Ukraine

Middle East

01 Apr: liveuamp: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East

01 Apr: Trump warns US will hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ over next two to three weeks

01 Apr: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were killed by roadside bomb

01 Apr: Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire

01 Apr: Despite Trump’s claims, there’s no indication Iran’s regime has lost power, Western officials and experts say

02 Apr: Israel’s military stretched thin by regional wars and settler violence

02 Apr: UK and allies discuss sanctions to stop Iran blocking Strait of Hormuz

02 Apr: Trump claims Iran war ‘nearing completion’ and seeks to justify conflict in prime time address

03 Apr: When will the Iran war end? Tracing the Trump administration’s timelines

03 Apr: Tehran Hits Gulf Energy Sites, Trump Warns US ‘Hasn’t Even Started’ To Destroy Iran

03 Apr: Kuwait desalination plant, oil refinery hit by missile and drone strikes

03 Apr: Israel’s PM says 70% of Iran’s steel production capacity destroyed, hindering weapons production

03 Apr: UN Security Council delays vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz

03 Apr: International law experts allege violations in Iran war

03 Apr: Omani, French and Japanese vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz

03 Apr: Experts dispute US account of deadly Iran sports hall strike in Lamerd

04 Apr: UN nuclear agency chief ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of latest attack on Iran power plant

04 Apr: Iran offers £45,000 reward for missing US pilot after jet shot down

04 Apr: How strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure risk triggering environmental disaster

05 Apr: Iran’s ex-FM Zarif proposes peace roadmap; Gulf points at erosion of trust

05 Apr: U.S. forces rescue downed F-15E crew in daring two-day CSAR mission deep inside Iran amid intense combat conditions

05 Apr: Fire hits Kuwait oil complex as Iranian drone attacks continue

05 Apr: A deception campaign and reaper drones: How US commandos rescued airman trapped in Iran in ‘daring’ operation

05 Apr: Why an attack on Bushehr nuclear plant would be catastrophic for the Gulf

05 Apr: Trump issues expletive-laden threat against Iran over Strait of Hormuz

06 Apr: Iran rejects US demand to reopen Strait of Hormuz as intelligence chief killed

06 Apr: Israel hits South Pars petrochemical plant in Iran, Israel’s defence minister says

06 Apr: Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes

07 Apr: Fourth missile strike on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant

07 Apr: 4 ways Trump has suggested the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened — and why they’re a tough lift

07 Apr: Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school shelter, WHO halts evacuations after aid worker death

07 Apr: Israel targets Iran’s railways and bridges after warning people not to travel by train

07 Apr: Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

07 Apr: Security Council: Russia and China veto resolution on Strait of Hormuz

08 Apr: The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, with talks to bridge the gulf between them. Here’s what to know

08 Apr: How Pakistan helped secure a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran

08 Apr: Trump threatens CNN over its Iran coverage moments after announcing ceasefire plan

08 Apr: What is Iran’s 10-point peace plan – and what has Trump said?

08 Apr: US says Lebanon not part of ceasefire deal, Iran says it is

08 Apr: At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn’t apply there

08 Apr: Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again

08 Apr: American journalist released a week after being kidnapped in Iraq

08 Apr: ‘Still a lot of work to do’ to reopen Straight of Hormuz, says Starmer

08 Apr: Ceasefire changes little for shipping in strait of Hormuz, experts say

08 Apr: How many ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz?

08 Apr: Israeli attack kills Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza

09 Apr: US-Iran ceasefire: Why Tehran wants to charge ships for crossing the Strait of Hormuz

09 Apr: Trump says U.S. ready for ‘next conquest,’ warns military will remain near Iran until ‘real agreement’ is honored

