News Round Up – February 2026

Ukraine

01 Feb: Russia Hits Maternity Hospital In Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya, Kills 16 Miners In Dnipropetrovsk

02 Feb: Family seeks answers as Kenyan fighting for Russia killed in Ukraine

02 Feb: Musk’s SpaceX and Ukraine’s defence ministry to block Russia’s use of Starlink

03 Feb: Russia hammers Ukraine after halt announced by Trump, plunging thousands into frigid dark on eve of talks

05 Feb: Ukraine’s president says 55,000 troops killed so far, as negotiators talk peace

05 Feb: Russia-Ukraine talks conclude without breakthrough on ending war

05 Feb: Ukraine, Russia ‘Likely’ To Continue Peace Talks In US, Zelenskyy Says As POW Exchange Completed

06 Feb: The Russian economy is finally stagnating. What does it mean for the war – and for Putin?

06 Feb: Officials: Top Russian Intelligence General Shot, Wounded In Attempted Assassination

07 Feb: Zelensky says US wants Ukraine-Russia peace deal by June, despite failure to reach breakthrough so far

08 Feb: Russia says second suspect in general’s shooting arrested in Dubai

08 Feb: Russian ‘Glide’ Bombs Kill At Least 3 Civilians In Eastern Ukraine Amid Latest Barrage

11 Feb: Russian drone kills a father and 3 children in Ukraine, pregnant mother badly injured

15 Feb: Rubio Reassures Zelenskyy Of US Commitment, But Warns Of ‘Hard’ Concessions

16 Feb: Ukraine hits Russian oil terminal as Moscow’s drone strikes intensify

17 Feb: Russia Pummels Ukraine Ahead Of US-Brokered Peace Talks In Geneva

18 Feb: Zelenskyy accuses Russia of ‘trying to drag out’ process as Ukraine talks end without breakthrough

19 Feb: Starlink loss a blow to Russian forces in Ukraine: experts

19 Feb: IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 341

20 Feb: The Russian village that lost its men to war

22 Feb: Zelensky tells BBC Putin has started WW3 and must be stopped

22 Feb: At least one person killed as Russia targets Ukraine with 50 missiles

22 Feb: Devastation and frozen frontlines: Ukraine marks four years of Russia’s war

23 Feb: Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects

24 Feb: Ukraine marks four years of conflict, as losses rise with no end in sight

24 Feb: Bowen: Why Ukraine remains defiant and does not feel close to defeat

24 Feb: Man kills police officer in Moscow train station blast

24 Feb: Ukraine: $588 billion recovery cost over the next 10 years

24 Feb: ‘Sea Of Pain’: Emotional Ceremonies Held Across Ukraine As Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion Enters 5th Year

25 Feb: Russia may stage a nuclear false flag operation in Ukraine, report warns

26 Feb: Russia and Ukraine exchange more than 1,000 soldiers’ bodies

27 Feb: Russia and Ukraine agree local truce to allow repairs at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

27 Feb: Azov’s hiring spree: Controversial Ukrainian brigade competes for recruits

Middle East

31 Jan: Deadly blast in Iran’s Bandar Abbas caused by gas leak, official says

02 Feb: Donald Trump ‘hopeful’ of Iran deal after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns of ‘regional conflict’ if US attacks

