Ingredients for Iran
30 Apr: Pakistan accuses India of planning ‘military strike’ soon
30 Apr: UK launches Yemen airstrikes, joining US campaign against Houthi rebels
30 Apr: Deadly clashes in Damascus plunge Syria’s Druze minority into uncertainty
Americas
03 Apr: Dr. Oz confirmed to head agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid
03 Apr: RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes
04 Apr: Congress demands answers after Trump abruptly fires head of National Security Agency
04 Apr: From support to ‘warfighting’: Space Force releases first ‘capstone’ operations doctrine
08 Apr Americans Give Early Trump Foreign Policy Actions Mixed or Negative Reviews
11 Apr: Commander of US base in Greenland fired for email critical of Vance visit
11 Apr: Pentagon Chief Announces $5.1B Spending Cuts
16 Apr: RFK Jr. lays out new studies on autism, shuts down ‘better diagnoses’ as a cause
18 Apr: Colombian government declares health emergency due to increase in yellow fever cases
21 Apr: Hegseth blames ‘anonymous smears,’ Trump defends him after 2nd Signal chat revealed
22 Apr: Wisconsin: Former chemistry student pleads guilty to chemical weapons charge
27 Apr: 11 people killed, more than 20 hurt after SUV rams into Vancouver street festival
29 Apr: Filipino Canadians mourn after car ramming attack on their community. Here’s what we know
29 Apr: China sends a stern video message to Trump: We won’t ‘kneel down’
UK & Europe
01 Apr: Avonmouth explosion risk was flagged years before fatal blast
01 Apr: Scottish tourist dies in Rome hospital after suspected gas explosion
01 Apr: Man charged over Network Rail terror message hack
01 Apr: Fourth missing U.S. soldier found dead in Lithuania
02 Apr: Two viable pipe bombs found in security alert close to Co Down nursery
02 Apr: Devizes: Warning as bird flu found in dead gull
02 Apr: ONR grants enforcement compliance extension to Sellafield Limited
03 Apr: Man with knife who ‘moved at speed’ towards police officers before he was shot dead in Milton Keynes
03 Apr: Kent man convicted of sharing terrorist material online
03 Apr: London: Two men arrested over suspected links to Hezbollah
03 Apr: Defence company fined £800,000 after man shot on MoD range
04 Apr: Hungary says it will pull out of ICC as Orban hosts Israel’s Netanyahu – who is wanted by the court
04 Apr: East Lindsey District Council withdraws from nuclear waste talks
07 Apr: Moment ethanol tanker overturns on a busy highway and erupts into flames
08 Apr: Norwegian teen arrested in UK hotel over national security case
09 Apr: Romanian man arrested after DHL warehouse fire caused by suspected Russian device
10 Apr: School dinner lady jailed after police discover plans to martyr herself
11 Apr: UK trade minister visits China at same time as head of British military
11 Apr: Birmingham man denies supporting terror group Hamas
11 Apr: Cheshire man denies having weapons manuals useful for terrorism
11 Apr: Terrorism conviction for man who plotted to attack Islamic cleric
13 Apr: Russian Ambassador Says Subsea Tampering off UK is No Cause for Concern
14 Apr: Fire erupts at Scottish battery recycling centre for second time in a year
14 Apr: Unknown leftist extremist group claims responsibility for Athens bombing
16 Apr: Electric cars with Chinese parts banned from UK military sites over spying fears
17 Apr: Items which triggered Worthing evacuation revealed
17 Apr: Woman arrested after pipe bombs found near NI nursery school
17 Apr: Devon man, 20, jailed after sharing ‘extreme right-wing terrorist material’ online
19 Apr: Cleethorpes Coastguard warns public away from ‘dangerous’ wreckage of Bristol Beaufighter
22 Apr: RAF Honington: Locals call for transparency after nuclear drill
22 Apr: Navy Plan Strengthens Maritime Capabilities of Danish Armed Forces
22 Apr: Dutch intelligence reports Russian cyber attack
23 Apr: Viable pipe bomb and ammunition recovered by police as Belfast security alert ends
25 Apr: Community seeks answers after French school knife killing
26 Apr: British warships shadow Russian vessels
26 Apr: Police declare object a ‘viable device’ following security alert in Co Antrim
28 Apr: Essex: WW2 shell found by detectorist is detonated
28 Apr: Sellafield: Vacuum cleaner found in nuclear vault never meant to open
30 Apr: Sweden: Suspect arrested after three killed in Uppsala
30 Apr: Man charged with terror offence over incident at Israeli embassy in London
Technology