09 Apr: US-Iran ceasefire deal originally included Lebanon, sources tell ITV News

10 Apr: Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts

10 Apr: Trump issues NATO ultimatum to reopen Strait of Hormuz ‘within days’

10 Apr: How governments have tried to hide information about the Iran war online

10 Apr: Ukrainians shot down Iran’s drones in the Gulf — what does Kyiv get in return?

11 Apr: US-Iran talks set to bring together Vance and Iranian officials in Pakistan as ceasefire strains

11 Apr: Historic Vance-Ghalibaf talks must bridge deep distrust

11 Apr: In Syria, instability allowed ISIS fighters to flee camps, but many of their families still detained

11 Apr: Concerns after satellite provider restricts Iran images following US pressure

12 Apr: Failure of US-Iran talks is a blow to hopes of finding an off-ramp to crisis

12 Apr: Tehran says US ‘failed to gain the trust’ of Iran negotiators in Pakistan

12 Apr: Key takeaways from the Islamabad peace talks between US and Iran

12 Apr: BBC: We spoke to the man making viral Lego-style AI videos for Iran. Experts say it’s powerful propaganda

13 Apr: US blockade of Iranian ports comes into effect as Trump threatens to destroy ‘attack ships’

13 Apr: Strait of Hormuz blockade explained: why is Trump threatening to block Iranian ports and how would it work?

13 Apr: French cement-maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria, former CEO jailed

14 Apr: Starmer refuses to back Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade

14 Apr: Lebanon seeks peace, but Hezbollah needs to be convinced first

14 Apr: US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz: what it involves and the risks attached

14 Apr: How Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade is pulling China off the sidelines

14 Apr: Israel-Lebanon direct talks in the US: All to know

14 Apr: Hamas rejects Gaza disarmament plan, Palestinian official says

14 Apr: Why are the US, Iran arguing over duration of uranium enrichment ban?

15 Apr: US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says

15 Apr: Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done

16 Apr: Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’

16 Apr: Strait of Hormuz now totally blocked — with US stopping 14 Iran-tied tankers and hundreds of others too scared to cross

