News Round Up – January 2026

Ukraine

01 Jan: CIA assesses Ukraine was not targeting a Putin residence in drone attack, contrary to Kremlin claim, sources say

01 Jan: Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks

02 Jan: Ukraine’s Zelensky names spy chief Kyrylo Budanov as new top aide

03 Jan: At least two people killed and scores injured in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv

05 Jan: Ukrainian spy chief resigns, replaced by special ops veteran

06 Jan: Ukraine’s Allies Pledge ‘Robust’ Security Guarantees After Russian War Ends

06 Jan: Europe gets warm words from US on Ukraine — but reliability fears loom

07 Jan: UK and France sign declaration of intent to send troops to Ukraine in event of peace deal

08 Jan: Ukraine: 1 million without water, heat after Russian strike

09 Jan: Russia Fires New Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile At Ukraine During Massive Attack

09 Jan: Update 336 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

10 Jan: Russia hits Ukraine with Oreshnik hypersonic missile: Why it matters

12 Jan: Russia killed more than 2,500 Ukrainian civilians in 2025, many of them far from the front lines

13 Jan: ‘We were tricked’: How one woman lures foreign men to fight on Russia’s front line

14 Jan: Only Trump can stop Putin, Polish president tells BBC

16 Jan: Zelensky declares state of emergency for Ukraine’s energy sector as temperatures drop

16 Jan: Under fire from the sea, families in Odesa try to escape Russian barrage

16 Jan: Freezing Temperatures, Fraying Nerves: Russian Attacks Weaponize Winter In Ukraine

17 Jan: Zelenskyy calls for aid, warns of ‘new massive attacks’ from Russia

19 Jan: No Deal Announced After Latest US-Ukraine Talks, Further Discussions Set At Davos

21 Jan: Over half of Kyiv homes still lack power after Russian air strikes, Zelenskyy says

22 Jan: Ukraine and Russia to hold first trilateral peace talks with US, Zelenskyy confirms

22 Jan: Zelensky says US ‘security guarantees’ for Ukraine ready after meeting with Trump

23 Jan: Ukraine is battling to keep the lights on, this nuclear plant is vital in the fight

23 Jan: Russia Signals No Change In Demands At Abu Dhabi Talks With US, Ukraine

25 Jan: ‘Not optimistic’: Ukrainians doubt Russia ready to end war amid talks

27 Jan: Russia strikes civilian train in Ukraine, killing five, in an attack Zelensky calls ‘terrorism’

27 Jan: UK wants to use oil from shadow fleet to fund Ukraine war effort

28 Jan: Russian Attacks Kill Civilians Across Ukraine After Drone Strike On Passenger Train

29 Jan: Ukraine receives bodies of 1,000 soldiers from Russia

30 Jan: Confusion in Kyiv and Moscow after Trump says Putin agreed to pause attacks for a week

30 Jan: Russia Strikes Ukraine After Trump Says Putin Agreed To Week-Long Halt

31 Jan: One wrong move and it could all go wrong – the men clearing deadly undersea Russian mines

Middle East

01 Jan: Several killed as Iran protests over rising cost of living spread

03 Jan: Saudi invites Yemen’s southern factions to ‘dialogue’ in Riyadh after surprise independence bid

04 Jan: UK, France bomb IS arms bunker in Syria

05 Jan: Trump threatens Iran as more protest deaths reported

05 Jan: What Might US Military Action In Venezuela Mean For Iran?

06 Jan: Iran anti-government protests spread to majority of provinces, videos show

06 Jan: Iranian Protester Recounts Security Forces ‘Shooting Directly’ At Crowds

06 Jan: Israeli strikes target multiple Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon

07 Jan: Yemen separatist leader to make last stand after rejecting Saudi ultimatum, supporters say

08 Jan: Syrian army orders Aleppo evacuations amid fighting with Kurdish forces

