News Round Up – June 2026

Ukraine:

01 Jun: liveuamap: Strikes across Ukraine

01 Jun: The drivers risking death on Ukraine’s most dangerous bus routes

02 Jun: https://www.rferl.org/a/Death Toll Mounts From Russia’s Massive Air Offensive On Ukraine-drone-and-missile-attack-kyiv-ukraine/33770716.html

02 Jun: Patriot missile shortage has created ‘window of vulnerability’ Russia is exploiting in Ukraine

03 Jun: Ukraine hits St Petersburg, drone strike on bus in Russian-held east kills 7

03 Jun: Putin remains uncompromising on Ukraine, but is public discourse on war changing in Russia?

04 Jun: Ukrainian attacks kill several in Crimea after Kyiv targets St. Petersburg energy, military sites

04 Jun: Zelensky calls for Putin peace talks in new open letter: ‘It’s leaders who resolve the key issues’

04 Jun: Putin rebuffs Zelensky’s call for face-to-face talks, saying there is ‘no point’

05 Jun: Ukraine Says Drone Forces Struck Five Russian Logistics Vessels in the Sea of Azov

05 Jun: Deadly attack sinks Turkish fishing boat in Black Sea

05 Jun: A Ukrainian maritime drone explodes at a Romanian Black Sea port. No injuries reported.

06 Jun: Ukraine hits St. Petersburg again after Putin rejects talks

07 Jun: Russia’s economic forum overshadowed by drone attacks on St Petersburg

07 Jun: Russian drone hits building storing spent nuclear fuel near Chornobyl

08 Jun: European leaders ready to support ceasefire talks between Ukraine, Russia

08 Jun: EU proposes new sanctions on Russian oil, ‘shadow fleet’, fisheries and soldiers

08 Jun: Ukrainian strikes set off fires at oil facilities in Russia and Crimea

09 Jun: Russian attacks kill 5 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy hails talks with US envoys

09 Jun: The Guardian view on Ukraine and the prospects of peace: time to ramp up the pressure on Putin

09 Jun: Ukraine winning war with Russia, retired U.S. generals say, as top Ukrainian commander says over 230 square miles retaken

10 Jun: Ukraine’s Flamingo missiles hit Russian factory producing key drone components

10 Jun: Has Russia given up on Kinburn Spit, its westernmost foothold in Ukraine?

12 Jun: UK to set end date for imports of Russian diesel and jet fuel via third countries

13 Jun: Drone Hits On Hydrocrackers Spark Fuel Crunch, As Ukraine Pounds Russia’s Refineries

14 Jun: Putin, Zelenskyy speak with Trump by phone as drone strikes kill 2 in Russia and UK detains tanker

15 Jun: Russian attacks kill 11 across Ukraine, set centuries-old religious site in Kyiv ablaze

16 Jun: Zelenskyy, G7 leaders work to persuade Trump ‘tide is turning for Ukraine’

16 Jun: Trump Hints At Renewed Ukraine Focus, Iran In ‘Rear-View Mirror’

18 Jun: Russia returns 522 bodies to Ukraine

18 Jun: Ukraine war briefing: Allies give nod for Kyiv to reproduce their air-defence missiles

18 Jun: Volodomyr Zelenskyy says ‘Moscow will burn’ if Russian strikes continue

18 Jun: Moscow residents complain of black rain after largest Ukrainian attack hits oil refinery

19 Jun: Putin’s ‘War Trap’ And The Potential Price Of Peace

20 Jun: Moscow oil refinery attack brings Russia’s war with Ukraine closer to home

20 Jun: No fuel, no weapons: How Ukraine’s new drone strategy is mauling Russian supply lines

20 Jun: Zelenskyy Warns Belarus To Remove Signaling Equipment Used By Russia For Attacks

21 Jun: Russian-held Crimea halts civilian gasoline sales following Ukrainian attacks

22 Jun: Russian troop build-up threatens city seen as key to seizing Ukraine’s Donbas

23 Jun: Volodymyr Zelenskyy to skip postwar conference amid tensions with Poland

24 Jun: Ukraine says it hit a railway bridge to Crimea, seeking to isolate the Russian-held peninsula

24 Jun: Ukraine attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea trigger power cuts in Sevastopol

24 Jun: Russia Is Grappling With Its Worst Nationwide Fuel Shortages In Years. Here’s Where.

25 Jun: Trump says Ukraine’s Zelensky doing ‘pretty well’ against Russia

26 Jun: Senior Ukrainian intelligence official jailed for life for spying for Russia

27 Jun: Rubio-Lavrov Rift Reveals Moscow’s Blame-Shifting Strategy On Ukraine, Analysts Say

27 Jun: Smoke And Barriers: The Massive Anti-Drone Defenses Of The Crimea Bridge

29 Jun: Putin has finally admitted Russia is facing problems in Ukraine war – are there signs he may be cracking?

Middle East:

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

31 May: Iran’s reopened underground missile sites show limits of US bombing plan

01 Jun: U.S. intercepted Iranian missiles targeting American forces in Kuwait, Central Command says

01 Jun: US and Iran exchange renewed fire as Trump asks for changes to proposed deal to end hostilities

01 Jun: Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show

02 Jun: Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting

02 Jun: Lebanon hopes crunch talks in Washington will halt an Israeli invasion

02 Jun: Pakistan, Arab states condemn Israeli settler incursions into Al-Aqsa compound

03 Jun: US and Iran launch fresh strikes amid stalled ceasefire talks

03 Jun: Sailors stressed and exhausted after months trapped by Strait of Hormuz blockade

03 Jun: Kuwait says Iranian drones hit airport and killed 1 as ceasefire is tested again

03 Jun: Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire if Hezbollah cuts off attacks

03 Jun: Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement and demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon

03 Jun: Trump confirms he told Netanyahu he’s ‘f–king crazy,’ but they work well together as ‘wartime president’ and ‘wartime prime minister’

03 Jun: Army identifies USA & UK soldiers killed in training accident in Iraq

04 Jun: Undeclared chemical weapons found in Syria, including type used in notorious Ghouta massacre

04 Jun: What the US-Israel war on Iran will not change in the Middle East

04 Jun: Iran says no ‘tangible progress’ in war talks, Trump says deal close

05 Jun: Trump Says US Will Win ‘Militarily Or On Paper,’ Could Meet Iran Supreme Leader If There’s Deal

05 Jun: Exclusive: Israel sent troops to Azerbaijan during Iran war as part of secret network across region, sources say

05 Jun: From Iran To Ukraine: How Asymmetric Warfare Is Challenging Conventional Military Power

05 Jun: Germany’s Iran war lessons after 100 days

06 Jun: US intercepts Iranian drones targeting gulf states, in test of shaky ceasefire

06 Jun: Three Lebanese Army members, including general, killed in IDF strike that could jeopardize US-brokered truce

06 Jun: Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

07 Jun: Pentagon raises counterintelligence alert regarding Israel, reports say

07 Jun: 1 dead, 5 injured after Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship opens fire in Israel

08 Jun: Israel retaliates against Iranian missile strikes launched in response to Israeli attack on Beirut

08 Jun: Iran bets it can push for peace on its terms or return to war – that was not the plan 100 days ago

09 Jun: Iran and Israel cease fighting but warn future attacks will trigger retaliation

09 Jun: US and Iran negotiations in ‘deadlock’, but ships are finding ways to cross the Strait of Hormuz

09 Jun: Israel and Iran flare-up could strengthen Tehran’s negotiating hand

09 Jun: Trump says in ‘final throes’ of peace deal but at least 8 killed in Tyre

09 Jun: Two US crew members ‘rescued’ after Apache helicopter went down off the coast of Oman

09 Jun: US launches retaliatory strikes against Iran after downing of helicopter

09 Jun: ‘Please send help’: Ship’s distress call after being hit by US missile

10 Jun: What is the sea drone that rescued US helicopter crew?

10 Jun: Why is Hezbollah still important for Iran?

10 Jun: Kuwait closes airspace, Israel warns of launches from Lebanon after U.S strikes in Iran

10 Jun: India summons US envoy over attack on ship carrying Indian sailors off Oman

10 Jun: Trump claims more than 100 million barrels of oil, 200 ships have safely made way through Strait of Hormuz

11 Jun: US and Iran exchange strikes for second day, as ceasefire appears close to collapse

11 Jun: Trump claims Iran war settled ‘subject to finalization,’ expects signing in ‘next few days’

12 Jun: More than 50 Iranian military bases damaged in US strikes since start of war, satellite images show

13 Jun: Five killed as Israel hits south Lebanon, issues forced displacement orders

14 Jun: Israel says its military attacked Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs

15 Jun: Gulf, Arab states welcome US-Iran deal to end war, reopen Hormuz

15 Jun: Iran declares victory and Israel holds its ground as US framework deal faces first test

15 Jun: Trump heralds Iran deal but questions – and risks – remain

15 Jun: What does the US-Iran deal mean for Lebanon?

15 Jun: Trump’s agreement with Iran is the moment Netanyahu has been dreading

15 Jun: Strait of Hormuz reopening won’t end shipping risks

16 Jun: Three reasons ships are not going through the Strait of Hormuz yet

16 Jun: Trump tells Netanyahu to be ‘more responsible with respect to Lebanon’

16 Jun: Deal States ‘Loud And Clear’ Iran Won’t Have Nuclear Weapons, Trump Says

16 Jun: US-Iran ceasefire deal shaped by China and Russia, experts say

17 Jun: The 14-point US-Iran peace plan, annotated

17 Jun: Trump backs G7 leaders’ call for wider talks on Iranian missile programme

17 Jun: Iranian tankers exit US blockade zone before talks to end war

17 Jun: Lebanon: 12 children killed, maimed daily, despite Hezbollah-Israel truce

17 Jun: What the US-Iran deal means for the rest of the Middle East (and beyond)

18 Jun: Israel military says will keep operating in south Lebanon

18 Jun: US and Iran sign memorandum aimed at ending war