02 Feb: UN peacekeeping patrols suspended along Lebanon-Israel Blue Line

03 Feb: Amnesty demands Israel drop death penalty bills ‘entrenching apartheid’

03 Feb: Iran’s Network Of Proxies ‘Activated’ As Possible War With US Looms

04 Feb: ‘Health crime’: Aoun slams Israel over spraying chemicals in south Lebanon

04 Feb: After crushing protests, Iran’s supreme leader now tries to avert a U.S. attack

04 Feb: Iran conditionally agrees to nuclear talks with US, first since Trump’s military strikes last summer

04 Feb: US military shoots down ‘aggressive’ Iranian drone as nuclear talks loom

04 Feb: Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 people in Gaza including medic, 7 children

05 Feb: Bezalel Zini, brother of Israel’s security chief, arrested in bust of alleged Gaza smuggling ring

05 Feb: Iran is betting that Trump does not have a plan for regime change

06 Feb: Trump authorizes tariffs on Iran’s trade partners

06 Feb: Iran Calls Diplomatic Talks With US ‘A Good Start’

07 Feb: ‘Non-negotiable’: Iran says missiles off the table in talks with the US

09 Feb: Iran’s crackdown on dissent widens to ensnare reformist figures

09 Feb: Iran offers to dilute enriched uranium in exchange for full sanctions relief

10 Feb: Iran’s top security official in Oman following nuclear talks with US

10 Feb: Netanyahu to discuss potential Iran strikes with Trump as Washington and Tehran resume talks

10 Feb: Iran tells US not to let Netanyahu thwart nuclear talks before Trump meeting

11 Feb: Indonesia readies up to 8,000 troops for Board of Peace efforts in Gaza

11 Feb: Lyse Doucet: In Tehran, rallies for Iran’s revolution overshadowed by discontent and defiance

11 Feb: ‘Robust’ US Military Deployment To Gulf Ahead Of Possible Iran Strikes

12 Feb: Trump, Netanyahu End White House Talks With No Clear Path On Iran

12 Feb: Iran fortifies underground complex near nuclear site, satellite images show

12 Feb: US military pulls last troops from key military facility in Syria

14 Feb: Trump says Iran regime change ‘best thing that could happen’ as second carrier heads to region

15 Feb: Iran ready to discuss compromises to reach nuclear deal, minister tells BBC in Tehran

15 Feb: 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes as doctors pull out of Gaza hospital

16 Feb: Netanyahu says all enriched uranium ‘has to leave Iran’

16 Feb: Two female Israeli soldiers rescued after they are chased by huge crowd of ultra-Orthodox men during riot

16 Feb: US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran

16 Feb: Guterres deplores Israel’s move to resume land registration in the West Bank

17 Feb: Iran and US agree ‘guiding principles’ after more nuclear talks held

18 Feb: White House tells Iran to strike deal as Trump renews military threat

19 Feb: Before striking Iran, Trump should answer these six questions

19 Feb: Hamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel

20 Feb: Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if Iran doesn’t make a deal, as second U.S. carrier nears Mideast

