Ukraine
01 Dec: Zelenskyy says territorial concessions remain Ukraine’s ‘biggest challenge’
03 Dec: Putin sends Trump’s messengers packing, with eyes on a geopolitical win
03 Dec: Ukraine war: Putin accused of ‘wasting the world’s time’ after rejecting Trump peace deal
03 Dec: What latest Ukraine talks reveal about Putin’s state of mind
03 Dec: Ukrainians in war-ravaged Donbas weigh prospects of peace deal
04 Dec: Why is Belgium opposed to using Russian assets to support Ukraine?
05 Dec: Putin’s latest warning to Ukraine shows how unlikely a peace deal is
05 Dec: Giving up territory would be ‘unjust peace’, says Ukraine’s armed forces chief
05 Dec: Assessing the Current Peace Deal for Ukraine: Opportunity or Strategic Trap?
05 Dec: How A Ukrainian Drone Strike On Russia Has Crippled Kazakh Oil Exports
06 Dec: Russia hits Ukraine with major missile and drone strikes as US-Kyiv peace talks continue
07 Dec: Russia pounds Ukraine’s Kremenchuk as US-hosted peace talks wrap up
08 Dec: Ukraine seeks ‘dignified peace’ as Russian strikes kill one and injure 15
09 Dec: Ukrainians raise flag to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia
10 Dec: Ukraine can hold elections within months if security is ensured, Zelenskyy says
10 Dec: In the dark and under fire, Ukraine strains to keep the lights on
12 Dec: U.S. offers ‘free economic zone’ in east if Ukraine cedes Donbas, Zelenskyy says
12 Dec: EU indefinitely freezes hundreds of billions in Russian funds
12 Dec: Russia Rejects Zelenskyy Donbas Referendum Proposal Ahead Of High Stakes Weekend For Diplomacy
12 Dec: ‘It’s a mistake for Ukraine to make concessions’: Former Trump security adviser John Bolton
13 Dec: Russia again targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in ‘massive attack’
13 Dec: Russia damages Turkish-owned vessels in attack on Ukrainian ports
13 Dec: Ukraine’s health supplies hit in series of Russian strikes on medical warehouses
13 Dec: Households without power after Russian attack on Ukraine’s power grid
15 Dec: What it would take to stop Putin fighting in Ukraine
15 Dec: Zelenskyy and Trump hail peace talks progress as US offers security guarantees
16 Dec: Zelenskyy: Ukraine Won’t Recognize Donbas As Russian, Seeks NATO-Style Guarantees
18 Dec: In this secret missile factory, Ukraine is ramping up its domestic arms industry
18 Dec: A British man who fought for Ukraine is jailed for 13 years by Russia
19 Dec: Ukraine deal: EU leaders agree €90bn loan, but without use of frozen Russian assets
19 Dec: Lukashenko: Russian nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles now in Belarus
19 Dec: Russia’s Putin says it is up to Ukraine and its allies to end hostilities
21 Dec: US, Ukraine hail ‘productive’ Miami talks but no breakthrough
22 Dec: Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, say investigators
23 Dec; Ukrainian troops withdraw from Siversk as strikes and power outages continue
23 Dec: Why is Russia escalating attacks on Ukraine’s Odesa?
24 Dec: Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland
27 Dec: Russian drones, missiles pound Ukraine ahead of Zelenskyy-Trump meeting
27 Dec: Kyiv bombarded and Polish jets scrambled – despite key peace talks this weekend
28 Dec: Rich and voiceless: How Putin has kept Russia’s billionaires on side in the war
29 Dec: Trump offered Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy says
29 Dec: Is claim Ukraine deal is ‘95% done’ just another empty assertion from Trump?
31 Dec: Russian losses in Ukraine rising faster than ever, finds new analysis
31 Dec: EU’s top diplomat rejects Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites
Middle East
04 Dec: Five killed in Israeli strike on Gaza in response to attack on its soldiers
04 Dec: Who was Yasser Abu Shabab, Israel-backed militia leader killed in Gaza?
04 Dec: Israel strikes south Lebanon after first direct talks in decades
05 Dec: ‘No one hurt’ as Irish peacekeepers come under fire from militants in South Lebanon
05 Dec: Despite direct talks, Lebanon-Israel tensions not easing with Hezbollah issue unresolved
05 Dec: Israeli raids and settler attacks deepen humanitarian crisis in West Bank
06 Dec: Arab, Muslim nations reject Israel exit-only plan for Gaza’s Rafah crossing
07 Dec: Netanyahu says he will meet Trump soon, second phase of Gaza plan is ‘close’