16 Apr: Israeli strike destroys last bridge over Litani River as intense fighting continues in south Lebanon

16 Apr: Trump’s Lebanon ceasefire takes Israel by surprise

17 Apr: Will Lebanon’s ceasefire really hold?

17 Apr: Trump and Iran claim the Strait of Hormuz is ‘completely open.’ Here’s what we know

17 Apr: UK and France to lead multinational mission to protect Strait of Hormuz, says PM

18 Apr: French soldier killed in Lebanon in attack on UN peacekeepers

18 Apr: Iran Fires On Ships In Strait Of Hormuz, Trump Says ‘They Can’t Blackmail Us’

19 Apr: Iran war: Everything you need to know about peace talks

19 Apr: Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC

20 Apr: How US raid of Iranian tanker unfolded in six-hour stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz

21 Apr: ‘New cards on the battlefield’: U.S., Iran ratchet up rhetoric with peace talks in limbo

21 Apr: Trump says he ‘expects to be bombing’ Iran if ceasefire expires

21 Apr: 2 Palestinians, including 14-year-old, killed in Israeli settler attack in West Bank: health officials

22 Apr: Mossad, Shin Bet and the IDF unmask Unit 4000: the IRGC clandestine directorate for global terrorism

22 Apr: 3 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to resume U.S.-Iran talks

22 Apr: Iran captures two vessels in Strait of Hormuz after ship comes under fire

23 Apr: Lebanon says Israel targeted journalist killed in airstrike

23 Apr: Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks

23 Apr: US boards oil tanker, Iran displays control of strait

23 Apr: Trump rules out striking Iran with nuclear weapon

24 Apr: BBC Verify: Masked Iranian forces appear to seize ships in staged video

24 Apr: Russian, Chinese Lifelines Keeping Tehran’s Military Reconstruction Alive, Experts Warn

24 Apr: Syrian authorities arrest suspected leader of notorious Tadamon massacre

24 Apr: Who is running Iran right now? Trump, security officials offer different accounts

25 Apr: US envoys head to Pakistan as Iran throws cold water on direct talks

26 Apr: Iranian Foreign Minister Holds Talks In Oman, After US Envoys Abruptly Cancel Pakistan Trip

26 Apr: US-Iran conflict: What’s the latest as the Islamabad talks stall?

26 Apr: Netanyahu orders army to ‘vigorously attack’ Hezbollah in Lebanon

26 Apr: Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus

28 Apr: Russian-linked superyacht slips through blockaded Strait of Hormuz

28 Apr: Putin says Russia ready to support peace efforts in Middle East

29 Apr: Former US officials criticise Pentagon silence on deadly Iran school attack

29 Apr: Lebanon’s PM slams Israel’s ‘war crimes’ as attack kills 3 rescue workers

30 Apr: Why UAE’s OPEC exit is a blow to Saudi Arabia

30 Apr: ‘Attacked 28 times in a day’ – BBC visits heavily targeted US-UK base in Iraq

30 Apr: Activists say Israel has intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla near Crete

30 Apr: Israeli attacks kill 28 people in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

30 Apr: Ship allegedly carrying stolen Ukrainian grain seen sailing away from Israel, after importer refuses to unload cargo

Africa

01 Apr: Burundi arsenal blasts in Bujumbura kill 13 civilians

02 Apr: False Promises: Russian Military Trafficking in Africa

03 Apr: Russian LNG tanker catches fire and sinks off the coast of Libya

07 Apr: More than 1,700 Brits taking legal action over Tui Cape Verde illnesses

08 Apr: Nigeria begins mass trial of 500 terrorism suspects

08 Apr: Gunmen kill 60 in northwest Nigeria, locals and humanitarian groups say

08 Apr: Cameroon ‘military contractors’ killed in Russia-Ukraine war – BBC confirms leaked message

10 Apr: Why US now advises against travel to much of Nigeria

10 Apr: Nigeria: Jihadists kill army general and soldiers in attack on Borno state base

11 Apr: Nigeria terror trial: Nearly 400 terror suspects convicted

11 Apr: Burundi investigates illness that has caused five deaths

12 Apr: Military air strikes kill dozens of people in northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International says

14 Apr: DRC peace talks open as violence shifts to remote highlands

17 Apr: Fifteen South American people deported from the US arrive in DR Congo

20 Apr: Ugandan military reports rescue of 200 ADF hostages in DRC

22 Apr: Libya fueled war in Sudan with Colombian mercenaries and equipment, UN report finds

23 Apr: Defendants plead not guilty over 2025 Nigeria coup plot

25 Apr: Malian army confirms clashes with armed fighters in key cities

26 Apr: Separatists in Mali say government troops and Russian mercenaries left the northern city of Kidal after rebel attacks