31 Mar: Real-time monitoring of advanced nuclear fuel now possible with new test bed
01 Apr: Merlin helicopter contract extension guarantees continued maintenance and upkeep
02 Apr: Denmark Joins Multi-Nation Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) Program
02 Apr: Pinning down the process of West Nile virus transmission
02 Apr: A chemical radar enables bacteria to detect and kill predators
02 Apr: New antibiotic for multidrug resistant superbug
02 Apr: Study strengthens link between shingles vaccine and lower dementia risk
03 Apr: Precision medicine could be possible in the fight against antibiotic resistance
03 Apr: An intelligent device for detecting infections using the temperature of the skin
03 Apr: UK and Australia to build next-gen Modular Weapons Systems
03 Apr: Female hormones can stimulate immune cells to make opioids that naturally suppress pain
03 Apr: New Research Boosts Future Whooping Cough Vaccines
03 Apr: Submarine Surveillance System That’s Rapidly Deployable, Unpredictable Unveiled By Anduril
04 Apr: UK MoD confirms talks to sell Albion-class warships to Brazil
04 Apr: US and Australian firms unveil autonomous naval strike craft
04 Apr: UNM Scientists Discover How Nanoparticles of Toxic Metal Used in MRI Scans Infiltrate Human Tissue
04 Apr: Discovery of bacteria’s defence against viruses becomes a piece of the puzzle against resistance
06 Apr: Britain and US test engine for new hypersonic cruise missile
07 Apr: Antiviral Chewing Gum May Prevent Flu and Herpes Transmission
07 Apr: Study: Chemical pollution increases more than 100-fold after sewage discharges
07 Apr: Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in 10 US States
07 Apr: Anduril Unveils Copperhead: A New Era of Autonomous Undersea Dominance
08 Apr: A unique sound alleviates motion sickness
08 Apr: COVID-19 vaccination induces long-lasting antibody B-cell responses (Report)
08 Apr: YSPH study shows viral ‘backbone’ influences rotavirus vaccine effectiveness
08 Apr: Airbus and European innovation – Imagining a future combat aircraft cockpit
09 Apr: Tackling the ‘silent pandemic’: breakthrough study puts first long COVID treatment on horizon
10 Apr: Army testing the Weevil – the remote-controlled system dealing with landmines
10 Apr: Testing Starts on First Higher Enriched Fuel in U.S. Commercial Reactor
11 Apr: Engineered bacteria emit signals that can be spotted from a distance
11 Apr: Most COVID-19 treatments found to be free of serious side effects in analysis of U.S. studies
14 Apr: More than 3 million children died from antimicrobial resistant infections in 2022
15 Apr: Phase 3 trial suggests gepotidacin could be a new treatment option for gonorrhoea
16 Apr: A mysterious pathogen: Oropouche virus more common in Latin America than previously thought
16 Apr: Study examines whether RSV vaccine lasts ‘at least three winters’
16 Apr: New giant virus isolated in Jyväskylä for the first time in Finland
17 Apr: British Army uses radio waves to down drone swarms
19 Apr: Researchers Turn Gunshot Residue into Glowing Semiconductors in Forensic Breakthrough
22 Apr: Rare Ukrainian heavy fighting vehicle seen in new imagery
22 Apr: Deadly pathogen research hub remains unbuilt despite £400m spend
23 Apr: Holbeach Air Weapons Range; Bid lodged for new targets at MoD weapons range
23 Apr: Bacteria killing material creates superbug busting paint
23 Apr: The battlefield device that takes oxygen from the air and gives it to the wounded
24 Apr: Global clinical trial to test existing drugs as long COVID treatments
26 Apr: Royal Navy confirms Portsmouth as Type 31 frigate home port
28 Apr: Bacteria Use Ancient War Trick to Outsmart Viruses – and It Could Help Us Fight Superbugs
29 Apr: Left or right arm? New research reveals why vaccination site matters for immune response
29 Apr: U.S. approves potential USD 1.3 billion sale of AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Poland
29 Apr: New AI technique can uncover antiviral compounds using limited data
30 Apr: Using Bacteria as Living Test Tubes to Study Human Gene Mutations and Find New Drug Leads
30 Apr: Bacterial villain behind Lake Erie’s ‘potent toxin’ unveiled by U-M study
30 Apr: ITER completes world’s largest and most powerful pulsed magnet system
30 Apr: Long COVID biomarkers found – associated with respiratory problems
30 Apr: Herpesvirus protein mimics host enzyme to balance infection and latency
30 Apr: Algorithms provide optimized radiation-shielding design solutions for new types of nuclear reactors