08 Dec: Syria feels lighter without the Assads’ crushing weight – but now there are new problems
08 Dec: One Year After Assad’s Fall: Iran’s Strategic Collapse In Syria
08 Dec: Israel to review reports that troops killed three-year-old in Gaza
10 Dec: Is Russia Recruiting Iranians For War In Ukraine?
10 Dec: Taming Trump’s Gaza plan: A European-Arab initiative for lasting peace
12 Dec: Trump determined to advance Gaza ceasefire deal as Israeli forces dig in
12 Dec: New footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Jewish holiday, months before they were killed
13 Dec: Senior Hamas leader killed in Gaza strike, Israel says
14 Dec: Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS
14 Dec: Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says
16 Dec: Gaza ceasefire still fragile as cold turns deadly, Security Council hears
18 Dec: US sanctions more ICC judges, citing ruling on Israeli war crime probe
19 Dec: UK sanctions militia groups over violence against Syrian civilians
19 Dec: U.S. launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths
22 Dec: Kushner, Witkoff draft $112B proposal to develop Gaza into ‘smart city’ with luxury resorts
23 Dec: Israel extends law that banned Al Jazeera for two more years
23 Dec: Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change
25 Dec: Syria says senior ISIL commander killed in Damascus countryside raid
26 Dec: Two Israelis killed in Palestinian car-ramming and stabbing attack, police say
27 Dec: Mourners gather in Syrian city of Homs for victims of deadly mosque bombing
29 Dec: Trump says he hopes to get to phase two of Gaza peace plan ‘very quickly’
30 Dec: Protests erupt in Iran over currency’s plunge to record low
31 Dec: EU warns Israel suspending Gaza NGOs would block ‘life-saving’ aid
31 Dec: Saudi Arabia reveals details of Yemen bombing, as UAE set to withdraw
Africa
02 Dec: South African radio presenter arrested over alleged Russia recruitment plot
02 Dec: Devastating toxic spill seen as test of whether African countries will stand up to China
05 Dec: What’s the fighting in DR Congo all about?
06 Dec: 3-year-old boy among 11 people killed in South Africa shooting
06 Dec: Lured by lucrative job offers and sent to fight for Russia – Kenyans want their sons back
07 Dec: WHO condemns airstrikes that killed 114 in Sudan
08 Dec: Benin’s foiled coup: How it unfolded and what we know
09 Dec: With Benin elections near, failed coup shakes democracy
09 Dec: Sahel alliance warns Nigeria it will ‘neutralise’ any unauthorised aircraft in its airspace
09 Dec: ICC sentences Sudan militia-leading ‘axeman’ Rahman to 20 years
09 Dec: US sanctions network recruiting Colombian fighters for Sudanese paramilitary
13 Dec: M23 rebels take control of strategic Congo town as peace deal crumbles
15 Dec: French court sentences DR Congo ex-rebel chief Lumbala to 30 years over atrocities
17 Dec: M23 armed group says it begins withdrawing from key DR Congo town of Uvira
17 Dec: Sudan’s RSF trying to cover up mass killings in el-Fasher, researchers say
21 Dec: Togo: Neither Russia nor France: One West African country walks a diplomatic tightrope
23 Dec: Gunmen abduct 28 travellers heading to Islamic event in central Nigeria
24 Dec: Libya’s military chief among eight people killed in plane crash over Turkey
24 Dec: Explosion rocks crowded mosque in Nigeria, killing at least five
26 Dec: US launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians
26 Dec: What to know about the Islamic State militants targeted by U.S. airstrikes in northwest Nigeria
28 Dec: Living in fear of Lakurawa – the militant group Trump targeted in Nigeria strikes
Asia
02 Dec: Japanese and Chinese Coast Guard Face Off in Disputed Island Chain
03 Dec: Delhi records over 200,000 respiratory illness cases due to toxic air
05 Dec: Putin and Modi expand India-Russia economic ties in talks in New Delhi
05 Dec: U.S. mission in Afghanistan was “two-decade long effort fraught with waste,” watchdog finds
06 Dec: Exchange of fire along Afghan-Pakistan border kills 5 and wounds 8, officials say
11 Dec: Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify with airstrikes and artillery attacks
11 Dec: South Korea, Japan protest over China, Russia aircraft incursions
11 Dec: Pakistan: Former spy chief sentenced for abuse of power
