Ukraine

Middle East

03 Nov: Iraq can disarm factions only when the US withdraws, prime minister says

04 Nov: How the arrest of the military’s top lawyer over a leaked abuse video has rocked Israel

05 Nov: Iran releases two French nationals imprisoned for three years

07 Nov: The battle over Gaza’s future: Why no-one can agree on the rebuild

07 Nov: US, UK lift sanctions on Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa after UNSC decision

11 Nov: Syrian leader in Washington: Start of a new regional order?

11 Nov: Hamas fighters trapped in tunnels present new obstacle to Gaza ceasefire progress

12 Nov: US Treasury Disrupts Iran’s Transnational Missile and UAV Procurement Networks

13 Nov: Israeli settler attack on West Bank mosque draws international condemnation

13 Nov: Syria: DP World begins Tartus port operations

14 Nov: Rocket attack in Syria’s capital wounds 1 person and causes damage

15 Nov: IRGC says tanker seized near Iran’s waters based on judicial order

16 Nov: Israeli troops fire at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

17 Nov: Two US marines implicated in killing family in notorious Iraq war shooting, expert tells BBC

17 Nov: Germany to lift partial weapons embargo on Israel

18 Nov: UN Security Council backs Trump peace plan for Gaza

18 Nov: Israeli army says it struck ‘Hamas training compound’ in Lebanon, killing at least 13

19 Nov: Why Trump’s plan to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia is so controversial

20 Nov: Israeli airstrikes kill 25 Palestinians in Gaza, rattling fragile ceasefire, medics say

21 Nov: Iran rejects UN atomic agency’s resolution and threatens more reprisal actions

21 Nov: Anti-Hamas armed groups seek future role under Gaza peace plan

24 Nov: France seeks progress on nuclear talks as Iran top diplomat to visit Paris

24 Nov: Who was Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah official killed by Israel?

28 Nov: Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender

28 Nov: Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in raid on Syrian village, officials and residents say

28 Nov: UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Albania, Argentina, Bahrain and Israel

29 Nov: Palestinian death toll surpasses 70,000 since start of Israel-Hamas war, Gaza ministry says

Africa

03 Nov: Lagos residents react to Trump’s threat of military action against Nigeria

03 Nov: Tanzania: President sworn in after disputed election

05 Nov: Sudan funeral drone attack kills at least 40 as fighting spreads into Kordofan region

05 Nov: ‘My skin was peeling’ – the African women tricked into making Russian drones

07 Nov: EU vessel reaches ship raided by pirates off Somalia, confirms all 24 crew on board are safe

07 Nov: Tanzania charges hundreds of people with treason after protests over disputed election

07 Nov: France urges citizens to leave Mali as armed group blockade intensifies

08 Nov: Nigerians demand own solutions to violence as Trump threatens US invasion

10 Nov: Daughter of ex-South Africa president Zuma faces trial over deadly riots. Here’s what to know

12 Nov: How jihadists have brought a nation to a standstill with their fuel blockade

13 Nov: Sudan’s top paramilitary adviser says US calls to cut supply of weapons may ‘jeopardise ceasefire’

13 Nov: South Sudan’s president sacks vice president and potential successor

15 Nov: DR Congo and M23 rebel group sign a framework agreement for a peace deal in Qatar

17 Nov: Gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls in northwestern Nigeria

17Nov: US Army sergeant who police say had grenades in his vehicle arrested in East Africa

17 Nov: Ethiopia confirms three deaths in new Marburg virus outbreak

18 Nov: France’s TotalEnergies accused of complicity in ‘civilian massacre’ in Mozambique

18 Nov: UN says Terrorism in Africa, a ‘growing global threat’

20 Nov: Biafran separatist leader sentenced to life on terrorism charges by Nigerian court

21 Nov: UN decries ‘truly horrific’ massacres in DR Congo

23 Nov: Escalating war of words between Ethiopia and Eritrea triggers fears of conflict

23 Nov: 50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, more than 200 still held

24 Nov: Daughter of ex-South African leader Zuma is accused of luring men to fight in Russia-Ukraine war

25 Nov: Flights cancelled after Ethiopia volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years forming huge ash cloud