27 Apr: Mali defence minister killed during major assault by insurgents

27 Apr: Suspected pirates seize vessel carrying cement off Somalia, the second hijacking incident in days

28 Apr: Islamic State claims attack that killed 29 in northeastern Nigeria

28 Apr: Ghana’s military hunts those behind convoy attack on northern highway

28 Apr: Russia Hoped Africa Corps Would Replicate Wagner’s Success. It’s Not Going Well.

29 Apr: Russian paramilitary carried out air strikes in Mali as rebels advanced, footage shows

29 Apr: Madagascar detains French ex-serviceman over alleged destabilisation plot

30 Apr: ‘How are we going to get back home?’ Islamist group tightens blockade on Mali capital

Asia

01 Apr: China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war – will it work?

01 Apr: What China’s Xi Is Learning From War In Iran

07 Apr: Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children

08 Apr: How Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, ended up facing war crime charges

08 Apr: India sentences nine police officers to death over Covid lockdown killings

10 Apr: Gunmen kill at least four people at Afghanistan picnic spot

11 Apr: UK forced to pause Chagos Islands deal after Trump criticism

14 Apr: Philippines accuses China of dumping cyanide in South China Sea

14 Apr: US military kills two men in new strike on vessel in eastern Pacific

15 Apr: Sri Lanka repatriates 238 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack

15 Apr: Indonesia expands defence ties with France on back of Moscow visit

16 Apr: Australian judge rejects US Marine pilot’s appeal against extradition to US

16 Apr: Amid Iran War Talks, China Tests Its Clout In Pakistan-Taliban Conflict

17 Apr: What we know about the ‘unprecedented’ Geelong refinery fire

20 Apr: Japan lifts tsunami alert after magnitude 7.7 quake

20 Apr: At least 25 dead in powerful explosion at fireworks factory in southern India

21 Apr: Japan opens door to global arms market with biggest export rule change in decades

22 Apr: Taiwanese president forced to cancel visit to African ally after ‘pressure campaign’ from China

23 Apr: South Korea’s air force apologizes after picture-taking pilots caused fighter jet collision

23 Apr: ICC confirms ex-Philippine president Duterte will face crimes against humanity trial

24 Apr: Russian troops, warships in India soon? Why their new military pact matters

26 Apr: North Korea opens memorial museum for troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war

27 Apr: The lawless floating gas station where Iranian oil changes hands

28 Apr: ‘War crime’: Afghan-Pakistan truce under strain after university strike

28 Apr: Kim Jong Un confirms self-destruct policy for North Korean fighters in Ukraine war

29 Apr: Beijing clamps down on drones: Sales banned citywide from May 1

Americas

01 Apr: Trump says he might withdraw the U.S. from NATO, even though the law says he can’t without Congress’ approval

01 Apr: Trump has threatened to leave NATO over Iran. There are few signs that’s happening.

02 Apr: Senate set to approve funding deal to end government shutdown of homeland security

02 Apr: 4 takeaways from Trump’s address on the Iran war

02 Apr: Argentina expels Iranian diplomat amid rift over blacklisting IRGC

03 Apr: US Defence Secretary Hegseth asks US Army chief to step down as Iran war grinds on

04 Apr: White House seeks US$1.5 trillion defence budget as Iran war drives costs

04 Apr: Trump administration detains relatives of killed Iranian general Soleimani

04 Apr: New Covid variant BA.3.2 detected across US, but experts urge vigilance over alarm

04 Apr: Trump admin’s challenge of Watergate-era records law alarms historians

05 Apr: Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park across from White House

07 Apr: U.S. soldier’s newlywed wife released after being detained by immigration agents on base in Louisiana

08 Apr: Suspects in ISIS-inspired attack outside NYC mayor’s residence believed they could kill up to 60 people, prosecutors say

08 Apr: US politicians react to Trump’s Iran ceasefire with caution, relief

08 Apr: Trump sending Vance-led team to Pakistan for Iran peace talks this weekend

08 Apr: Former Fort Bragg employee charged with leaking classified information to journalist

09 Apr: Donald Trump criticises NATO over Iran in meeting with alliance’s boss

09 Apr: Eligible men will soon be automatically registered for military draft

12 Apr: Calls increase for expulsion of Swalwell and Gonzales over sexual abuse allegations

13 Apr: On patrol with Canadian forces securing the Arctic as global threats grow

14 Apr: Trump deletes image of himself as Jesus as feud with pope dismays US Catholics

15 Apr: Trump’s rift with Pope is playing out in public – it’s costing him valuable support

16 Apr: US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war, sources say

16 Apr: House rejects effort to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran war as GOP lawmakers stick with Trump