12 Dec: Myanmar military claims armed opposition groups used hospital hit by airstrike as base
12 Dec: What New Delhi can learn from China’s war on air pollution
13 Dec: Thailand denies Trump ceasefire claim as clashes with Cambodia continue at border
14 Dec: What we know about the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting
15 Dec: Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here’s how it can act so swiftly
15 Dec: India: Toxic smog chokes Delhi, disrupts travel
17 Dec: Police charge alleged Bondi Beach attacker – as funerals begin for victims
17 Dec: Taiwan spots new PLA aircraft carrier sailing in Taiwan Strait
18 Dec: US approves $11bn in arms sales to Taiwan in deal likely to anger China
18 Dec: Cambodia says Thailand bombed casino hub on border, with no truce in sight
20 Dec: Taiwan attacker planned assault that killed 3 and injured 11, authorities say
24 Dec: Bomb-making list, firearms, extremist flags seized from Perth man accused of backing Bondi attackers
26 Dec: Japan’s Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China
27 Dec: Thailand and Cambodia halt fierce border conflict with second ceasefire
29 Dec: Anthony Albanese announces terms for Richardson review of Bondi terrorist attack
29 Dec: Thailand accuses Cambodia of breaching ceasefire deal after 250 drones flown over border
29 Dec: North Korea’s Kim oversees test launch of long-range cruise missiles
30 Dec: Alleged Bondi gunmen did not train in the Philippines and acted alone, police say
30 Dec: China hasn’t said it wants war in 2026. But it’s showing the world it’s ready for one
Americas
01 Dec: White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful
01 Dec: Former JAGs say Hegseth, others may have committed war crimes
03 Dec: Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. forces with use of Signal
03 Dec: Doctors warn delaying hepatitis B shot for newborns could revive a deadly threat
05 Dec: The U.S. has put military pressure on Venezuela for months. What’s the endgame?
05 Dec: Opening ‘Pandora’s box’: What happens if the US attacks Venezuela?
06 Dec: Hegseth declares end of US ‘utopian idealism’ with new military strategy
07 Dec: The US fired on survivors clinging to a ‘drug boat’ — who gave the order?
07 Dec: Trump’s new security strategy aligns with Russia’s interests, Kremlin says
08 Dec: Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist?
08 Dec: Trump appears not to know the difference between making a deal and making peace
08 Dec: Honduras sends arrest warrant for ex-president pardoned by Trump
09 Dec: Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video
09 Dec: 2 U.S. fighter jets fly over Gulf of Venezuela as lawmakers demand answers on boat strikes
10 Dec: Poisonings from ‘death cap’ mushrooms in California prompt warning against foraging
10 Dec: Two of Trump’s peace deals at risk as fighting surges in Congo and at Cambodia-Thailand border
10 Dec: Parent of student charged in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
10 Dec: Ukranian national charged in LA with computer hacking in support of Russia
10 Dec: Judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in LA with sharp rebuke
10 Dec: US forces seize oil tanker near Venezuela, Caracas condemns move as ‘piracy’
11 Dec: U.S. intends to seize oil from tanker captured near Venezuela, White House says
11 Dec: US lawmakers condemn seizure of Venezuelan oil tanker: ‘Trump is sleepwalking us into a war’
11 Dec: First a seizure, now sanctions: US designates tankers for Venezuela trade after years-long lull
11 Dec: Tanker Seized By US Off Venezuela Was Part Of Iranian Shadow Fleet
12 Dec: This brutal flu season would only get worse with another shutdown
12 Dec: Trump touts his peace deals – but many are already unraveling
13 Dec: As Trump targets Venezuela, its allies Russia and China show little signs of support
14 Dec: Manhunt ends with person in custody, after two killed at Brown University shooting
14 Dec: Person of interest in Brown University shooting to be released as manhunt for killer is underway
15 Dec: Who is Jose Antonio Kast, Chile’s newly elected far-right leader?
15 Dec: JetBlue passenger plane and US Air Force aircraft in near miss by Venezuela
15 Dec: What to know about the growing US military presence in Puerto Rico
15 Dec: FBI arrests four people it says were planning to detonate pipe bombs on New Year’s Eve in California