08 Jan: Lebanese military moves to new phase of disarmament plan of non-state groups like Hezbollah

08 Jan: Saudi Arabia says UAE smuggled out Yemen separatist leader

08 Jan: Israeli forces kill 7 across Gaza, medics say, as post-ceasefire deaths mount

09 Jan: Yemeni southern separatists in Riyadh announce disputed disbanding of STC

10 Jan: US carries out additional ‘large-scale’ strikes on ISIS targets in Syria

10 Jan: Death penalty threat as Iran’s supreme leader says protesters ‘ruining’ country to please Trump

11 Jan: Israel launches new strikes in southern Lebanon after issuing evacuation order

11 Jan: Last SDF fighters leave Syria’s Aleppo after days of deadly clashes

11 Jan: Iranian Protesters Remain On Streets As Trump Steps Up Pressure On Tehran

11 Jan: Protesters in Tehran describe seeing ‘bodies piled up’ in hospitals after crackdown by authorities

11 Jan: Iran warns it will retaliate if attacked by US over protests, as death toll passes 500

11 Jan: UK backs Syria pledge to eliminate chemical weapons

12 Jan: Iran acknowledges mass protest deaths, but claims situation under control as Trump mulls response

12 Jan: Why are people protesting in Iran? Everything you need to know

12 Jan: Lyse Doucet: Iran’s rulers face biggest challenge since 1979 revolution

13 Jan: As Iran faces unrest, Israel waits quietly for Trump’s next move

13 Jan: Bowen: Authoritarian regimes die gradually then suddenly, but Iran is not there yet

13 Jan: ‘Little appetite for regime change’: Trump offers ‘help’ for Iran’s protesters, but what can he do?

13 Jan: US labels Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan as ‘terrorists’

14 Jan: Iran signals quick trials and executions for protesters in defiance of US warnings

14 Jan: US and UK military withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threats

14 Jan: US launches phase two of plan to end Gaza conflict, including creation of transitional authority

15 Jan: Pitfalls loom as Trump’s Gaza peace plan enters second phase

15 Jan: US Sanctions Iranian Officials Over Brutal Crackdown As Trump Says Killing Of Protesters Has Stopped

16 Jan: Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show

16 Jan: Why Israel’s recognition of Somaliland backfired

16 Jan: Thousands Killed As Iran’s Security Forces Maintain Control And Internet Blackout

16 Jan: Iran’s exiled crown prince asks Europe’s help to end regime

16 Jan: What next for Iran’s supreme leader?

17 Jan: U.S. military says it killed Al Qaeda affiliate leader in northwest Syria

17 Jan: Israel objects to White House’s pick of leaders for ‘board of peace’

17 Jan: Iraqi army fully takes over key base following US withdrawal

18 Jan: Who is part of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza?

18 Jan: Syrian army surges into Kurdish-held towns in ‘betrayal’ shattering prospects of accord

18 Jan: Ceasefire declared between Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces

19 Jan: Trump charges $1 billion for permanent seat on Gaza ‘Board of Peace’, invites Russia’s Putin

19 Jan: Iran Mulls Return Of Internet As Extent Of Deadly Crackdown Slowly Leaks Out

20 Jan: Syria-SDF ceasefire hangs in balance after renewed clashes, faltering talks

20 Jan: Why could Donald Trump’s Board of Peace be a threat to the United Nations?

20 Jan: Israel demolishes structures inside UNRWA compound

21 Jan: Syrian army takes control of al-Hol camp housing IS group families

21 Jan: Israeli strike kills three journalists in Gaza

21 Jan: US moves 150 Islamic State prisoners out of Syria to Iraq with thousands more to follow

21 Jan: ‘Stripped naked’: Yemeni detainee recounts torture in UAE-run prison