16 Apr: Brazil’s fugitive ex-spy chief freed in the US after ICE detention

16 Apr: Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, nominated to be next CDC director by Trump

16 Apr: RFK Jr. spars with House Democrats over vaccine policies amid rise in measles cases

16 Apr: ICE agent charged with assault after ‘pointing gun at people from moving car’ in Minneapolis

17 Apr: ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says

17 Apr: Trump says he had ‘no idea’ Anthropic’s Amodei met with White House about Mythos

18 Apr: US Quietly Renews Russian Oil Waiver Amid Market Turmoil, Policy Confusion

20 Apr: The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump’s presidency

20 Apr: Woman charged in US with trafficking arms to Sudan for Iranian government

21 Apr: 2 US Embassy staffers killed in Mexico car accident were working for CIA: US official

21 Apr: Mexico releases new details in Teotihuacán shooting that killed Canadian woman

22 Apr: Florida launches probe into OpenAI over ChatGPT’s alleged role in shooting

23 Apr: John Phelan out as Navy secretary in latest high-profile Trump administration departure

23 Apr: Trump administration reclassifies medical marijuana as a ‘less-dangerous drug’

24 Apr: US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400,000 on Maduro raid

24 Apr: Pentagon considers suspending Spain from NATO, leaked email suggests

24 Apr: Polish national sentenced after photographing sensitive military sites

26 Apr: How Washington’s biggest annual dinner transformed into chaos — and a crime scene

26 Apr: What we know about the White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting

26 Apr: Colombia bus bombing death toll rises to 20 during a wave of violence

26 Apr: Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific

26 Apr: Russia’s Defence Minister Andrei Belousov Flies Into North Korea

27 Apr: US being ‘humiliated’ by Iran, says Germany’s Merz

28 Apr: US political violence generates a familiar cycle – this time it’s in overdrive

28 Apr: Former FBI director James Comey charged with threatening Trump’s life in ‘8647’ seashell post

29 Apr: Hegseth battles with Democrats — and some Republicans — over the Iran war and top officials’ firings

29 Apr: Families of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting victims suing OpenAI in California

30 Apr: 10 current and former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking

30 Apr: Trump threatens US troop cuts in Germany

UK & Europe

31 Mar: Two masked men from ‘dissident republican group’ forced delivery driver to take viable bomb to PSNI station

01 Apr: African swine fever in Spain: 42 outbreaks and 241 confirmed cases in Catalonia as of 01 Apr 2026

01 Apr: Starmer signals need for closer ties with EU in light of Iran oil crisis ‘storm’

01 Apr: American A-10 tank buster aircraft arrive at RAF Lakenheath

02 Apr: Europe up for policing Hormuz — but only if the fighting stops

02 Apr: NATO has survived some serious rifts but the Iran war shows how the US has soured on the transatlantic alliance

03 Apr: Security alert ends in north Belfast as object believed to be ‘elaborate hoax’

03 Apr: Sadiq Khan protection officers ‘leave bag with guns and Taser on south London street

04 Apr: Golders Green: Three in court over arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances as additional arrest made