25 Nov: Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali – BBC speaks to eyewitnesses

27 Nov: The kidnap gangs, jihadists and separatists wreaking havoc in Nigeria

28 Nov: Trump has pledged to help end the fighting in Sudan. Will it be enough?

Asia

07 Nov: Explosions at a mosque in an Indonesian high school injure 54: Suspect is student

07 Nov: Trump And Central Asia Reach Critical Minerals Deal At Washington Summit

11 Nov: ‘I can’t breathe in this city’: inaction over Delhi’s suffocating pollution sparks rare protest

11 Nov: India on edge after deadly car explosion in capital region. Here’s what we know

11 Nov: Spy chief warns of China espionage threat to business, critical infrastructure

12 Nov: How Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remark stirred up a diplomatic storm between Japan and China

12 Nov: Thailand ‘halts’ peace agreement with Cambodia hailed by Trump after landmine explosion injures troops

14 Nov: Pakistan says it has arrests 4 militants over involvement in suicide bombing at Islamabad court

14 Nov: Australia & NZ: Dozens of schools and childcare centres report using asbestos-contaminated sand

15 Nov: What’s next after Thailand suspends Cambodia ceasefire pact?

15 Nov: At least 9 killed and 32 injured in explosion at Indian-administered Kashmir police station; officials rule out foul play

15 Nov: Why India caps pollution reading at 500 when the air is far more toxic

16 Nov: Indian counterterrorism agency arrests alleged co-conspirator in Red Fort suicide bombing

17 Nov: Japan says warplanes scrambled as Chinese drone detected near southern island close to Taiwan

18 Nov: Why India likely won’t return Hasina to face Bangladesh death penalty

18 Nov: Defending Australians against espionage

19 Nov: China could invade Taiwan with ‘little advance warning’: U.S. Commission

20 Nov: Chinese woman who became Philippines mayor gets life for human trafficking

21 Nov: Reliance ends use of Russian crude for exports to comply with EU sanctions

25 Nov: China launches emergency rescue mission for stranded astronauts

25 Nov: Taliban Blames Pakistan For Air Strikes Killing 10, Including 9 Children

30 Nov: Sydney: Violent explosion during St Marys fire described as ‘once in a career type of experience’

Americas

01 Nov: Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution

03 Nov: The violence in Nigeria that Trump cites as a reason for military strikes is not limited to Christians

03 Nov: Trump downplays US war threat in Venezuela, says Maduro’s days are ‘numbered’

04 Nov: Suspects charged in alleged terror plot cited ISIS and may have tried to replicate Paris terror attack on US soil, FBI says

05 Nov: FBI names third man accused of planning Halloween terror attack in Michigan

05 Nov: Air traffic controllers warn of ‘tipping point’ as U.S. government shutdown drags on

06 Nov: U.S. Senate Republicans veto legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela

07 Nov: New U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean kills 3 people, bringing campaign’s death toll to at least 70

07 Nov: At least 7 people at Joint Base Andrews fall ill after suspicious package delivered with white powder, sources say

07 Nov: Peruvian Congress votes to declare Mexico’s president persona non grata after asylum offer

09 Nov: Travelers face mounting delays this weekend as airlines cut hundreds of flights due to the shutdown. Here’s what to know