20 Feb: A look at the military hardware the US has positioned for potential war with Iran

21 Feb: At least 12 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon – including senior Hezbollah official

22 Feb: Iran will not bow down to US pressure in nuclear talks, Pezeshkian says

22 Feb: Iranian students chant anti-government slogans, as US threats loom

22 Feb: Iran: Trump ‘curious’ as to why Tehran hasn’t ‘capitulated’

23 Feb: State Department orders nonessential U.S. diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran rise

23 Feb: Anti-government student protests spread to more Iranian universities

24 Feb: Trump weighs strikes against Iran for nuclear program he says he ‘obliterated’

24 Feb: Trump hits out at reports that top general flagged risks of attacking Iran

25 Feb: US, Iran To Meet For Nuclear Talks Amid Fears Of Military Conflict

27 Feb: UK withdraws staff from Iran amid threat of US strikes

28 Feb: Trump ‘not happy’ with Iran situation and says military force is still an option

28 Feb: Middle East On Edge As Trump Launches ‘Major Combat Operation’ Against Iran

28 Feb: What we know about why the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran’s retaliation

28 Feb: Iran launches counterattacks against US bases in the Gulf

28 Feb: Starmer speaks to Trump after UK joins defensive operation in Middle East

28 Feb: Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year iron rule

28 Feb: Experts react: The US and Israel just unleashed a major attack on Iran. What’s next?

Africa

02 Feb: Cape Verde bug deaths claim: Experts give advice

02 Feb: Three West African juntas have turned to Russia. Now the US wants to engage them

04 Feb: Libyan prosecutors open probe into killing of Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam

04 Feb: Washington confirms deployment of small team of US forces to Nigeria

04 Feb: Islamic militants kill at least 162 people in attacks on 2 villages in Nigeria, lawmaker says

07 Feb: Why US-funded vaccine trial plan for babies in Guinea-Bissau caused outrage

09 Feb: Eritrea rejects Ethiopian claims of troops operating inside its borders

09 Feb: How off-the-shelf drones are changing jihadist warfare in West Africa

09 Feb: DR Congo: UN vows orderly peacekeeping transition as South Africa withdraws troops

10 Feb: Kenya FM slams Russia’s use of its citizens as ‘cannon fodder’, announces visit to Moscow

12 Feb: South Africa: Ramaphosa announces deployment of army to tackle crime

14 Feb: At least 6,000 killed over 3 days during RSF attack on Sudan’s el-Fasher, UN says

15 Feb: Nigeria: Dozens killed in attacks on 3 villages

16 Feb: US deploys 100 soldiers to Nigeria as attacks by armed groups surge

19 Feb: Aid reaches Sudan’s Kordofan as over 30 countries alarmed by drone attacks

19 Feb: Islamist militants accused of killing 34 in raids on Nigerian villages

20 Feb: France confirms its soldiers are in DR Congo, but only to train local troops

21 Feb: Investigation: Russian spy agency takes over Wagner operations in Africa

21 Feb: Cameroon jails three soldiers involved in killing 21 civilians in 2020

22 Feb: Somaliland willing to give US access to minerals and military bases, says minister

25 Feb: UN sanctions 4 commanders in Sudan’s paramilitary force accused of atrocities in Darfur

26 Feb: Is Ethiopia heading back to war in Tigray?

26 Feb: Kenyan man arrested for allegedly luring citizens to fight in Ukraine

27 Feb: Ghana says at least 55 of its people killed after Russia ‘lured’ them to fight Ukraine

28 Feb: South Africa starts mass vaccination program to halt foot-and-mouth outbreak

Asia

01 Feb: More than 120 dead after multiple suicide and gun attacks in Pakistan, officials say

05 Feb: Taiwan-U.S. ties are ‘rock solid,’ its president says, after Xi warns Trump on arms sales

05 Feb: Albanese, Ley condemn alleged act of terror targeting Indigenous protesters

05 Feb: Trump tempers criticism of UK’s Chagos Islands deal after talk with Starmer

06 Feb: Bombing at mosque in Pakistan’s capital kills at least 31 people

07 Feb: Officer killed, ‘Afghan mastermind’ among four held after deadly Islamabad mosque blast — official

09 Feb: U.S. Boards Sanctioned, Stateless Tanker in the Indian Ocean

10 Feb: Hundreds rally against police response to night of violent protest clashes in Sydney

11 Feb: The U.S. claims China is conducting secret nuclear tests. Here’s what that means

11 Feb: China’s Xi makes rare public reference to recent military purges

11 Feb: DFA warns Filipinos vs. deceptive overseas military recruitment

12 Feb: Kim Jong Un has chosen his 13-year-old daughter as his heir to rule North Korea, spy agency says

12 Feb: Japan seizure of Chinese vessel, arrest of captain, could heighten tensions

16 Feb: Bondi Beach terror attack gunman Naveed Akram appears in court for the first time

16 Feb: US forces board and ‘shut down’ sanctioned Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean

18 Feb: As Trump retreats from climate goals, China is becoming a green superpower

19 Feb: South Korea’s ex-President Yoon gets life in prison for insurrection

22 Feb: Afghanistan promises ‘appropriate response’ after deadly Pakistani strikes

25 Feb: Japan to deploy missile systems on island near Taiwan by 2031, defence minister says

25 Feb: Australia PM bomb threat linked to Chinese dance show

25 Feb: Sri Lanka arrests ex-spy chief for ‘abetting’ 2019 Easter bombings

26 Feb: Kim Jong Un warns North Korea could ‘completely destroy’ South if threatened

26 Feb: Pakistan declares ‘open war’ with Afghanistan as they trade deadly strikes

27 Feb: China’s legislature removes nine military officials ahead of key political meeting

27 Feb: Pakistan’s Biggest-Ever Attacks On Afghanistan Fuel Fears Of All-Out War

Americas

02 Feb: 1,000 samples sent for testing after possible biological lab found inside Las Vegas home: FBI

02 Feb: Multiple Minneapolis schools closed by hoax threat

03 Feb: What we know (so far) about the people accused in London, Ont., bomb-making scheme

03 Feb: Venezuelan oil is key to Trump’s Russia plan. There’s a problem with that

03 Feb: Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians

04 Feb: Matryoshka Satellites, Robotic Arms: Former US Space Force Commander Warns Of Russian, Chinese Threats

04 Feb: ICE agents can’t make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there’s a risk of escape, US judge rules