18 Jun: U.S. Navy ends blockade of Iran’s ports and coastal areas

18 Jun: Bowen: US-Iran deal raises inescapable question of what the war was for

18 Jun: Eleven years after landmark nuclear deal, US and Iran are ‘back to square one’

19 Jun: Trump routinely trashes the Obama-era Iran nuclear agreement. How is his deal different?

19 Jun: US-Iran talks abruptly called off after Israel and Hezbollah trade deadly attacks

19 Jun: Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire as US-Iran deal under strain

20 Jun: US-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz

20 Jun: US-Iran Talks Revived As Vance Arrives In Switzerland For High-Stakes Push

20 Jun: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6, including 2 children and an Al Jazeera cameraman

21 Jun: Vance says US hopes to ‘transform’ Middle East as Iran talks begin

21 Jun: Trump threats shake up U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland on deal’s details

21 Jun: Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed again after Israeli attacks on Lebanon

22 Jun: Vance’s warning to Israel signals a new phase in US-Israeli relations

22 Jun: Vance says Iran agrees to let nuclear inspectors back into country

23 Jun: Iran says no new commitments on nuclear sites after Vance says inspectors to be invited back

23 Jun: Iran says technical talks with US in Switzerland conclude successfully

23 Jun: Thirteen killed and dozens injured in blast in Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas processing facility

23 Jun: Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds

23 Jun: Israeli gunfire kills 2 in south Lebanon, testing Iran-linked ceasefire

24 Jun: Evacuation plan to move ships through Strait of Hormuz being enacted

24 Jun: UN nuclear agency boss says inspectors will visit Iran’s nuclear sites

25 Jun: Rubio’s spin on the Iran MOU sounds different from Trump and Vance

26 Jun: U.S. strikes Iran after Trump accuses Tehran of ceasefire violation in Strait of Hormuz

26 Jun: Strait of Hormuz: UN evacuates 2,500 seafarers before attack freezes rescue operation

26 Jun: What is the framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon?

27 Jun: Netanyahu hails Lebanon deal as Hezbollah rejects agreement

28 Jun: Iraq arrests 47 officials, including lawmakers, on corruption charges in overnight raid

29 Jun: US, Iran agree to cease hostilities and meet Tuesday in Qatar

30 Jun: Trump says Iran requested Doha meeting as Tehran denies direct US talks

30 Jun: Qatar says no direct US-Iran talks to take place in Doha

Africa:

04 Jun: Somalia capital rocked by gunfire and fighting overnight

05 Jun: French diplomat in Mali sentenced to 20 years in prison for ‘undermining state security’

07 Jun: Hundreds of captives in Nigeria freed from militant group Boko Haram

08 Jun: EU says Ebola outbreak makes ceasefire in DRC more necessary than ever

10 Jun: Hunt for suspects after 12 killed in mass shooting near Johannesburg

12 Jun: Nigeria ‘neutralised’ 13,000 ‘terrorists’ in past year, according to President

15 Jun: Drone strikes kill over 1,000 civilians in Sudan in the first 5 months of 2026, UN rights chief says

18 Jun: Al Qaeda-linked jihadists claim deadly attack on Niger airport

22 Jun: US advisor expresses ‘cautious optimism’ on Libya after talks with Egyptian FM

28 Jun: Uganda military chief shuts leading media outlets

30 Jun: Senegal’s National Assembly passes constitutional reform curbing presidential powers

Hantavirus Outbreak:

11 Jun: UTMB scientists track breakthrough single-dose vaccines for Andes hantavirus strain

22 Jun: CMAJ: Information about Hantavirus for clinicians

25 Jun: Hantavirus in the South Atlantic: A one health and microbiome wake‑up call

Ebola Outbreak:

01 Jun: Three Ebola vaccine candidates fast-tracked as African outbreak continues

01 Jun: DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Four nurses discharged after full recovery

02 Jun: Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?

02 Jun: How health workers in DR Congo are treating Ebola and staying safe

02 Jun: DR Congo airport reopens in Ebola-hit area as suspected cases drop

02 Jun: Two dead in Kenya after protests against US planned Ebola quarantine zone – as court blocks construction

04 Jun: What are the Ebola vaccines under research, and when will they be ready?

04 Jun: DRC’s Ebola outbreak may have started six months ago, WHO chief says

05 Jun: As Ebola spreads in Congo, a radio station tries to stop health misinformation

05 Jun: Fall in official Ebola numbers appears to be good news but it’s not that simple

09 Jun: Kenyan police fire tear gas, make arrests at US Ebola centre protest

11 Jun: Deadly Sudan drone strike targets funeral procession

12 Jun: Ebola spreading into new areas in northeast DR Congo: WHO

12 Jun: Hiding in the central nervous system: using cerebral organoids to better understand Ebola virus biology

15 Jun: Record daily jump in DRC Ebola outbreak takes death toll to 178

16 Jun: Recovery of Ebola patients offers rare moments of joy at epicentre of outbreak

16 Jun: Armed Men Remove Woman, Child From Congo Ebola Clinic, Authorities Say

16 Jun: Ebola Virus Hides in the Central Nervous System, According to New Research Led by Microbiologists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