22 Jan: What is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and who is joining? Here’s what to know

22 Jan: 180 skyscrapers for Gaza: Trump’s son-in-law Kushner unveils ‘masterplan’ for enclave’s reconstruction

23 Jan: US Exposes and Disrupts Hamas’s Covert Network

23 Jan: Limited access restored to Syria’s Al Hol camp amid security concerns

25 Jan: Iran’s Internet Blackout Persists As Report Says Protest Death Toll May Exceed 30,000

26 Jan: As US ‘armada’ approaches, Iran warns of dire consequences if attacked

27 Jan: Yemen: Security Council votes on final extension of Hudaydah Mission

28 Jan: Israeli plans for Rafah ‘camp’ in Gaza slammed as continuation of genocide

28 Jan: Trump warns Iran time for nuclear deal is running out, says U.S. armada is ready for ‘violence’

28 Jan: US abandons Syria’s Kurds, risking regional turmoil and an IS resurgence

29 Jan: What could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios

30 Jan: Israel accepts Gaza’s 70,000 death toll: A record of denialism, lies

30 Jan: Syrian government and Kurdish forces reach deal on permanent truce

31 Jan: Israeli strikes kill more than 30 Palestinians in Gaza

Africa

05 Jan: At least 50 killed in market attack in Nigeria’s Niger State

06 Jan: Children killed after drone hits home in Sudan, medics say

09 Jan: Trump threatens more US air strikes in Nigeria

10 Jan: Iran, Russia and China join for naval drills in South Africa as tensions run high

11 Jan: Sudan PM announces govt’s return to Khartoum from wartime capital Port Sudan

13 Jan: Niger revokes licenses of truckers refusing to deliver fuel to Mali

13 Jan: Operation against Nigerian kidnapping gang kills ‘200 bandits’ – official tells BBC

15 Jan: Trump’s peace is not working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

16 Jan: Ethiopian police find 50,000 ammunition rounds sent to rebels by Eritrea

16 Jan: South Africa investigates Iran’s participation in naval drills off its coast after US criticism

16 Jan: Chad: 7 soldiers killed in reported clash at Sudanese border with RSF

22 Jan: Nigeria confirms worshippers abducted from churches in Kaduna state

27 Jan: Nigeria: Military officers to face trial over coup plot

27 Jan: South Sudanese government insists it is not at war despite heavy fighting

30 Jan: Islamic State claims attack on international airport and airbase in Niger

31 Jan: More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DR Congo

Asia

05 Jan: N Korea’s Kim oversees hypersonic missile tests, cites geopolitical crisis

05 Jan: Contaminated water kills at least 16 people in ‘cleanest Indian city’

06 Jan: Thailand says Cambodia violated 10-day-old ceasefire after cross-border ‘accident’

07 Jan: China bans export of dual-use items to Japan amid tensions over Taiwan

08 Jan: Pakistan Creates Special Security Unit To Protect Chinese Citizens Amid A Rise In Attacks

12 Jan: BRICS wargames: Why they matter, why India opted out

13 Jan: South Korea prosecutors seek death penalty for ex-President Yoon

15 Jan: Rift at top of the Taliban: BBC reveals clash of wills behind internet shutdown

16 Jan: South Korea’s former president sentenced to five years over martial law charges

19 Jan: Factory explosion in China’s Inner Mongolia region kills 2 and hospitalizes 84

20 Jan: WA government calls for unity on firearm reforms as Liberal-led states reject national gun buyback

21 Jan: National security trial for Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organizers opens

23 Jan: Search for Julian Ingram enters third day following Lake Cargelligo shooting

26 Jan: Xi’s purge of top general paints a fascinating picture of power and control within a ruthless and unforgiving system