05 Apr: Sweden releases sanctioned tanker due to lack of evidence it caused oil spill

06 Apr: Going abroad: What will Germany’s new military service act actually change

06 Apr: Serbian intelligence chief says Ukraine not involved in explosives plot

08 Apr: Germany suspends military approval for long stays abroad for men under 45

08 Apr: Donald Trump sends JD Vance to save far-right Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán

08 Apr: In Russia, Putin Sees Something Not Seen In Years: A Notable Drop In Approval Ratings

08 Apr: Cleveland: About 150 ‘WW2 phosphorus grenades’ found at beach

08 Apr: Essex: Teen tried to buy gun for terrorist attack, court told

09 Apr: Kent: Shipwreck with explosives aboard set to have masts reduced in £9.5 million deal

09 Apr: The Iran war is a warning: Britain must build resilience – at home and with our allies in Europe

09 Apr: Russia’s internet crackdown leads to a spring of growing discontent

10 Apr: Five things to know about Hungary’s election

10 Apr: UK shelves Chagos deal after lack of confirmation by Trump

11 Apr: France Ditches Windows for Linux: Inside the 2.5 Million Device Migration Reshaping Europe’s Digital Sovereignty

11 Apr: NHS to offer second dose of Meningitis B vaccine after Kent outbreak (Eligibility)

11 Apr: Man from Kent convicted of sharing ‘extremely graphic’ terrorist videos on social media

12 Apr: Drone, Unexploded Warhead Crash in Finland: Police

13 Apr: Orban ousted: What Magyar’s victory means for Hungary and the EU

13 Apr: Hungary’s incoming PM Péter Magyar demands ‘Orbán’s puppets’ leave office

13 Apr: Katya Adler: Jubilation in Budapest will be felt in Europe but leaves Moscow cold

14 Apr: Starmer’s ‘complacency’ on defence putting UK ‘in peril’, ex-Nato chief warns in scathing intervention

14 Apr: Italy’s Meloni halts defense pact with Israel

14 Apr: Palantir defends its record as MPs demand more scrutiny of data use

14 Apr: Wider Europe Briefing: What Now For NATO?

15 Apr: Trump threatens to shred UK trade deal over Starmer’s Iran war opposition

15 Apr: Two arrested over attempted arson attack on synagogue in north London

15 Apr: PSNI arrest 16-year-old boy in Portadown over cyber attack on Northern Ireland schools’ IT system

15 Apr: Nine people killed in second school shooting in Turkey in two days

15 Apr: Man allegedly wounded off-duty PSNI officer shot with his own gun after lunging at him for a hug, court told

15 Apr: Man ‘tried to break into London’s Israeli embassy armed with two knives’, court hears

16 Apr: Turkey orders mass arrests over online praise for recent school shootings

16 Apr: Czechs Demand Explanation After Russia’s Medvedev Threatens Europe’s Drone Factories

17 Apr: Boy, 16, among three arrested over attempted arson on Persian language media group in Park Royal

17 Apr: Finance leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool

17 Apr: Suspect in 1982 attack on Paris Jewish restaurant faces judge after extradition

17 Apr: Kensington Gardens: Counter-terror police probe claims of drone threat to Israeli embassy in London

18 Apr: Counter terror police probe attack on former Jewish charity premises in northwest London

19 Apr: Britain’s chief rabbi says Jews are facing campaign of violence after spate of arson attacks

19 Apr: Rat poison found in baby food jar in Austria as products recalled

19 Apr: Thousands of Parisians evacuated as WW2 bomb detonated

20 Apr: Bulgaria’s Kremlin-friendly former president Radev wins parliamentary election

20 Apr: Two teenagers arrested over arson attack at synagogue in Harrow

20 Apr: West Mercia Police: 46 blank firing guns handed in during firearms amnesty

20 Apr: Germany Tells Russia Threats Are ‘Unacceptable’ After Arms Makers List Published

21 Apr: 7 people arrested over planned arson attack on UK Jewish community

22 Apr: Activist’s posts encouraged terrorism, court hears

22 Apr: Evacuations and 100m cordon after century-old chemicals found at Derby photography studio

22 Apr: Russia to block Kazakh oil flows to Germany via key pipeline

23 Apr: Palestine Action: Activist says sledgehammer attack ‘seemed reasonable’

23 Apr: MPs push for ‘forever chemicals’ in uniforms and frying pans to be banned

23 Apr: Two firearm suspects released on bail after suspicious device discovered in east Belfast

24 Apr: Biobank data incident caused by ‘a few bad apples’, boss says

24 Apr: Palestine protesters jailed for criminal damage

24 Apr: Judge sets trial date for suspects in Jewish charity ambulance arson attack in London

26 Apr: Dunmurry: Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station as New IRA linked to attack

26 Apr: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service responds to ship fire at Newport Docks

26 Apr: Russia is facing a spring of discontent – and Putin is responding the only way he knows how

27 Apr: Time for a different kind of NATO

27 Apr: Counter terrorism police called in after van driven into gate at Leicestershire drone factory

27 Apr: Man charged after acid attack at Crawley train station

28 Apr: Austrian man admits plot to attack 2024 Taylor Swift concert

28 Apr: Man arrested over Belfast car bomb as New IRA claim responsibility in statement to newspaper

29 Apr: Men accused of being approached by Russian contact to attack Starmer-linked assets in London

29 Apr: Two Jewish men stabbed in north London terrorist incident

29 Apr: Putin will host a scaled-back parade in Red Square this year, amid mounting pressures and threats

29 Apr: Third arrest over Kensington Gardens powder find

30 Apr: More than 1,000 homes evacuated in Plymouth after suspected WWII device found

30 Apr: London: Fourteen train passengers treated after ‘smell of chemicals’ reported

30 Apr: Neo-Nazi found guilty of planning mass gun attack after being caught in MI5 sting

30 Apr: UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack

30 Apr: Plymouth: German WW2 bomb to be blown up as 1,200 homes evacuated

Technology – Military

01 Apr: NATO Multinational MRTT fleet reaches Full Operational Capability, strengthening refuelling and support capabilities