04 Feb: Trump admin to withdraw 700 federal officers from Minnesota

04 Feb: Fears mount that Trump administration could meddle in U.S. elections

04 Feb: Ryan Routh, convicted of trying to assassinate Trump, sentenced to life in prison

04 Feb: Suspect in D.C. fatal shooting of National Guard members pleads not guilty in federal court

04 Feb: New Mexico warns raw milk linked to infant death, while FDA announces new testing of baby formula

05 Feb: US Congress Approves Funds For Baltics As Russia Tests NATO’s Eastern Flank

05 Feb: U.S., Russia agree to re-establish military-to-military dialogue after 4-year pause

05 Feb: US-Russia nuclear arms treaty expires as Trump looks to include China

06 Feb: Russian military general in critical condition after being shot several times in Moscow

06 Feb: Accused militant is taken into custody in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack

06 Feb: Two killed in US strike on ‘narco-terrorists’ as forces attack alleged drug boat

06 Feb: Oil and US oversight: How is Venezuela’s interim government surviving?

09 Feb: Grief grows as bodies of kidnapped workers of Canadian mining company identified in Mexico

09 Feb: Two Tankers Linked to Venezuelan Oil Trade Detained in Caribbean Ports

09 Feb: Venezuelan opposition leader Machado says a close ally was kidnapped hours after prison release

09 Feb: Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and Detroit

09 Feb: Cuba says international airlines can no longer refuel there as Trump turns up the pressure

10 Feb: Grand jury declines to indict Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to disobey illegal Trump orders

10 Feb: Department of War Restructures Foreign Military Sales, Prioritizes Speed, Efficiency

11 Feb: US Congress criticises ICE enforcement as ‘reckless and creating chaos’

11 Feb: What we know about the teenager behind the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting

11 Feb: FAA lifts airspace shutdown over El Paso after announcing 10-day closure hours earlier

12 Feb: CIA makes new push to recruit spies from Chinese military

12 Feb: Trump ‘guts climate laws’ by abandoning acceptance that greenhouse gases endanger health

12 Feb: 2 US Navy ships collide in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in minor injuries

12 Feb: ‘Operation Metro Surge’ to end in Minnesota

13 Feb: US strikes alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3

13 Feb: Marine’s death after going overboard is first in US military operation in Caribbean

13 Feb: Trump says planning to ‘make visit’ to Venezuela following Maduro abduction

13 Feb: DHS says immigration agents appear to have lied about shooting in Minnesota

14 Feb: Trump’s repeal of landmark Obama-era climate rule: four key takeaways

14 Feb: Rubio slams European policies on climate, migration as he calls for unity

14 Feb: US: Homeland Security shuts down over budget dispute

14 Feb: How the Homeland Security shutdown is impacting travel in the U.S.

14 Feb: Indian national admits role in plot to assassinate US Sikh leader

16 Feb: Trump says federal government to step in to protect Potomac River after sewage leak

16 Feb: Hopes that FBI would share evidence in Alex Pretti’s killing with state investigators have shattered

17 Feb: Shooter killed ex-wife and a son in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say

17 Feb: Strikes on 3 more alleged drug boats kill 11 people, US military says

17 Feb: Chemical stockpile destruction milestone leaves lasting legacy

18 Feb: Peru’s Congress ousts president after four months in office

18 Feb: Under pressure from Trump, Venezuela’s new president has aces up her sleeve

18 Feb: Money, contracts, jobs: Will Canada’s first-ever defence industrial strategy deliver? (Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy)