09 Nov: US government shutdown delays weapons exports to NATO allies and Ukraine

10 Nov: Trump’s Caribbean Campaign: The Data Behind Operation Southern Spear

12 Nov: Canada Loses Its Measles Elimination Status: A Cautionary Tale for America

12 Nov: World’s most powerful warship arrives in Caribbean

12 Nov: UK stops some intelligence sharing with US over boat strikes in Caribbean

13 Nov: Explosive device damages restaurant near Las Vegas Strip

13 Nov: Canada says Russia and China are ramping up spy efforts in Arctic region

14 Nov: AI firm claims it stopped Chinese state-sponsored cyber-attack campaign

14 Nov: ‘Enemy KIA’: Trump revives playbook from Afghanistan for campaign targeting alleged drug boats

15 Nov: Colombian Military Kills 9 Guerrilla Fighters in Bombing

17 Nov: US ramps up pressure campaign on Venezuela, set to designate cartel as a foreign terrorist organization

17 Nov: Ecuador rejects U.S. military bases in major defeat for President Noboa

17 Nov: Acting FEMA chief David Richardson resigns from Trump administration

17 Nov: Trump says he would be ‘OK’ launching strikes in Mexico to fight drug smuggling

18 Nov: A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents – part of Beijing’s trillion dollar spending spree

18 Nov: Pentagon Research Chief Tightens List of Top Technology Priorities

18 Nov: American College of Physicians (ACP) Encourages All Adults to Receive the 2025-2026 Influenza Vaccine

20 Nov: Tracking US warship build up near Venezuela

21 Nov: Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado will be a “fugitive” if she leaves Venezuela to accept peace prize, AG says

24 Nov: U.S. set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization. It’s not a cartel per se

25 Nov: Trump moves to classify Muslim Brotherhood chapters as ‘terrorist organisations’

26 Nov: Binance accused of aiding terrorists in new lawsuit

27 Nov: Trump vows immigration crackdown after shootings of National Guardsmen in DC

28 Nov: Inside Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s journey from CIA-backed ‘Zero Unit’ unit in Afghanistan to suspect in DC shooting

28 Nov: Trump suspends immigration from ‘Third World’, orders review of green cards

28 Nov: Two former Peruvian presidents jailed in two days

29 Nov: Venezuela denounces Trump’s airspace remarks as ‘colonialist threat’

30 Nov: Lawmakers voice bipartisan support for congressional reviews of Trump’s boat strikes

UK & Europe

31 Oct: UK: Security concerns over system at heart of digital ID

02 Nov: Cambridgeshire train attack – what we know so far

02 Nov: Defence boost could bring thousands of jobs to Huntingdonshire

03 Nov: UK: Military gap years for school-leavers to be introduced before general election

03 Nov: Action demanded over toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in UK water supplies

03 Nov: Radicalised East Yorkshire Muslim convert found guilty of planning terror attack

04 Nov: Counter-terror police investigate claim UK university halted research after Chinese pressure

04 Nov: Sussex: Counter-terrorism team takes on mosque arson case

05 Nov: Prisoners in exile tell of brutality behind bars in Belarus

05 Nov: Driver rams car into people on French island of Île d’Oléron, injuring at least five

05 Nov: Isle of Wight: Boy and man bailed over weapon and explosives probe

06 Nov: Poland to offer military training to all its citizens

06 Nov: Experts warn of ‘super-infectious’ bird flu as farmers told to prepare

06 Nov: Joint Expeditionary Force launches enhanced partnership with Ukraine

07 Nov: Belgium’s Liege airport temporarily halts flights after new drone sighting

07 Nov: Briton who volunteered as spy for Russia jailed

07 Nov: Ireland: Extremists threatened to attack a mosque and migrant hotels, court hears

09 Nov: UK to help protect Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions

09 Nov: Four charged after disturbances at Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris

09 Nov: New flu virus mutation could see ‘worst season in a decade’

10 Nov: Doctor goes on trial accused of killing six in Christmas market attack in Germany

10 Nov: Woman taken to hospital after ‘harmful substance’ thrown at her in Glasgow

10 Nov: A Kremlin target? Exiled Church man hits back at claims of spying

11 Nov: Kirkby teenager charged with multiple terrorism offences after alleged ‘threats to kill’

11 Nov: Galliford Try in new bid to rid delayed scheme of legionella

11 Nov: Three swans and several thousand fish killed in ‘pollution incident’ in Sarre Penn and River Wantsum, between Canterbury and Thanet