16 Dec: U.S. defence secretary says Pentagon will not publicly release Sept. 2 boat strike video
16 Dec: US military conducts 3 more alleged drug boat strikes in the Pacific, killing 8: SOUTHCOM
16 Dec: MIT professor and fusion scientist shot dead at his home
17 Dec: US military build-up in Caribbean has shadows of the past – but differences are stark
17 Dec: What are the ‘ghost ships’ Venezuela is using to evade oil sanctions?
18 Dec: Venezuelan navy escorts oil tankers in direct challenge to Trump blockade
19 Dec: Brown University and MIT shooting suspect found dead; identified as former grad student
21 Dec: US seized another ship in the Caribbean, Noem says
21 Dec: US pursues third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
21 Dec: Alarm over ‘exploding’ rise in use of sanctions-busting shadow fleet
22 Dec: Trump says U.S. will keep the crude oil and tankers seized near Venezuela
23 Dec: Ros Atkins on the oil tanker being pursued by the US
23 Dec: Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents
23 Dec: Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois
24 Dec: Venezuela accuses US of ‘greatest extortion in history’ at UN over naval blockade
27 Dec: China sanctions 20 American defence companies and 10 executives over arms sales to Taiwan
30 Dec: Trump bombs Venezuelan land for first time: Is war imminent?
30 Dec: Suspected DC pipe bomber appears at detention hearing after alleged confession
UK & Europe
01 Dec: Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told
01 Dec: Fix underway as MAN vehicle fleet’s problems put down to parts fitted wrongly
02 Dec: Germany: Bundeswehr ammo delivery ransacked by thieves
03 Dec: Hungary Vows Legal Fight After EU Agrees To Phase Out Russian Gas
03 Dec: China spy case collapsed due to ‘systemic failures’, not conspiracy, damning report reveals
03 Dec: Residents taken to hospital after carbon monoxide leak from diesel generator in Hastings
03 Dec: Military Conscription Is Making a Comeback in Europe
04 Dec: NHS must take elderly infections more seriously, Chris Whitty warns
04 Dec: France detects two Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus cases among tour group
04 Dec: Derby police evacuate around 200 homes as men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences
04 Dec: Sussex: Four arrested as part of investigation into extreme right-wing terrorism
04 Dec: 2018 Salisbury Novichok Incident: Publication of Report from Dawn Sturgess Inquiry
04 Dec: Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for 2018 poisoning of UK woman, inquiry finds
04 Dec: The Skripal poisonings – have British spies learned the lessons?
05 Dec: Russia denies being behind Salisbury poisonings and warns of danger of war with Europe
05 Dec: Germany: New military service law polarizes society
05 Dec: Alleged associate of Manchester synagogue attacker appears in court
05 Dec: Trump warns Europe faces ‘civilizational erasure’ in explosive new document
05 Dec: ‘Nitric acid’ spilt at Plymouth University as major 999 response continues
06 Dec: Up to 8,000 people could need hospital care before flu wave reaches peak, health leaders warn
08 Dec: Ireland: Drones during Zelensky visit ‘part of coordinated threat’ – minister
08 Dec: North Belfast security alert ends after residents evacuated twice in 24 hours
08 Dec: ‘Weapon-obsessed’ teen guilty of making explosives
09 Dec: What is the H3N2 flu strain? Symptoms and advice as UK cases surge
09 Dec: Two men charged after multiple people ‘pepper sprayed’ at Heathrow Airport car park
09 Dec: A new mpox variant has been identified in the UK. Should we be worried?
09 Dec: Severe food poisoning linked to Listeria on the rise in Europe, EU authorities warn
09 Dec: Europe Needs to Hear What America is Saying
10 Dec: Trump slams European leaders as ‘weak’ — just as they’re trying to impress him
10 Dec: Eastbourne man charged with seven terror offences
10 Dec: Lithuania declares state of emergency over Belarus balloons
10 Dec: Wales: Pub leaves 43 sick with food poisoning after Sunday lunch
10 Dec: PSNI officer charged after alleged theft of police ammunition
11 Dec: Camber Sands bio-beads contain lead and arsenic, study finds
11 Dec: Polish media reveal new details of Russian Hermitage scholar’s detention in Warsaw