20 Feb: Russian Woman, Who Allegedly Drunk-Texted FBI Agents, Pleads Guilty To Lying About FSB Ties

22 Feb: Trump says he’s sending a hospital boat to Greenland

22 Feb: Greenland prime minister says ‘no thanks’ to Trump’s hospital ship

23 Feb: New details emerge about armed man shot and killed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

24 Feb: Soldiers keep up clash with cartel gunmen a day after Mexico’s military killed top drug lord

25 Feb: Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah if it refuses to drop AI guardrails

25 Feb: Trump Vows In Address To ‘Never Allow’ Iran To Have Nuclear Weapons

25 Feb: 10 Cuban nationals on U.S. speedboat intended to carry out an ‘armed infiltration,’ Cuba says

25 Feb: Surgeon general nominee Casey Means stops short of recommending certain vaccines during Senate hearing

26 Feb: Former US F-35 instructor charged with conspiring to train Chinese military

26 Feb: Trump U-turn: Is Venezuelan oil really available to Cuba again?

27 Feb: Anthropic refuses to bend to Pentagon on AI safeguards as dispute nears deadline

27 Feb: Why Trump means the Cuban Revolution faces its biggest threat yet

27 Feb: US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say

27 Feb: Trump orders all federal agencies to cease using Anthropic

27 Feb: Trump suggests a ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba amid US fuel blockade

28 Feb: What countries has Trump attacked since returning to office?

UK & Europe

01 Feb: Slovakia National Security Adviser Resigns Over Epstein Files, Denies Wrongdoing

01 Feb: French IT giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary after row over ICE links

02 Feb: U.K. says sightings of “rogue drones” near military bases doubled last year amid tension with Russia

03 Feb: UK launches PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ plan as critics warn it lacks regulatory action

03 Feb: Two Arrested on Suspicion of Sabotaging Under Construction German Warships

04 Feb: Art teacher critically injured by student in southern France school stabbing

04 Feb: Wales: Pub’s Sunday lunch meat ‘likely’ cause after 43 people fall ill

04 Feb: Court in Hungary declares German anti-fascist Maja T. guilty

04 Feb: Italy says it has foiled Russian Olympic cyberattacks

04 Feb: A key nuclear weapons treaty is ending. It’s a sign of Russia’s eroding superpower status

05 Feb: France places two Chinese nationals under investigation for spying

06 Feb: My life was transformed when I got rare sheep disease on holiday

07 Feb: Suspected sabotage and arson hits Italy on Winter Olympics’ opening day

08 Feb: Italian police fire tear gas at protesters near Olympics venue

09 Feb: Attacker searched web for Woolwich soldier murder before stabbing Kent Army officer, court hears

10 Feb: Norway defence chief says Russia could invade to protect nuclear assets

10 Feb: Trump the ‘demolition’ man of world order, European security experts warn

10 Feb: Barnsley man who laid ‘Home Alone’ style traps at drug den jailed

10 Feb: Macron says wants ‘European approach’ in dialogue with Putin

10 Feb: UK to deploy more troops to Norway in response to Putin’s Arctic threats

10 Feb: New report on the use of virtual assets for money laundering and terrorist financing

10 Feb: Bulgaria gripped by mysterious deaths of six people in mountains

11 Feb: The transatlantic alliance is down but not out

11 Feb: The ghost ships in the English Channel and the question of what to do about them

12 Feb: Russia blocks WhatsApp as messaging app crackdown gathers pace

13 Feb: NATO announces Arctic Sentry – enhancing NATO’s presence in the Arctic and the High North

12 Feb: Al-Qaeda-inspired terrorist who plotted to use toy car to blow up army centre can be freed

12 Feb: Ukraine says Russia behind fake posts targeting Winter Olympics team

13 Feb: Why was Palestine Action banned as a terror group and what will happen to the thousands arrested at protests?

13 Feb: Extremists jailed for plotting ‘deadliest’ terror attack on UK Jewish community

13 Feb: Anthony Esan detained in Broadmoor Hospital ‘indefinitely’ for ‘appalling attack’ on British soldier

13 Feb: Germany’s Merz blasts ‘lost’ US leadership and says global order ‘no longer exists’

15 Feb: ‘Fast spreading’ measles outbreak in schools leaves children in hospital

15 Feb: Navalny died after being poisoned with dart frog toxin by Russia, UK says

15 Feb: What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?

15 Feb: Switzerland: Protesters in St Gallen march against mandatory vaccination

15 Feb: Donald Trump’s ‘desire’ to own Greenland persists, Danish PM says

16 Feb: Wales: Man arrested after ‘significant number of illegal weapons’ found in house in Abergwynfi

16 Feb: German and UK military chiefs state case for rearming

16 Feb: Trump’s new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast

16 Feb: NATO Launches Arctic Sentry in High North in Response to Russian Activity

16 Feb: Terror charges for suspect in alleged plot to attack Taylor Swift show in Vienna

17 Feb: France: Suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker released after paying huge fine

18 Feb: Plymouth: Bomb disposal experts investigate items found at property as homes evacuated, police say

18 Feb: Firm assessing Covid vaccine harm replaced after costs spiral to £48m

18Feb: Retreat owner who threw chemical at guest’s face before fleeing the country, jailed