13 Nov: Turkey temporarily grounds C-130 planes after crash kills 20 military personnel

13 Nov: Environment Secretary orders probe after Southern Water plastic spill at Camber Sands

13 Nov: Police update after bomb scare in Weston-super-Mare

13 Nov: Sixth suspect arrested in Germany over alleged Hamas plot to attack Jewish targets

13 Nov: Isle of Wight petting farm fined after disease infects hundreds of visitors

13 Nov: 10 years after Bataclan massacre, Paris is still scarred by Islamic State attacks

13 Nov: Germany inches closer to bringing back mandatory military service

13 Nov: Three men in Coventry arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences

14 Nov: New team to investigate if there are more ‘Toxic Town’ waste dump sites around Corby

17 Nov: Mysterious drones have been spotted at night at airports across Europe. How worried should we be?

17 Nov: China’s investment spree in UK gave it access to military-grade technology, BBC told

17 Nov: Wimbledon van explosion as man rushed to hospital with scene outside London Underground station

17 Nov: Poland suspects ‘foreign intelligence services’ after explosion hits railway line to Ukraine

17 Nov: British carrier strike group now under NATO command

18 Nov: Time to act and not react: how can the European Union turn the tide of antimicrobial resistance?

18 Nov: Eleven countries added to methanol poisoning warning list

18 Nov: Suspected Hezbollah member goes on trial in Germany

18 Nov: Polish rail track sabotaged by Ukrainians working for Russia, Tusk says

19 Nov: Watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, UK defence minister warns public

19 Nov: UK lacks plan to defend itself from attack, warn MPs

19 Nov: Alleged terrorist only ‘pretended to go along with the plot so he could sabotage it’, court hears

19 Nov: Russian Spy Ship Yantar Points Laser at RAF P-8 Poseidon on the Edge of UK Waters

19 Nov: On the front line of Europe’s standoff with Russia’s sanction-busting shadow fleet

19 Nov: What is the mysterious Yantar ‘spy ship’ – and is it mapping Britain’s undersea cables?

19 Nov: EU rolls out plan to make it easier to deploy tanks and troops at short notice

20 Nov: Italy to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream sabotage suspect to Germany

20 Nov: France’s top general under fire after saying country must be ‘prepared to lose children’

21 Nov: Serbia’s Vučić denies link to alleged Sarajevo ‘sniper tourism’

21 Nov: Reform UK’s former Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for accepting pro-Russian bribes

23 Nov: Wales: Suspected Russian tracking device found by scuba divers

24 Nov: British navy intercepts Russian corvette and tanker as Moscow steps up naval activity

25 Nov: Seven alleged members of German far-left group go on trial over attacks

25 Nov: Palestine Action activist hit police officer with sledgehammer, jury told

25 Nov: Drones spotted over Dutch military airfields and Eindhoven Airport

25 Nov: Fireworks feared inside London warehouse as 150 firefighters tackle major blaze

25 Nov: UK: Teen joked about shooting peers, twin tells court

26 Nov: Police carry out controlled explosion in NI town after WW2 bomb found

26 Nov: Defence industry: EU Council agrees position on simplification package to boost Europe’s defence industry and readiness