18 Jun: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Mourners learn how to grieve and safely bury a body

19 Jun: Kenya intensifies screening and awareness for truck drivers over Ebola fears

19 Jun: Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and ‘doing well’

19 Jun: DR Congo: Efforts ramp up as Ebola outbreak accelerates beyond borders

22 Jun: Confirmed Ebola cases rise to 1003, including 254 deaths, DRC says

22 Jun: Ebola closure cuts off a lifeline between DRC’s Goma and Rwanda

22 Jun: CMAJ: Information about Ebola for clinicians

22 Jun: Kenya’s health minister found in contempt of court over US-backed Ebola facility

24 Jun: Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo one of worst recorded

24 Jun: France reports first Ebola case in patient who returned from humanitarian visit to DRC

24 Jun: Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response

29 Jun: DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola

29 Jun: Ebola outbreak spreads to 4th province in DR Congo

30 Jun: Ebola in the DRC: At least 300 positive cases unaccounted for

30 Jun: Patient being tested for Ebola virus at Glasgow hospital

Asia:

01 Jun: Some of the world’s last Maoist rebels are in India. Their decades-long rebellion is in its death throes

02 Jun: Every world leader who has visited China in 2026 in one chart

03 Jun: Investigators search Indonesian free meals agency after its leader was fired

03 Jun: Grab what you can while you can: The new reality in the South China Sea

05 Jun: China’s Xi Jinping to make rare trip to North Korea next week

05 Jun: Russia Uses Economic Chokehold To Counter Armenia’s Westward Tilt

06 Jun: North Korean leader Kim showcases new warship ahead of visit by China’s Xi

07 Jun: Friendship or leverage: Why is Xi Jinping in North Korea?

08 Jun: Armenia re-elects pro-West Civil Contract party despite pressure from Russia

09 Jun: Why China’s Xi wants a ‘brighter’ future with North Korea

09 Jun: The Taiwan crisis no-one saw coming, and it has nothing to do with war

09 Jun: Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army

10 Jun: Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit is unusual, and shows his need to court Kim Jong Un

10 Jun: Bondi Beach shooting suspect charged with 19 more murder and firearm offences

10 Jun: Pakistani airstrikes kill at least 13 in Afghanistan, Taliban says, as neighbors’ war reignites

10 Jun: Taiwan test-fires rockets in China’s direction from US-supplied mobile launching system

11 Jun: Thailand: 2 men sentenced to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing

12 Jun: Former South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones over Pyongyang

12 Jun: China Arrests US Scholar of Myanmar on Suspicion of Spying

13 Jun: Five killed as Indian Air Force aircraft crashes in Assam

15 Jun: Prosecutors allege Brisbane teen planned attack on the Liberal Party

17 Jun: Japan ramping up defence is ‘critical’ to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC

18 Jun: Inspired by Ukraine, and worried by China: Taiwan teaches its citizens how to fly drones

18 Jun: Live Fire Exercise: American Marines open fire in the South China Sea

19 Jun: Sri Lanka Battles Surge in Dengue Fever, With More Than 44,000 Cases So Far This Year

19 Jun: Afghanistan strikes targets in Pakistan, raising cross-border tension

19 Jun: South Korea’s Lee Says Trump Open to Considering Phased Approach to North Korea Nuclear Issue

20 Jun: The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed. What does this mean?

20 Jun: Two roadside bombs kill at least seven in northwestern Pakistan

29 Jun: Seoul protests China-Russia aircraft entering its air defense zone

29 Jun: Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say

29 Jun: Why Pakistan’s Afghan air strikes aren’t stopping armed attacks

29 Jun: Russia’s Fuel Troubles Expose Central Asia’s Energy Dependence

30 Jun: Fire at petrochemical plant in India injures at least 20 people

30 Jun: A plane crashed into a tower in Beijing but China is not saying what happened

Americas:

02 Jun: Trump’s intel pick delights MAGA and shocks nation’s spies

03 Jun: House votes to limit Trump’s Iran war powers in remarkable rebuke

03 Jun: House passes resolution to end Iran War, challenging Trump

03 Jun: Senate advances reconciliation bill, dropping White House ballroom funds ahead of final push

03 Jun: Flesh-eating New World screwworm detected in Texas calf, USDA says, signaling major threat to food production

03 Jun: California CEO accused of selling computer equipment to Iran, using money for mansion

03 Jun: Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system

04 Jun: EU invests in ocean monitoring as US cuts funding

04 Jun: Who is Adam Hamawy? Doctor who served in Gaza is on the path to US Congress

04 Jun: The $9 billion issue at the heart of US-Cuba tensions

05 Jun: US plans to fight flesh-eating screwworm outbreak with flies and dogs

05 Jun: CFIA announces temporary ban of Texas livestock to prevent spread of screwworm

05 Jun: Several Republicans vote with Democrats to pass Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions package

05 Jun: Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office

05 Jun: US journalist pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China

05 Jun: Drone Crashes and Severed Fingers at a $13 Billion Silicon Valley Military Startup

06 Jun: Europe being invaded by ‘dangerous ideologies,’ Hegseth warns in D-Day speech

06 Jun: At least 12 shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio, police searching for suspects

07 Jun: Bolivia’s legislature passes law allowing use of troops against protesters

09 Jun: Is Israel spying on US? Espionage among allies has precedent

10 Jun: FBI seizes over a dozen websites it says were used by Chinese agents to recruit US officials

10 Jun: USDA’s Rollins called screwworm a ‘little pest’ amid U.S. spread. Last year, she called it ‘terrifying’

10 Jun: Federal authorities executing search warrant as part of probe into California chemical tank incident

10 Jun: US military chief Hegseth warns Cuba against acquiring military arms

11 Jun: FBI agents driven out under Trump assault form support network: ‘I’m still a human’

11 Jun: Pentagon locked down and partially evacuated due to a false alarm by hazardous materials sensor, sources say

12 Jun: Trump nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence

13 Jun: Tren de Aragua gang leader killed in US military strike, Trump says

13 Jun: Anthropic suspends access to latest AI models following US order

13 Jun: Armed men in Haiti’s capital seize a top security official in rare high-level abduction

13 Jun: US Releases Information On Biolabs In Over 30 Countries, Including Ukraine

15 Jun: Pentagon chief denies US facing munitions stockpile shortage

15 Jun: 8 crew members killed when a B-52 bomber crashes at California’s Edwards Air Force Base

16 Jun: FBI says it foiled a plot to attack UFC event at White House

17 Jun: Trump derails confirmation process for Jay Clayton as US intelligence chief

18 Jun: Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023

18 Jun: Trump administration reverses decision to scrap ocean monitoring system

19 Jun: 19-year-old arrested in connection with U.S. Consulate shooting in Toronto

19 Jun: Colombia sees new peace breakthrough as 100 rebels hand over arms

19 Jun: President Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet

19 Jun: U.S. kills 3 people on alleged drug-carrying boat, as senators demand to see unedited video of strikes

22 Jun: Trump-backed de la Espriella holds razor-thin lead in Colombia’s election as rival challenges vote

23 Jun: 8 protesters accused by feds of antifa ties get up to 100 years in Texas immigration center shooting

24 Jun: Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict

24 Jun: Anthropic’s Mythos AI found flaws in classified US systems within hours, officials say

24 Jun: Trump threatened new tolls in the Strait of Hormuz. What if other countries follow suit?

24 Jun: Trump wants $88B for Iran war, disaster aid in emergency request

24 Jun: Strong back-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela, killing at least 188 and injuring hundreds

26 Jun: Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information

29 Jun: JetBlue flight reports striking drone while landing at JFK

30 Jun: Venezuela’s La Guaira port reopens to deliver earthquake aid, US military says

UK & Europe:

01 Jun: France backed by Britain intercepts sanctioned oil tanker sailing from Russia

01 Jun: Brighton: Police cordon lifted after chemicals discovered in field

01 Jun: Fireworks factory explosion shocks Malta

01 Jun: Hungary’s PM Peter Magyar moves to oust president

02 Jun: UK firms ‘suffering financially’ as government drags heels on Defence Investment Plan

02 Jun: Could Russia hit northern Europe if it gained control of Arctic’s Bear Gap?

02 Jun: Teenager appears in court charged over ‘bomb hoax’ at Birmingham Peter Kay show

02 Jun: Coventry: Almost 100 homes evacuated after WW2 bomb found

03 Jun: Polar bear death in Svalbard linked to highly pathogenic bird flu

03 Jun: Royal Navy Merlin helicopter crashes in Devon: all 3 crew killed

03 Jun: Norwegian teen recruited by Iran-backed Swedish gang to carry out ‘hit’ in UK, court told

03 Jun: Chinese spies use LinkedIn to target UK officials and military staff

03 Jun: Five Eyes Joint Bulletin – Safeguarding Our Secrets

04 Jun: Coventry: Residents return home after WW2 bomb detonated

03 Jun: Teenage members of online ‘Monkey Mafia’ group targeted US influencers in hoax ‘swatting’ calls

03 Jun: Legionella bacteria delays push Worthing health centre build cost to £49m

04 Jun: Germany Says Russia Stirred up Opposition to UN Security Council Bid

05 Jun: Ballygally: People advised against bathing due to high levels of E. coli

05 Jun: Russia threats to UK at highest level since the Cold War, military chief warns

05 Jun: Former student charged with attempted murder after University of Surrey staff member shot with crossbow

05 Jun: Two Romanian men convicted of wounding journalist in London ‘on orders of Iran’

05 Jun: British guns on US ships but few British ones, MPs told

05 Jun: Associate of Manchester Synagogue attacker pleads guilty to terror charges

05 Jun: Shropshire: Arrest over ‘noxious substance’ case at nursery

05 Jun: Finland: 4 suspects in sabotage of undersea Estonia cables

06 Jun: Wiltshire: Police cordon Monkton Park as grenade found by magnet fisherman

06 Jun: MoD reports ‘minor technical issue’ with aircraft carrier docked in Norway

07 Jun: Manchester: Residents evacuated due to second suspicious item

07 Jun: Defence spending plan delay has left the UK less safe and undermined its credibility, MPs say

08 Jun: French NATO jets destroy mystery drone over Latvia as Ukraine war intensifies

09 Jun: Teenager charged over Golders Green ambulance arson attack

09 Jun: Iranian group could be labelled national threat under proposed new UK law

09 Jun: The real test of the UK Defence Investment Plan is endurance

09 Jun: Sellafield nuclear workers set to strike once more

10 Jun: Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests

10 Jun: Man charged with producing biological toxin ricin in Salford

11 Jun: Britain’s defence ⁠secretary Healey quits over defence spending

11 Jun: Two children die from measles as highly contagious virus spreads throughout UK

11 Jun: Manchester: Man arrested in Fallowfield after bomb squad called to estate

11 Jun: Russia targets record numbers of exiles, with Swiss group latest to be proscribed

12 Jun: Croydon businessman brokered illegal arms deals to send ex-Soviet fighter jets to Africa war zones

12 Jun: UKHSA: Who is eligible for the new one-off MenB vaccine programme?

12 Jun: Palestine Action activists jailed for £1.2m factory ‘terror’ raid after dozens arrested at protest

12 Jun: Israeli tech firm accused of interfering in Scottish election

12 Jun: What John Healey’s resignation as defence secretary means for Keir Starmer and the UK

12 Jun: UK’s defence plan is underfunded and outdated, says Al Carns after resignation

14 Jun: Royal Navy warships support first UK seizure of Russian shadow fleet vessel

15 Jun: Budgets don’t build defence: Britain must join defence bank

15 Jun: What a UK court’s backing of the Palestine Action ‘terror’ ban means

15 Jun: Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force to train in north of England

15 Jun: Palestine Action terror ban is lawful, judges rule in victory for Home Office

15 Jun: Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals

15 Jun: Russian supersonic bomber crashes in Siberia during training exercise

16 Jun: Captain of Russian shadow fleet ship (Smyrtos) seized by British troops appears in court

16 Jun: Seized oil tanker (Bella 1) reappears with new identity after leaving Scottish waters

16 Jun: Russian warship fired warning shots near U.K.-registered yacht in English Channel

16 Jun: UK will have to ‘dial back’ military plans without more funding, says chief of defence

16 Jun: French spies break with data-analysis giant Palantir, wary of relying on US tech

16 Jun: Londonderry: ‘Viable’ pipe bomb found on car after ‘loud bang’ heard in housing estate

17 Jun: NATO’s southern flank is exposed. Portugal can help fortify it

18 Jun: Poland: Arrest after Russian artist and Putin critic killed

18 Jun: Two men jailed in UK for spying for China

18 Jun: NATO: US lashes out, alliance head says everything’s fine

18 Jun: Dorset: Three charged with explosives and weapons offences

19 Jun: Norway to Open a Consulate in Greenland, Supporting Arctic Strategy

20 Jun: Fortress North: The Strategic Logic Behind Russia’s New Military Base Near Finland

22 Jun: British parliament to debate Israeli influence on UK politics: What we know

22 Jun: UK PM Starmer resigns as Britain faces its seventh leader in 10 years

22 Jun: Man charged with terrorism-linked attempted murders in Edinburgh

23 Jun: Romania: How 100 hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack

23 Jun: MoD papers show chemicals washed down drain at base

23 Jun: UK defence secretary promises delayed investment plan before Nato summit

26 Jun: Smyrtos: What happened to Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker crew?

26 Jun: Magdeburg Christmas market attacker sentenced to life

26 Jun: ‘A soup of toxic waste’: E.coli levels in River Thames ’30x higher than usual’ after sewage discharges during heatwave

27 Jun: Ulster: Suspected historic munition removed following Down security alert

28 Jun: UK: High-speed boats and drones promised for elite commandos in tweak to defence spending plan

29 Jun: 6 killed in shooting at shelter for mothers, children in Germany

29 Jun: UK: Teen who ‘idolised serial killers’ and searched Southport attacker jailed over college bomb threat

29 Jun: Frank Gardner: Royal Navy plans reflect sea change in how wars are fought

30 Jun: UK Gov: The Defence Investment Plan

30 Jun: UK Armed Forces funding announced at last – here’s everything you need to know

30 Jun: Defence Investment Plan: How much more is being spent and will the UK hit its targets?

30 Jun: Monaco explosion wounds Ukrainian oligarch as authorities probe ‘deliberate’ attack

30 Jun: Germany’s far-right AfD party sees 40 per cent surge in potential extremist members

Technology – Military:

01 Jun: UK Ministry of Defence awards Thales £36 million contract to supply more Lightweight Multirole Missiles

02 Jun: France bans Israeli offensive weapons on Europe’s largest arms trade show

03 Jun: Australian-made rocket motor designed for missiles test-fired for first time

03 Jun: Can autonomous AI-powered killer drones take morality onboard?

05 Jun: US Marine Corps retires the first fighter jet that didn’t need a runway

08 Jun: France and Germany abandon joint project to build European fighter jet

08 Jun: U.S. Department of State approves possible $1.98 billion Anduril counter-drone systems sale to Kuwait under Foreign Military Sale

08 Jun: Airbus unveils U145 uncrewed helicopter based on H145

09 Jun: Switzerland weighs Franco-Italian alternative to US air defences

09 Jun: Switzerland Finally Replaces Its 50-Year-Old M109s, With Deliveries Not Starting Until 2031

09 Jun: Airbus-led group proposes fighter jet alternative after French-German project fails

09 Jun: Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?

09 Jun: British firms named in UK huge Ukraine drone deal

09 Jun: Bournemouth University receives £2.8m for courses in defence technology

10 Jun: University of Sheffield receives £3m boost for defence training

10 Jun: Boeing Will Not Bid For U.S. Navy’s New Trainer Jet

11 Jun: Operational Pilot Flies B-21 as Top General Pushes Urgency

11 Jun: Binghamton University innovates new technique to detect plastic landmines

12 Jun: Britain’s unique minehunting ship officially welcomed into the Royal Navy fleet

15 Jun: Failed joint jet project spotlights Europe’s defense dilemma

16 Jun: British-built brain lets UGVs navigate when GPS goes down

18 Jun: US Air Force selects Anduril and General Atomics to build CCA drone wingmen

19 Jn: BAE Systems awarded US Army M109A7 Paladin contract

20 Jun: TigerShark : Britain shows off home-grown deep-strike weapon

21 Jun: Canada solidifies agreement with Australia to buy Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar system

21 Jun: Rolls-Royce unveiled mtu PowerPack Xelerate hybrid drive for heavy tracked vehicles as land forces sought more power and energy

22 Jun: UK advances Project Brakestop long-range strike weapons for Ukraine after three British-designed systems complete flight tests

22 Jun: PARABELLA – a mobile military shelter with no analogs

23 Jun: UK Army to invest in uncrewed ground vehicles, Jarvis confirms

26 Jun: A Sleek New Hypersonic Weapon From Lockheed Emerges in Spearhead Form

26 Jun: Philippine Air Force : Delivery of new FA-50 fighter jets on schedule

28 Jun: Royal Navy to build drone-equipped warships instead of replacing ageing destroyers

29 Jun: Saab receives order for three A26 submarines for Poland

29 Jun: UTA examines risks of GPS reliance in military

Technology –Biological / Medical:

01 Jun: Shionogi Announces FDA Approval of XOCOVA® (ensitrelvir), the First and Only Oral Option to Help Prevent COVID-19 Following Exposure

01 Jun: Researchers discover how to turn one germ’s drug resistance into an Achilles’ heel

01 Jun: UCF Scientist Leads Research to Break Through Harmful Bacterial “Fortresses”

02 Jun: T cells may be key to stopping measles virus—and its deadly relatives

02 Jun: Phase 1 clinical trial set to begin on first leishmaniasis vaccine

02 Jun: New RNA sequencing method reveals hidden layer of immune system control

02 Jun: ‘Accidental’ flu virus discovery lays foundation for novel treatment strategies

03 Jun: A new vaccine adjuvant could make it easier to eradicate polio

03 Jun: New Study Uncovers Key Values Influencing Black and Hispanic Parents’ COVID-19 Vaccination Choices for Their Children