18 Feb: US officially backs Britain’s Chagos Islands deal

18 Feb: Kremlin official says Russian navy to stop West’s seizure of merchant ships

19 Feb: Asylum seeker accused of MI5 fake dynamite alert

19 Feb: SpaceX rocket left behind a plume of chemical pollution as it burnt up in the atmosphere

20 Feb: Boris Johnson and Liz Truss ‘lobbied Trump to block Starmer’s Chagos deal’

20 Feb: UK has not agreed to let US strike Iran from British bases, Sky News understands

20 Feb: Man with imitation firearms arrested at Gatwick railway station

20 Feb: Killin: Major drinking water contamination caused by ‘botched’ fuel robbery

20 Feb: Poland pulls out of treaty banning antipersonnel mines, says it will use them to defend against Russia

21 Feb: Tollerton Park: Mobile home park residents fear radiation from below

22 Feb: Essex: Haul of air rifles stolen from lorry overnight

22 Feb: Police issue appeal after ‘viable device’ discovered in Co Derry village

23 Feb: Former DJ sold nearly £7m of counterfeit aircraft parts causing planes to be grounded worldwide

23 Feb: Teenager found guilty of terror offences after joining banned far-right group and researching synagogue

25 Feb: Ditchling: Unexploded chemical bomb forces residents to evacuate

25 Feb: Home Office allowed to appeal against decision Palestine Action terror group ban was unlawful

25 Feb: Hungary’s Orban orders extra security, alleges Ukraine attacks plot

26 Feb: Worthing: Man, 55, and teenager arrested after firearm alert

26 Feb: Hungerford: WW1 shell discovered on building site is detonated

26 Feb: Athens court convicts four over Greece spyware saga

26 Feb: Seized oil tanker to return to Atlantic after weeks in Moray Firth

26 Feb: Fate of French prisoners in Iran unclear after French court convicts Iranian woman

27 Feb: Man arrested after ‘completely abhorrent’ vandalism of Churchill statue

27 Feb: The AI videos supercharging Russia’s online disinformation campaigns

27 Feb: Russia rejects allegation it sent drone towards French aircraft carrier

28 Feb: CCTV captured moment Brazilian national left fake stick of dynamite outside MI5 HQ

Technology – Military

02 Feb: RTX’s Raytheon completes successful ballistic test for U.S. Army’s Next Generation Short Range Interceptor

03 Feb: RTX unit Raytheon chosen by DARPA to develop advanced sensing system to protect maritime logistics vessels (DARPA: Pulling Guard)

04 Feb: Sweden to Boost Ukraine’s Air Defense With Major Military Aid Package

04 Feb: Ukraine Unleashes Robotic UGV Capable of Blind Grenade Strikes

06 Feb: World’s First High-Power Microwave Weapon Developed by China

09 Feb: UK and Norway join multinational CAVS armoured vehicle research and development agreement led by Finland

10 Feb: Europe’s first private hypersonic missile hits Mach 6

10 Feb: US defense firm reveals smart underwater drone that hitches rides to battle

11 Feb: Blue Water Uses a Damen Design to Speed Up Unmanned-Vessel Program

11 Feb: RTX’s Raytheon’s non-kinetic Coyote variant defeats multiple drone swarms

13 Feb: Estonia to introduce medium range air defence system in 2026 amid expanded military investment plans

13 Feb: Six European nations sign letter of intent to advance long-range strike and defence capabilities under ELSA programme

13 Feb: UK set to increase spending on long-range missiles

15 Feb: Prime Minister announces $3.9 billion ‘down payment’ towards $30b Adelaide submarine shipyard

16 Feb: Switzerland ‘considers European alternative’ to Patriot missiles

16 Feb: British Army Brings in Leonardo’s ‘Silent Ears’ to Track Enemy Artillery

17 Feb: US Apache attack helicopter shoots new 30mm rounds to blow up drones midair

18 Feb: UK holds off on confirming next Ajax upgrade timeline

18 Feb: Scout AI Introduces Fury Autonomous Vehicle Orchestrator

20 Feb: US Navy Seeks New Anti-Radar Missile for Air, Ground Targets

20 Feb: Estonia begins buying hundreds of pop-up bunkers to fortify border with Russia

20 Feb: 5 European allies pledge millions to build cheap drone defenses with Ukrainian know-how

24 Feb: United States: Department of the Air Force details B-21 Raider production acceleration deal with Northrop Grumman