27 Nov: West Yorkshire gang who stole 330,000 bullets from lorry in West Midlands sentenced

27 Nov: France’s Macron unveils 10-month voluntary military service in face of Russia threat

27 Nov: They can’t crush our protests, vow Georgians after year of resistance

28 Nov: Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations

28 Nov: Orban defies EU by promising Putin to keep buying Russian oil

29 Nov: Police given more time to question man arrested over Heaton Park synagogue attack

29 Nov: Pipe bomb made safe in Dunmurry security alert

30 Nov: WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests

Technology – Military

03 Nov: Netherlands formally transfers 18 F-16 fighter jets to Romania for use at European training centre

04 Nov: GA-ASI Unveils Gambit 6 Multirole Collaborative Combat Aircraft

06 Nov: Royal Navy Puts Rattler Unmanned Surface Vessels to the Test

07 Nov: Ajax: Britain’s new armoured fighting vehicle enters service

07 Nov: Rheinmetall Starts Building $346M Artillery Ammunition Plant in Lithuania

07 Nov: China next-gen aircraft carrier enters service

11 Nov: Switzerland awards multispectral camouflage system contracts to three companies

13 Nov: Japan’s Next-Gen Missile Prototype Emerges With New Turbojet Engine

14 Nov: From florist to drone maker: How the weapon became so mainstream

14 Nov: Ukraine begins serial production of Octopus interceptors to combat Shahed drone threats

15 Nov: United States backs South Korea’s nuclear submarine plan as leaders expand shipbuilding and defence ties

19 Nov: Lockheed Martin Uses 5th Gen Fighter to Command Drone in Flight

20 Nov: US approves $93m arms sale to India as trade tensions ease

20 Nov: £316m deal for Royal Navy’s first laser weapon after successful high-speed drone trials

25 Nov: Europe’s Largest Unmanned Ground Systems Development Programme Launched in Brussels Under Estonia’s Lead

25 Nov: Sweden strengthens air defence capability with new IRIS-T SLS short-range systems

25 Nov: Private Chinese company rolls out Mach 7 hypersonic missile at nearly 90% lower cost

25 Nov: DARPA launches new X-plane competition for uncrewed cargo drone with improved payload-to-weight ratio

27 Nov: Pakistan tests new hypersonic anti-ship missile

27 Nov: Ukraine and UK sign licensing deal for large-scale production of Octopus interceptor drones

27 Nov: Poland picks Saab’s A26 submarine design, contract eyed by year’s end

28 Nov: Canada: DND advances innovation in drone detection technology

Technology –Biological / Medical

03 Nov: Researchers pinpoint target for treating virus that causes the stomach bug

03 Nov: New Study Reveals Not All Bats Carry Equal Viral Risk

04 Nov: AI can speed antibody design to thwart novel viruses: study

04 Nov: Next-Generation Wound Care: Guiding the Body to Heal Itself

05 Nov: New Approach Expands Possibilities for Studying Viruses in the Ocean Environment

05 Nov: Rabies resurgence in Peru highlights global threats of health inequity

06 Nov: Garden shed of vaccine pioneer Edward Jenner added to heritage at risk register

06 Nov: Early-Stage Clinical Trial Demonstrates Promise of Intranasal Influenza Vaccine in Generating Broad Immunity

06 Nov: Unlocking how viruses punch above their weight

06 Nov: COVID-19 vaccination linked to reduced infections in children with eczema

06 Nov: Study finds military deployment linked to higher risk of respiratory diseases (Study Details)

06 Nov: Scientists Develop Models to Combat the Mosquito Menace

07 Nov: Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here’s why

07 Nov: Evolving antibiotic resistance under pressure

07 Nov: Particles that enhance mRNA delivery could reduce vaccine dosage and costs

10 Nov: New whooping cough vaccine could transform respiratory disease treatment

11 Nov: Scottish scientists tackle vampire bat rabies threat in Amazon (Background)

11 Nov: Research shows human gene PARP14 could be novel target for viral diseases or immune-mediated disorders

12 Nov: Stanford Medicine scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry

12 Nov: Study Reveals that Flu Vaccine Performance Varies by Age

12 Nov: ‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trial

13 Nov: Manganese is Lyme disease’s double-edge sword