26 Jan: Airports across Asia reintroduce Covid-style health checks after outbreak of deadly Nipah virus in India

28 Jan: Authorities investigate bomb allegedly thrown into Perth Invasion Day rally crowd as ‘potential terrorist act’

28 Jan: South Korea’s ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for taking bribes

30 Jan: At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar airstrikes during election: UN

30 Jan: WHO provides promising update on India’s deadly Nipah virus outbreak

Americas

31 Dec: How many countries has Trump bombed in 2025?

01 Jan: Trump issues warning as National Guard troops withdrawn from US cities

02 Jan: FBI says it disrupted a potential New Year’s Eve attack inspired by Islamic State group

03 Jan: Trump’s snatching of Maduro shows a new level of unrestrained global power

03 Jan: Trump’s toppling of Maduro is fraught with risk – what happens next is unclear

03 Jan: After Venezuela operation, Trump says the whole hemisphere is in play

03 Jan: The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela

04 Jan: Fact-checking Trump’s claims after U.S. strike on Venezuela and capture of Maduro

04 Jan: Spies, drones and blowtorches: How the US captured Maduro

04 Jan: Trump warns acting Venezuelan leader will ‘pay a big price’ if she doesn’t cooperate

05 Jan: World leaders push back against U.S. in wake of Maduro’s ouster

05 Jan: Flu reaches highest level in the US in 25 years

06 Jan: Gunman in Brown University shooting confessed in videos, says attack was planned for a long time

06 Jan: CDC Urges ‘Shared Decision-Making’ on Some Childhood Vaccines; Many Unclear About What That Means

06 Jan: 5 things for parents to know about changes to kids’ vaccine schedule

06 Jan: Venezuelan security forces detain journalists from foreign news organisations

07 Jan: U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela after weekslong pursuit

07 Jan: CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84

07 Jan: What we know about ‘ghost fleet’ oil tankers seized by US – as Russia responds

07 Jan: US says it will control Venezuela’s oil sales ‘indefinitely’

08 Jan: ‘The atmosphere is very authoritarian’: Venezuela’s opposition reels from the sidelines

08 Jan: Senate advances war powers resolution to rein in Trump on Venezuela

08 Jan: Bowen: Trump risks pushing world back to age of empires

08 Jan: Maduro’s gone: Why are Venezuelans still afraid of the government?

08 Jan: Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups

09 Jan: Trump is desperate to take Greenland. Can NATO defend itself — and is it willing to?

09 Jan: Frictions over investigations emerge after ICE agent fatally shoots Minneapolis woman

09 Jan: Colombia sees ‘real threat’ of US military action, president tells BBC

10 Jan: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/renee-good-killed-ice-minneapolis-what-we-know/

10 Jan: Renee Good, the driver shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, was a mom and widow. Here’s what we know.

10 Jan: US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

11 Jan: Trump urges Cuba to cut deal with US ‘before it’s too late’

12 Jan: China says US shouldn’t use other countries as ‘pretext’ to pursue its interests

12 Jan: What a U.S. intervention in Iran could look like as Trump weighs options

12 Jan: Minnesota sues Trump to block ICE agent surge in Minneapolis

13 Jan: Trump to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

13 Jan: Oil tanker with Venezuelan ties seized by US spotted in Scotland’s Moray Firth

15 Jan: U.S. Forces Seize Venezuela-linked Tanker Veronica

15 Jan: Bodies of 32 Cuban officers killed during US strike on Venezuela repatriated

15 Jan: Boeing knew part in deadly UPS plane crash had failed before, report says

15 Jan: Clashes in US city after second ICE shooting as Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act

16 Jan: Judge rules federal agents can’t arrest or use pepper spray on peaceful protesters in Minneapolis

16 Jan: CIA chief has face-to-face meeting with Venezuela’s interim leader

16 Jan: Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support

17 Jan: Meet the guy tracking illicit oil tankers from his rooftop

17 Jan: Trump considering new tariffs on countries that oppose his annexation plans for Greenland

18 Jan: U.S. military troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota

18 Jan: Chile wildfires leave 19 dead amid extreme heat as scores evacuated

19 Jan: European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ as Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