11 Dec: In Stark Warning, NATO’s Rutte Says Alliance Is ‘Russia’s Next Target’
11 Dec: RFA Tidesurge shadows Russian submarine through the Dover Strait
12 Dec: Britain launches new Military Intelligence Services
12 Dec: ‘Super flu’ surge and planned Christmas strikes could collapse NHS, Streeting says
12 Dec: What is the H3N2 flu strain? Symptoms and advice as UK cases surge
12 Dec: Flu in five charts – how this year’s winter outbreak is different
12 Dec: Fire breaks out at military hardware factory (Chemring Countermeasures)
12 Dec: Germany summons Russian ambassador over ‘hybrid’ attacks
12 Dec: French police clear farmers protecting cows from culling
12 Dec: ‘They’re no longer hiding’: How Russia is shipping liquefied natural gas to China despite sanctions
13 Dec: Care workers put off flu vaccine ‘by social media myths’
13 Dec: Belarus frees Nobel prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions
15 Dec: 3M Workers were exposed to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam
15 Dec: Britain caught in ‘space between peace and war’, says new head of MI6
15 Dec: German police arrest five men over Christmas market attack plot
15 Dec: Don’t call it a ‘super flu’ – but the NHS is right to be worried this winter
16 Dec: Poland arrests teen, alleging Christmas market attack plot
16 Dec: M&S Charlton ‘carbon monoxide leak’ leaves 11 people in hospital
16 Dec: Orkney: ‘Do not drink’ Warning over whisky and gin from Scots distillery
17 Dec: Two men suffer serious injuries after suspected chemical attack in Ferryhill
18 Dec: French anaesthetist jailed for life after decade of poisoning patients
18 Dec: Bomb disposal robot destroys suspect package at Houses of Parliament
18 Dec: Covid denier jailed after being convicted of terrorism offence
19 Dec: Foreign Office has been hacked – ministers ‘fairly confident’ individual data not at risk
19 Dec: Warning after poisonous plant washes up on Cumbrian beaches
23 Dec: Trump says Greenland ‘essential’ for security: Could he take it by force?
23 Dec: ‘My blood is boiling, brother’: the foiled plot to massacre Jews on streets of Greater Manchester
24 Dec: An explosion in Moscow kills 2 police officers and a bystander
25 Dec: Turkey detains 115 IS suspects ‘planning New Year’s attacks’
28 Dec: Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities
29 Dec: Three Turkish police officers killed in raid on IS militants as New Year security tightens
29 Dec: John Simpson: ‘I’ve reported on 40 wars but I’ve never seen a year like 2025’
29 Dec: Hull: Man admits throwing corrosive fluid in man’s face
30 Dec: Turkey detains 357 suspects after ‘Islamic State’ clashes
30 Dec: PSNI officer appears in court accused of stealing ammunition
31 Dec: Teenager arrested after potential explosives found at an address in Blackpool
Technology – Military
03 Dec: Pentagon seeks to acquire, rapidly field over 300,000 small drones
04 Dec: UK joins Norway’s mine warfare ‘mothership’ project
05 Dec: Northrop unveils new ‘Talon’ drone fighter jet
05 Dec: ZVS Holding signs EUR 58 billion framework agreement to supply ammunition to EU under SAFE programme
06 Dec: Australia starts GMLRS missile production with Lockheed Martin at newly opened Port Wakefield site
08 Dec: US Clears $3.7B Sale of IBCS-IFPC, AMRAAM Missiles to Denmark
09 Dec: UK unveils new undersea warfare technology to counter threat from Russia
09 Dec: U.S. Space Force accepts Long-Range Discrimination Radar, marking major step in missile defence
09 Dec: Lockheed Martin Unveils AI That Replans Drone Missions On the Fly
10 Dec: How long Britain could really fight for if war broke out tomorrow
10 Dec: Peru Locks In Korean K2 Tanks, K808 Armored Vehicles in Landmark Latin America Buy
11 Dec: AU$1.4 billion boost for domestic MQ-28A Ghost Bat manufacturing
12 Dec: Disrupting Russian Air Defence Production: Reclaiming the Sky
16 Dec: B-52 bomber completes first flight with new radar
17 Dec: Norway to purchase vital F-16 ammunition and air defence for Ukraine
19 Dec: AeroVironment delivers JLTV-mounted LOCUST laser weapon systems to US Army under AMP-HEL programme
19 Dec: Pakistan Launches Fourth Hangor Submarine In China
21 Dec: Estonia signs €290 million deal to acquire Chunmoo rocket artillery systems from Hanwha Aerospace
22 Dec: France to build new nuclear carrier replacing flagship Charles de Gaulle