14 Nov: Single-dose malaria treatment as effective as multi-dose regimen, trial shows

14 Nov: New test could allow for more accurate Lyme disease diagnosis

14 Nov: Early MMR Vaccine Adoption During the 2025 Texas Measles Outbreak

14 Nov: New test could speed detection of three serious regional fungal infections

17 Nov: Emerging pollutants threaten efficiency of wastewater treatment: New review highlights urgent research needs

17 Nov: Study Reveals Many PTSD Therapies Struggle to Retain Veterans in Treatment

17 Nov: PRRSV Vaccine Effectiveness Linked to T Cell Response

17 Nov: Study in Europe: monoclonal antibodies effectively prevent respiratory syncytial virus in infants

18 Nov: AMI warns that the threat of antimicrobial resistance in viruses and other pathogens cannot be underestimated

18 Nov: A new gateway to global antimicrobial resistance data

18 Nov: GSK and Fleming Initiative scientists unite to target antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with advanced AI

18 Nov: Apriori Bio and A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs Announce strategic partnership to advance next generation influenza vaccines

18 Nov: Predicting disease outbreaks using social media

18 Nov: Molecule that could cause COVID clotting key to new treatments

18 Nov: Study reveals how the gut builds long-lasting immunity after viral infections

20 Nov: Global Virus Network Experts: New Flu Strain Underscores Urgent Need for Vigilance, Vaccination, and Investment in Virus Science

20 Nov: EXPERT REACTION: mRNA flu vaccine is up to 34.5% more effective than current flu vaccines

20 Nov: UCL: AI tool spots blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors

21 Nov: La Jolla Institute scientists discover how T cells transform to defend our organs

21 Nov: A fast, lasting defense against a deadly virus (Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever)

21 Nov: Scientists Uncover How COVID-19 Variants Outsmart the Immune System

21 Nov: UVA, Military Researchers Seek Better Ways to Identify, Treat Blast-Related Brain Injuries

21 Nov: Researchers Develop AI Microscopy Workflow to Diagnose Disease from a Single Blood Droplet

24 Nov: Malaria Parasites Move on Right-Handed Helices

24 Nov: COVID vaccine tech could limit snake venom damage

25 Nov: Hospital bug jumps from lungs to gut, raising sepsis risk

25 Nov: Staphylococci: Nasal microbiome: resource scarcity as opportunity

26 Nov: Research into zoonotic disease risks requires a One Health approach

26 Nov: Climate change could expand habitats for malaria mosquitoes, researchers warn

26 Nov: Experimental mRNA Therapy Shows Potential to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

26 Nov: Pesticides and other common chemical pollutants are toxic to our ‘good’ gut bacteria

27 Nov: Nobel Prize-awarded material that puncture and kill bacteria

27 Nov: Bird flu viruses are resistant to fever, making them a major threat to humans

Technology – Nuclear

01 Nov: Here comes Russia’s first serial submarine to carry nuclear-powered giga-torpedoes

03 Nov: Trump’s nuclear weapons tests won’t include explosions ‘right now,’ official says

05 Nov: What should countries do with their nuclear waste?

05 Nov: Scientists achieve 10 times hydrogen output from nuclear waste using new method

11 Nov: Atomic responsiveness: How public opinion shapes elite beliefs and preferences on nuclear weapon use

13 Nov: US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors

14 Nov: CNN Exclusive: Department of Energy officials to meet with White House to tamp down Trump’s idea of explosive nuclear testing

18 Nov: State-of-the-art multimodal imaging and therapeutic strategies in radiation-induced brain injury

20 Nov: Keel laid for the Stalingrad nuclear icebreaker

22 Nov: Kashiwazaki-Kariwa; World’s biggest nuclear plant edges closer to restart

24 Nov: Radical reforms needed to UK nuclear regulation, says taskforce

Technology – Other

07 Nov: Fire-blocking non-toxic chemicals promise safer buildings

07 Nov: Engineered biochar offers affordable solution to water pollution

10 Nov: Microalgal-bacterial sludge offers sustainable solution for removing hormonal pollutants from wastewater