19 Jan: Breaking down Trump’s argument for acquiring Greenland

19 Jan: ‘The finest in the world’: Why the US is buying icebreakers from Finland

19 Jan: How can the EU respond to US ‘blackmail’ over Greenland?

19 Jan: Sheinbaum reassures Mexico after US military movements spark concern

19 Jan: Norway’s PM says Trump sent letter tying Nobel prize snub to Greenland ambitions

19 Jan: US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief tells BBC

20 Jan: Donald Trump shares messages from Emmanuel Macron offering G7 meeting after Davos

20 Jan: Trump’s full messages with European leaders – and what they tell us

20 Jan: Trump undermines key allies UK and France before Davos visit

20 Jan: The US had a record-breaking year for measles. It may be the start of a deadly comeback

20 Jan: Mexico sends 37 cartel members to US in latest offer to Trump administration

21 Jan: Supreme Court doubtful of Trump claim he can fire Fed governors by fiat

21 Jan: Greenland invasion could spark US constitutional crisis, experts say

21 Jan: Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2

21 Jan: Five takeaways from Trump’s antagonistic speech in Davos

21 Jan: DOJ subpoenas Walz, Frey, Her and others in probe alleging immigration obstruction

21 Jan: Trump drops tariff threat, says he won’t take Greenland by force

21 Jan: Trump: Greenland agreement ‘a deal everyone is happy with’

21 Jan: Fact-checking Trump’s Davos speech

22 Jan: US allies won’t forget Trump Greenland crisis

22 Jan: Here’s what we know about Trump’s ‘framework’ of a Greenland deal

22 Jan: The reality behind Trump’s Greenland ‘deal’

22 Jan: ‘Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6,’ former special counsel Jack Smith tells House panel

22 Jan: A US return to the World Health Organization could hinge on whether Trump approves of its next leader

22 Jan: Pentagon contractor indicted in leak case tied to search of Washington Post reporter’s home

23 Jan: Outrage as Trump undermines NATO role in Afghanistan war

24 Jan: China no longer America’s top defence priority, Pentagon says

24 Jan: New US defense strategy downgrades Europe, elevates Greenland (Strategy)

25 Jan: After outrage, Trump backtracks on criticism of UK troops in Afghan war

26 Jan: Venezuela has had enough of orders from Washington, says interim leader Rodríguez

27 Jan: 2 federal agents fired their weapons during Alex Pretti shooting, government report to Congress says

27 Jan: Minnesota killing produces backlash against Trump administration from Second Amendment advocates

27 Jan: Families of 2 Trinidadian nationals killed in strikes sue Trump administration

28 Jan: Man arrested after Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall in Minneapolis

28 Jan: 5 takeaways from Rubio’s Senate hearing on Venezuela

28 Jan: Man sentenced to 15 years for assassination plot against Iranian American journalist

28 Jan: US to prosecute captain of seized oil tanker

29 Jan: ‘Very dangerous’: Trump reportedly warns UK of doing business with China as Starmer seeks a reset

29 Jan: Man arrested on charges of impersonating FBI agent in alleged attempt to free Luigi Mangione

30 Jan: Donald Trump’s border tsar Tom Homan promises ‘safer’ Minnesota operation

30 Jan: US measles cases soar to 588 so far this year as South Carolina confirms 58 new infections

30 Jan: Former Google engineer found guilty of espionage and theft of AI tech

UK & Europe

31 Dec: Vessel Held In Finland After Suspected Baltic Cable Sabotage

02 Jan: Royal Marines deploy to the Arctic in force as UK and Norway begin new era of cooperation

04 Jan: UK: NHS Adds Chickenpox Vaccine to Routine Childhood Immunisations

04 Jan: Greek flights restart after radio loss grinds airport operations to halt

06 Jan: Nestle recalls several baby formula products over toxin fears (Global Advisory)

06 Jan: Birmingham : Unexploded bomb causes severe delays at major train station

06 Jan: The painful questions for Nato and the EU as Trump threatens Greenland

07 Jan: Thousands of Berliners lost power for days after climate activists struck. Here’s what happened

07 Jan: ‘How is it possible?’: Berliners demand answers after sabotage causes blackout

07 Jan: US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in Atlantic after two-week pursuit

07 Jan: UK forces were involved in US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker, MoD says

07 Jan: Starmer vows British MPs would get vote on sending troops to Ukraine

08 Jan: Swinney asks MoD for briefing on US use of Wick airport

08 Jan: JD Vance Issues Warning to Denmark Over Greenland

08 Jan: Denmark and Greenland envoys meet with White House officials over Trump’s call for a ‘takeover’

08 Jan: Three deny ‘chemical’ spray ‘gang robbery’ at Heathrow Airport

08 Jan: Man jailed in New York for hoax bomb threats to UK hospitals and venues

08 Jan: There are Russian ghost ships in the Channel. And the UK is surrounded by 50 more

09 Jan: Camber Sands plastic pellet pollution incident upgraded

10 Jan: Finland´s withdrawal from landmine ban treaty takes effect

12 Jan: Greenland faces ‘fateful moment’ as Trump says U.S. will take it ‘one way or the other’

13 Jan: UK has no plan for defending nation in event of war, military chief reveals

13 Jan: Labour MPs call for planned Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London to be axed

13 Jan: Suspected WWII bomb detonated after it’s brought into police station

13 Jan: Nuclear bunker nears collapse due to erosion

14 Jan: Greenlanders brace for summit that could shape the Arctic’s future – and their own

14 Jan: UK offers to work with Europe on Putin shadow fleet seizures

14 Jan: The Danish Armed Forces expand their presence and continue exercises in Greenland in close cooperation with allies