23 Dec: President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships
23 Dec: The Golden Fleet’s Battleship Will Never Sail
23 Dec: China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks
26 Dec: China converts cargo vessels into military ships, containers to be missile launchers
28 Dec: China tests new hypersonic anti-ship missile
30 Dec: US taps Boeing to build F-15s for Israel under $8.6 billion contract
Technology –Biological / Medical
02 Dec: World’s first mobile quantum brain scanner under development to measure effects of blast exposure
03 Dec: Antibiotics could trigger immune response through gut microbiome metabolites
04 Dec: New microscopy technique shows how influenza viruses enter our cells
04 Dec: ECDC defines strategies to fight avian and swine flu in humans
04 Dec: New roadmap reveals how everyday chemicals and microbes interact to fuel antimicrobial resistance
04 Dec: Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe
05 Dec: New fast-acting material removes stubborn forever chemicals from water in seconds
05 Dec: Vaccines and the 2024 US Presidential Election
08 Dec: Microenvironment-feedback hydrogel enables precise staged repair of infected wounds
08 Dec: Plant phenolic acids supercharge old antibiotics against multidrug resistant E. coli
08 Dec: Social lives of viruses affect antiviral resistance
09 Dec: Could Hidden Infections Be Fueling Long COVID?
10 Dec: Seaweed based carbon catalyst offers metal free solution for removing antibiotics from water
10 Dec: Stanford Medicine study shows why mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis
10 Dec: Genomic Maps Untangle the Complex Roots of Disease
10 Dec: Concerning levels of antibiotic resistance detected in cholera-causing bacteria across Africa
10 Dec: Adults face lasting effects months after RSV hospitalization
12 Dec: Individual behaviours influence the spread of epidemics (Study Report)
14 Dec: How the Immune System Fights to Keep Herpes at Bay
15 Dec: Scientists Develop a Smarter mRNA Therapy That Knows Which Cells to Target
15 Dec: AI-Engineered “Nasal Spray Antiviral Platform” Developed to Block Flu and COVID-19
16 Dec: Novel composite copper oxides with strong and stable antiviral activity
17 Dec: The COVID-19 virus manipulates host cell RNA to shut down the immune system
17 Dec: Data Bias Reduces Reliability of AI Models Predicting Antimicrobial Resistance
17 Dec: The antibiotic delafloxacin emerges as a potential therapeutic alternative against Legionella
17 Dec: Four years after the Mariana mining disaster in Brazil, river fish remained contaminated
18 Dec: Scientists identify key tipping point when bird flu could cause a pandemic in humans
18 Dec: Nanoparticle vaccine strategy could protect against Ebola and other deadly filoviruses
18 Dec: New vaccine could be first to prevent deadly emerging tropical disease Melioidosis
18 Dec: Tiny viral ‘switch’ offers hope against drug-resistant bacteria
18 Dec: Silent dengue infections may hold clues to future vaccine design
19 Dec: Ants are Far Ahead of Humans in Antibiotic Innovation
19 Dec: “Superflu” or same old flu? How subclade K influenza is playing out worldwide
19 Dec: Kanazawa University research: a new strategy for immune tolerance
23 Dec: A silent pandemic: Scientists warn of escalating global antimicrobial resistance
23 Dec: Researchers use robotics to find potential new antibiotic among hundreds of metal complexes
29 Dec: Fires could emit more air pollution than previously estimated
30 Dec: Tiny magnetic bacteria show big potential for fighting lead pollution
30 Dec: Global spread of tigecycline-resistant bacteria: a growing public health concern
31 Dec: Viruses on Plastic Pollution May Be Fueling Antibiotic Resistance
Technology – Nuclear
08 Dec: Shield protecting Chernobyl nuclear power plant no longer blocks radiation, IAEA says
09 Dec: AI is bringing old nuclear plants out of retirement
15 Dec: DNFSB spots possible bottleneck in Hanford’s waste vitrification
16 Dec: High Court dismisses legal appeal against Sizewell C’s ‘secret’ flood defences
17 Dec: Radiant Nuclear raises $300M for its semi-sized 1 MW reactor
18 Dec: Trump’s social media venture strikes $6B merger deal with fusion power company TAE Technologies
26 Dec: Chapelcross: Can an old nuclear power plant have a green future?