02 Apr: UK to provide Belgium with mission data expertise

04 Apr: German XXL frigate on the horizon – but when will the super warship arrive?

06 Apr: Indian Navy inducts INS Taragiri, fourth Project 17A platform

06 Apr: BAE Systems secures $180m contract for TRIDON Mk2 from FMV

07 Apr: Israel MOD to accelerate Arrow interceptor production

07 Apr: Australia backs Canada’s Arctic over-the-horizon radar program with JORN technology and industry cooperation

08 Apr: North Korea Fires Two Rounds of Ballistic Missiles: Seoul Military

08 Apr: Ukraine Introduces New Surface Drone Built to Operate Through Electronic Warfare

08 Apr: UK: Maritime drone sector to get £50m boost

09 Apr: British man in court for leading fighters in Somalia-based Islamist terror group

09 Apr: UK navy foiled Russian submarines surveying undersea cables, defence minister says

10 Apr: UK to procure Skyhammer anti-drone weapons from start-up

10 Apr: Defense’s Silicon Valley pivot: Ukraine, Iran wars challenge the legacy playbook

10 Apr: Navy to Inactivate Attack Boat USS Boise After $1.6B Repair Effort

12 Apr: Japan buys drones to replace Apache fleet

13 Apr: Typhoon tests rocket system that could cut cost of downing a drone from $1m to just $20k

13 Apr: German Defense Giant Rheinmetall Expands Into Cruise Missiles

13 Apr: Australia becomes first country outside US to fire domestically made GMLRS missiles

13 Apr: New U.S. autonomous Squire Seaglider conducts test flight

14 Apr: British Army Trials Integration of Surveillance and Strike Drones with Challenger 2 Tanks in Germany

14 Apr: Mass drone warfare is Europe’s rising security threat

15 Apr: North Korea Test Launches Anti-ship, Cruise Missiles from First-in-class Destroyer

15 Apr: Northrop Grumman advances B-21 Raider testing with aerial refueling milestone to enhance long-range strike capability

15 Apr: £879M Apache and Chinook helicopters contract supports more than 1,200 UK jobs

16 Apr: Australia unveils 2026 National Defence Strategy with $425 billion investment plan to strengthen security and military capability

18 Apr: United States approves $11.9 billion sale of AEGIS combat systems to Germany to strengthen NATO naval defense capabilities

19 Apr: North Korea test-launches ‘multiple’ ballistic missiles, South Korea says

20 Apr: Pentagon officially ends OCX program, citing risk and delays

20 Apr: Saildrone Unveils new Spectre USV at Sea Air Space 2026

21 Apr: New Northrop F/A-XX video gives clearest look yet at US Navy’s 6th-gen fighter

22 Apr: UK expected to place Clyde frigate order to plug Norwegian gap

22 Apr: Navy Tests Long-Range Munition (JDAM-LR) Capable of Maritime Strike, Mining Missions

27 Apr: U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray achieves successful first flight

28 Apr: Weapons maker Thales loses out on multi-billion-dollar StrikeMaster missile deal after Bushmaster win

28 Apr: Ajax vehicle acceptance restarts after investigation

30 Apr: Australia moves to establish domestic rocket motor production to strengthen defence self-reliance and industry capability

Technology –Biological / Medical

01 Apr: Nipah virus hijacks host protein NSUN2 to fuel replication

02 Apr: 8 things you need to know about the BA.3.2 ‘Cicada’ variant of COVID-19

02 Apr: Engineered Biochar Harnesses Soil Chemistry to Degrade Antibiotic Pollution

02 Apr: Machine learning uncovers thousands of unknown bacterial immune defense systems

02 Apr: Global Virus Network Meeting Advances a Science-Driven Agenda for Pandemic Preparedness

02 Apr: Disinfectants influence microbes across hospital rooms

02 Apr: New Virulence Regulator of Diarrhea Pathogen Discovered

03 Apr: Flu vaccine could protect against stroke, even among infected

06 Apr: AI Drives Innovation: Designing Advanced Biochar to Eliminate Antibiotics from Water

06 Apr: Texas A&M team develops faster, more accurate test for airborne chemical risk to human lungs

07 Apr: Three-dimensional microscopy reveals how tick-borne virus replicates

09 Apr: UTMB Scientists Leverage AI to Develop Next-Generation Vaccines Against Emerging Alphaviruses

09 Apr: Chemical coatings can change mosquito net performance, highlighting need for broader evaluation

09 Apr: New Rapid and Visual On-Site Detection System Developed for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus

10 Apr: Improving vaccine design for Ebola, HIV and more

10 Apr: How cholera bacteria swap defenses against viruses

10 Apr: Unraveling the complexities of the Borna disease virus 1

14 Apr: KIST Develops High-Efficiency Carbon Catalyst to Create Eco-Friendly Disinfectants from Waste Wood

15 Apr: Study reveals new way to strengthen immunity against the flu

15 Apr: First continent-wide map of dominant avian influenza strain explains its spread

15 Apr: Global strategy to combat drug‑resistant fungi is about to change

16 Apr: UK: Vaccines a huge success, but public trust must be earned – key findings from Covid report (Report in Brief)

16 Apr: Foxes and birds could be ‘early warning system’ to survey spread of antibiotic resistance into ecosystems

16 Apr: Ancient viruses serving as gene delivery couriers to help bacteria resist antibiotics

17 Apr: Blood pressure drug effective for treating antibiotic-resistant bacteria according to Houston Methodist researchers (Study)

17 Apr: Persistent Measles Vaccine Gaps Found Among Emergency Room Patients

20 Apr: European Immunization Week 2026: For every generation, vaccines work

21 Apr: Plastic texturing kills viruses when they land

22 Apr: Bird flu vaccine trial launches to prepare for potential pandemic

22 Apr: Scientists find a new way coronaviruses can get into human cells

23 Apr: COVID antiviral speeds recovery but doesn’t reduce hospitalisation in vaccinated patients, trials find

23 Apr: McMaster-built AI speeds up drug discovery, designs new antibiotic in early tests

23 Apr: Detailed map of Vibrio bacteria reveals new target for treatment

24 Apr: COVID virus clears from placenta weeks after maternal infection, study suggests

24 Apr: Taking the guesswork out of drug development for Chagas disease

24 Apr: Cinnamic Acid Inhibits Plasmid Conjugation, Slowing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance

24 Apr: Study of influenza D in human cells and tissue hints at spillover potential

27 Apr: How News Sources Shape Public Beliefs About Vaccines

27 Apr: How pathogens switch on their virulence

27 Apr: How bacteria circumvent plants’ immune system

29 Apr: AstraZeneca makes surprise U-turn with £300m pharma investment in UK

29 Apr: FluMist influenza vaccine: Your nose is a battlefield

29 Apr: The handbook that can prepare countries for the next pandemic (Handbook)

30 Apr: Enhancing Veterinary Antimicrobial Stewardship: The Urgent Need for Robust Monitoring Systems in Brazil

Technology – Nuclear

05 Apr: UK Government reviewing fallout report after nuclear test concerns

06 Apr: US breaks ground on new nuclear missile silo prototype for storing Sentinel

08 Apr: DOME, world’s first nuclear reactor test bed, ready for privately developed advanced reactors

13 Apr: Rolls-Royce secures nearly £600m in UK government cash to develop small reactors

18 Apr: U.S. Air Force conducts first operational mission with new payload transporter for Minuteman III strategic missile system

20 Apr: Statement by the North Atlantic Council concerning the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

21 Apr: The ‘dumb machine’ promising a clean energy breakthrough

28 Apr: Satellite imagery reveals increased activity at North Korean nuclear complex

28 Apr: New material developed to block both cosmic electromagnetic waves and radiation

30 Apr: Belgium seeks nationalization of nuclear power plants

Technology – Other

02 Apr: Revolutionary Magnetic Biochar Gel Tackles Arsenic and Antimony Pollution in Rice Cultivation

07 Apr: China is winning one AI race, the US another – but either might pull ahead

08 Apr: Native bacteria may break down dioxins without genetic modification

09 Apr: Seabirds reveal global mercury distribution in oceans

14 Apr: These teabags aren’t for making tea — they remove arsenic

17 Apr: Protecting the device we rely on most: new AI project tackles rising mobile cyber threats

22 Apr: UK assessing risks from Chinese electric vehicles

23 Apr: Efficient degradation of short-chain PFAS

24 Apr: Nanofiltration: Efficient Removal of Glyphosate from Water