03 Jun: Fever and chills can make respiratory diseases more contagious

03 Jun: Antibiotics for common sore throats have very limited effect on Strep spread

03 Jun: Updated standards aim to improve wound repair

04 Jun: Dengue Vaccine Shows Favourable Safety Profile in Travellers from Non-Endemic Regions

05 Jun: Breakthrough ‘Universal Vaccine’ Technology Promises Protection Against Future Virus Outbreaks

05 Jun: Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Homes From Sewage Overflow

08 Jun: Shiga-producing E. coli infections becoming more resistant to antibiotics, study finds

08 Jun: Antibiotics drive resistance in waterways – even after they break down

09 Jun: Hidden antibiotic reservoirs drive antimicrobial resistance

09 Jun: NIH-Funded Researchers Share Early Results of Lassa Fever Vaccine in Phase 1 Clinical Trial

09 Jun: Routine exposure to harmful levels of formaldehyde risking health of thousands of NHS staff

09 Jun: New antibiotic attacks bacteria in never-before-seen way

09 Jun: Antiviral Molecules in Bacteria

09 Jun: Poll: Trust in CDC has fallen dramatically in the last year

10 Jun: Bacteria organise themselves to hitchhike across large distances

10 Jun: Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever: How the Pathogen Evades the Immune System

10 Jun: Dr Günther Müller, co-discoverer of the Marburg virus, turns 100

11 Jun: Researchers discover 45 new toxins produced by Salmonella bacteria

12 Jun: DNA tracking links raccoons to riverborne bacteria with possible human spillover

12 Jun: Hiding in the central nervous system: using cerebral organoids to better understand Ebola virus biology

14 Jun: U.S. troops can now sequence DNA in the desert, Arctic, or at sea (US Naval Research Lab)

15 Jun: mRNA flu vaccine offers immune protection against wide array of influenza virus strains

15 Jun: Only 10 viral particles cause H5N1 avian flu infection in cows

15 Jun: Bionic cooling skin accelerates healing and combats wound infections

15 Jun: Study reveals how bacteria assemble their envelope

15 Jun: COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Among Older Adults

16 Jun: Ebola Virus Hides in the Central Nervous System, According to New Research Led by Microbiologists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

16 Jun: Single Amino Acid Mutation Could Enable Viruses to Leap from Bats to Humans

17 Jun: AI Unlocks the Secrets of Viruses: Birth of Large Protein Structures for Vaccine Delivery

17 Jun: Influenza Activity and Estimated Vaccine Effectiveness During the 2025-2026 Influenza Season

17 Jun: Beyond Bread and Beer: Alluring Yeast Species Could Yield New Mosquito Traps to Combat Malaria

17 Jun: Why do viruses not kill the mosquitoes that transmit them?

18 Jun: Bird flu kills thousands of baby seals on Heard Island in Southern Ocean

18 Jun: New Study Seeks to Prolong Immune System Longevity

19 Jun: How H5N1 bird flu hid unrecognized for weeks in dairy cattle

19 Jun: AI Reveals Unexpected Source of Antibiotic Candidates in Prion Proteins

22 Jun: Injectable Hydrogel Made from Silk and Kudzu Plant Compound Achieves Complete Wound Closure in Laboratory Tests (Study)

22 Jun: Protective human antibodies target West Nile and related viruses

24 Jun: New Vaccine Offers Hope Against Growing Tropical Disease in U.S.

24 Jun: Vancomycin: Back in action: Researchers make drug-resistant bacteria vulnerable again

25 Jun: Teamwork: An unexpected strategy bacteria use to survive antibiotics

25 Jun: Viruses under stress: how viral shells change shape as they dry out

26 Jun: A “Copper Economy” helps fungi and bacteria build better biofilms

26 Jun: Sea anemone flips a human antiviral strategy on its head

26 Jun: Using AI to tackle global superbug crisis

26 Jun: Study: Three-in-one vaccine shows promise against ‘tripledemic’

29 Jun: UK to invest £580 million in Dstl infrastructure and Porton Down facilities for advanced defence science and technology research

29 Jun: Diabetes worsens long COVID complications

29 Jun: Schistosomiasis Vaccine Shows Strong Immune Memory in Early Clinical Trials

29 Jun: PFAS in medicines can often be replaced with alternatives

30 Jun: A non-toxic guard against Lyme disease could soon be an everyday purchase

30 Jun: Antibiotics Restore Salmonella-Damaged Blood Stem Cells

30 Jun: COVID-19 vaccine boosters may help protect against future animal coronaviruses

30 Jun: Scientists Solve Decades-old Mystery of How Malaria Parasites Invade Human Cells

30 Jun: Moving Toward Better Tests and Treatments for Lyme Disease

Technology – Nuclear:

01 Jun: Hinkley Point C’s second reactor lifted into place by world’s largest crane

03 Jun: Tepco Announces Start Of Spent Fuel Removal From Fukushima-Daiichi Unit 2

04 Jun: North Korea unveils nuclear weapons fuel production plant

05 Jun: Japan proposes replacement of up to 14 nuclear reactors

05 Jun: First criticality for US microreactor under DOE programme

09 Jun: Nuclear weapons spending surges to record high of $119bn, report says

15 Jun: Swedish new nuclear project selects Rolls-Royce SMRs

18 Jun: NATO issues first nuclear statement in message to Moscow

23 Jun: Trump administration to loan $17 billion to speed deployment of 10 big nuclear reactors in U.S.

24 Jun: Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center reports 91st Missile Wing simulated Minuteman test to verify nuclear deterrence readiness

25 Jun: Iran’s Nuclear Deal Faces Its Toughest Test: Verification

26 Jun: Swiss nuclear power station shut down as river warms

Technology – Other:

02 Jun: Faster lower-cost PFAS testing could reshape how US drinking water is monitored

22 Jun: A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing

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