24 Feb: Iran to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China

25 Feb: Airbus pitches next-gen rotorcrafts for NATO’s aircraft fleet modernization plan

25 Feb: New hypersonic missiles unveiled for fighter planes, ground systems

25 Feb: SwissP Defence introduces SHATTER4K. A highly effective ammunition for combating drones

26 Feb: Ukrainian drone firm opens British factory

27 Feb: UK government set to approve new Leonardo military deal, saving thousands of jobs

27 Feb: Washington Clears $280M Ku-Band Radar Sale to Jordan

Technology –Biological / Medical

29 Jan: How does Long COVID develop? New piece of the puzzle found

03 Feb: Fighting superbugs with nets and light switches

05 Feb: Rising Pesticide Toxicity Jeopardizes UN’s 2030 Global Biodiversity Protection Targets

05 Feb: UMD team finds E. coli, MRSA in Potomac River after sewage spill

05 Feb: New vaccine platform promotes rare protective B cells

05 Feb: Sugar molecules point to a new weapon against drug-resistant bacteria

06 Feb: Scientists Reveal Microalgae’s Unexpected Role in Spreading Antibiotic Resistance in Waterways

06 Feb: Adaptive Governance Essential to Mitigate AI-Driven Biosecurity Risks in Biological Data

09 Feb: Antibiotic Resistance: Bacterial Hitchhikers Can Give Their Hosts Super Strength

10 Feb: New study warns of risks in AI chatbots giving medical advice

10 Feb: Could this spider’s silk help repair nerves?

10 Feb: Study Finds Declining Perceptions of Safety of Covid-19, Flu, and MMR Vaccines

10 Feb: Long COVID Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Mechanisms

16 Feb: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Oxford rivers

16 Feb: One strategy to block both drug-resistant bacteria and influenza: new broad-spectrum infection prevention approach validated

16 Feb: How age, sex and genetics shape our antibodies

17 Feb: Bacteria frozen in ancient underground ice cave found to be resistant against 10 modern antibiotics

18 Feb: Novel vaccine protects against C. diff disease and recurrence

18 Feb: What If We Could Catch Disease Earlier, Before Symptoms Start?

18 Feb: A ring to transcribe them: The unique path of poxviruses

18 Feb: Antimicrobial resistance in foodborne bacteria remains a public health concern in Europe

19 Feb: Vaccine Protects Against Multiple Respiratory Viruses, Bacteria, and Allergens in Mice

20 Feb: New Study Uncovers How Antibiotic Structures Influence Their Removal from Water Using Biochar

22 Feb: Novel antimicrobial peptides from dromedary camels offer hope against antibiotic resistance (Paper)

23 Feb: A New Johns Hopkins Medicine Study Finds Sex and Menopause-Based Differences in Presentation of Early Lyme Disease

26 Feb: CSIC develops an antibody that protects immune system cells in vitro from a dangerous hospital-acquired bacterium

26 Feb: Scientists identify key protein that stops malaria parasite growth

27 Feb: Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine

Technology – Nuclear

02 Feb: Three Truths About the End of New START and What It Means for Strategic Competition

05 Feb: The end of the START: US and Russia no longer have limits on their nuclear arsenals

05 Feb: The US and Russia’s nuclear treaty is dead. What comes next?

06 Feb: US Gov: Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

10 Feb: UNODA Advances Nuclear Disarmament and Regional Security in West Africa

17 Feb: U.S. releases new details on alleged secret Chinese nuclear test

18 Feb: Germany won’t build nukes but could flash French, UK weapons to deter foes, Merz says

21 Feb: US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power

24 Feb: Australia announces acquisition of long-lead items for AUKUS nuclear propulsion systems

27 Feb: Study reveals immune blueprint for next-generation malaria vaccine

Technology – Other

03 Feb: Breakthrough Water Filter Removes ‘Forever Chemicals’ 100x Faster Than Carbon

06 Feb: Almost half of the world’s aquatic environments are severely contaminated by waste, research reveals

11 Feb: Elevated lead levels could flow from some US drinking water kiosks

26 Feb: Using high-energy sparks to degrade pollutants without generating waste

26 Feb: New technology could use sunlight to break down ‘forever chemicals’

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