15 Jan: Viable devices recovered after two Co Antrim security alerts

15 Jan: As US and Denmark fight, Greenland’s voices are being excluded once again

15 Jan: European troops arrive in Greenland as US and Denmark talks fail to resolve dispute

15 Jan: UK: Veterans can be recalled for service until they are 65 under new measures

15 Jan: Exmouth bomb cordon increased as council set out disposal plan

15 Jan: Russia expels British diplomat from Moscow embassy over spying claims

16 Jan: Putin signals willingness to repair ties with Europe

16 Jan: Teen who plotted Southport copycat attack with plans to target Oasis concert and dance school jailed

16 Jan: Calls for Amazon to close Coventry warehouse after reports of tuberculosis outbreak

18 Jan: Arctic Endurance: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom

19 Jan: Russia gleeful at Trump-Europe split over Greenland, but also has concerns

20 Jan: Two airsoft guns recovered following eight-hour security alert in north Belfast

20 Jan: Security risk from China ‘super-embassy’ cannot be eliminated, M15 warns after Starmer approves plans

20 Jan: Warning to residents after tank shell find closes Ivybridge Recycling Centre

20 Jan: Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn

21 Jan: European lawmakers suspend U.S. trade deal amid Greenland tariff tensions

21 Jan: Man arrested in Bristol on suspicion of attempting to join terrorist organisation ISIS

22 Jan: Swiss F-35 infrastructure costs soar above budget

22 Jan: Austrian ex-agent goes on trial in Russia spying case

22 Jan: UK not ready to sign up to Donald Trump’s ‘board of peace’, says Yvette Cooper

22 Jan: German nurse jailed for murders could be linked to 100 more deaths

23 Jan: Dozens of sanctioned Russian tankers navigate Channel despite UK vow of ‘assertive’ action

23 Jan: Three men charged after ‘highly targeted attacks’ against Pakistani dissidents

24 Jan: Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker diverted to French port by naval forces

25 Jan: France detains captain of suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker seized in Mediterranean

25 Jan: As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the ‘middle powers’ face a grave new challenge

26 Jan: Suspected Hamas terrorist nabbed for allegedly plotting terror attack on Jews in Germany

26 Jan: Russia using Interpol’s wanted list to target critics abroad, leak reveals

26 Jan: UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO

26 Jan: Russian gas imports: European Council gives final greenlight to a stepwise ban

27 Jan: US moves captured tanker captain and first officer from UK waters

28 Jan: Shift in EU-US relations is ‘structural, not temporary’, Kaja Kallas warns

28 Jan: Jailed Neo-Nazi fanatic’s jail sentence ‘pretty light’, says his own father

28 Jan Retired engineer Kevin Rees convicted of blowing up ULEZ camera with homemade bomb

28 Jan: ‘We weren’t perfect’, says bogus Covid lab accused

29 Jan: EU designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terror group

29 Jan: Howden ‘Anglo Jihadi’ who was planning terror attack jailed for life

31 Jan: Aldermaston: Injunction to stop traveller site extended again

Technology – Military

05 Jan: F-35 pilots and Navy Collaborative Combat Aircraft hone tactics in Joint Simulation Environment

09 Jan: Why is Pakistan selling its JF-17 fighter jets to Bangladesh and others?

10 Jan: UK to spend £200m getting forces ready to deploy to Ukraine

11 Jan: 3,000 jobs at risk unless MoD signs helicopter order, sources say

12 Jan: UK launches Project Nightfall to develop 500km-range deep strike ballistic missiles for Ukraine

13 Jan: USAF welcomes delivery of first operational T-7A Red Hawk

13 Jan: UK and Poland agree deeper missile defence cooperation

13 Jan: GA-ASI and USN Test Expanded Sonobuoy Dispensing System For MQ-9B SeaGuardian

14 Jan: U.S. Coast Guard Awards its Biggest Shoreside Construction Contract Ever

15 Jan: Certainty needed over Ajax Army vehicles, say MPs

15 Jan: US Approves $800M Support Package for Kuwait’s Patriot Missiles

16 Jan: GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin demonstrate rotating-detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles

16 Jan: Skyeton: hybrid hydrogen-powered Raybird UAV completes combat missions during testing in Ukraine

16 Jan: Ukraine’s ‘Ruta’ Grows Beyond Loitering Role, Emerges as Cruise Missile in New Iteration

16 Jan: New Royal Navy autonomous helicopter makes history with first flight

21 Jan: U.S. approves P-8A patrol aircraft and torpedo sale to Singapore

21 Jan: Data-driven analysis reveals three archetypes of armed conflicts

21 Jan: MQ-20 Avenger Drone Demos Autonomous Intercept of Piloted Aircraft

22 Jan: Furious defence minister sacks senior official responsible for troubled Ajax programme

24 Jan: UK selects industry partners to develop Project NYX autonomous drones for future Apache helicopter operations

28 Jan: North Korea Strikes Maritime Target During Multiple Rocket Launcher System Test Fire

28 Jan: US Army modernizes munitions production with landmark lease at Pine Bluff Arsenal

29 Jan: Taiwan’s Indigenous Defense Submarine Hai Kun (SS-711) Conducts First Submerged Trial

31 Jan: U.S. gives green light to $9B Patriot deal for Saudi Arabia

Technology –Biological / Medical

29 Dec: Hemostasis in 1 Second… Boosting Survival Rates for Soldiers

06 Jan: High Levels of Chagas Disease Parasite Found in Bugs Near U.S.-Mexico Border

06 Jan: Some antibodies outmaneuver germs from sticking to cells

08 Jan: Young Scientists: County Tyrone students’ solution to clean up Lough Neagh

09 Jan: Ticking time bomb: Some farmers report as many as 70 tick encounters over a 6-month period

09 Jan: New test shows which antibiotics actually work (Boeck Lab)

09 Jan: TB harnesses part of immune defence system to cause infection

13 Jan: Aboard the International Space Station, viruses and bacteria show atypical interplay

13 Jan: Vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease could deliver $1.3 billion a year in global livestock benefits

13 Jan: Probiotic living microneedles designed by interbacterial competition for accelerated infected wound healing

15 Jan: Long-term pesticide exposure accelerates aging and shortens lifespan in fish

15 Jan: Disinfecting Drinking Water Produces Potentially Toxic Byproducts — New AI Model is Helping Identify Them

15 Jan: Brazil: Mosquitoes’ thirst for human blood has increased as biodiversity loss worsens

16 Jan: Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism (The Lancet)

16 Jan: USF team publishes new paper on human impact of ancient scourge (Plague)

19 Jan: Scientists trace microplastics in fertilizer from fields to the beach

19 Jan: Decades of suffering: Long-term mental health outcomes of Kurdish chemical gas attacks

20 Jan: New study shows how light suppresses virulence in antibiotic-resistant pathogen

20 Jan: Researchers use failed batteries to fight “forever chemicals”

20 Jan: Global Virus Network Warns Measles Resurgence

20 Jan: Hidden mpox exposure detected in healthy Nigerian adults, revealing under-recognised transmission

20 Jan: Shingles vaccine may slow biological aging in older adults

21 Jan: Pine bark removes pharmaceutical residues from wastewater – an affordable way to keep antibiotics out of nature

21 Jan: That Soft Playground Rubber? Lab Tests Found It Can Leak Cancer-Linked Toxic Chemicals

26 Jan: Smokers could be at higher risk of post-COVID symptoms

27 Jan: COVID-19 viral fragments shown to target and kill specific immune cells in UCLA-led study

27 Jan: UC San Diego Study Cites Link Between Mental Health and Long COVID in Older Women

27 Jan: Kuwait Ministry of Health researchers demonstrate SARS-CoV-2 virus inactivation / destruction using focused sound waves

28 Jan: Long COVID Brain Fog Far More Common in US than India, Other Nations

28 Jan: Blood test detects lingering lung damage after COVID 19

28 Jan: New Vaccine-Development Platform Produces Promising Results

28 Jan: A rapid test using a mobile phone will be able to identify the most severe cases of imported malaria within minutes

28 Jan: Antibiotic therapy: is shorter just as effective?

Technology – Nuclear

08 Jan: A Treaty Limiting Russian, US Nuclear Weapons Is About To Expire. What Happens Next?

15 Jan: Nuclear power projected to reach 22% in China by 2060, catalyzed by coal-to-nuclear conversion

18 Jan: Nottinghamshire fusion power plant plan is a ‘calculated risk’

22 Jan: Japan suspends restart of world’s biggest nuclear plant

27 Jan: Doomsday Clock Press Release: It is 85 seconds to midnight

27 Jan: Low-cost system turns smartphones into emergency radiation detectors.

27 Jan: Sweden weighs Franco-British nuclear weapons cooperation

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