{"id":380,"date":"2025-03-03T20:57:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T20:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbrneurope.uk\/?p=380"},"modified":"2025-03-03T20:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T20:57:04","slug":"news-round-up-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbrneurope.uk\/?p=380","title":{"rendered":"News Round Up &#8211; February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ukraine News<\/h1>\n<p>01 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/ukraine-war-wounded-russian-soldiers-sent-back-to-the-front\/a-71474444\">Ukraine war: Wounded Russian soldiers sent back to the front<\/a><\/p>\n<p>03 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/03\/moscow-bomb-kills-pro-russia-paramilitary-leader\">Moscow bomb kills pro-Russia paramilitary leader from Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>04 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/monitoring.bbc.co.uk\/product\/b0003a4f\">Briefing: Enthusiasm in Ukraine as Trump seeks to trade rare minerals for aid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/07\/europe\/ukraine-france-mirage-fighter-jets-intl-hnk-ml\/index.html\">Ukraine gets French Mirage fighter jets, more F-16s from the Netherlands<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/north-korean-troops-russia-ukraine-war-casualties-b2693939.html\">What happened to the North Korean troops fighting Ukraine on the frontline?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/russia-conscriptions-tightens-medical-exemptions-ilnesses\/33305843.html\">Syphilis And Mental Disorders: Wartime Russia Eyes Tightening Military Exemptions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/putin-preparing-peace-zelenskyy-after-deadly-ballistic-missile\/story?id=118724387\">Putin &#8216;not preparing for peace,&#8217; Zelenskyy says after deadly ballistic missile strike<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-02-13\/ukraine-intelligence-officlal-accused-of-being-russian-spy\/104930600\">Top Ukraine intelligence official accused of being Russian agent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-donald-trump-keir-starmer-russia-b2697729.html\">\u2018Make sure Ukraine at heart\u2019 of negotiations, says Starmer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-60506682\">Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/chernobyl-russian-drone-missile-radiation-shield-kremlin-b2698590.html\">Russian drone pierced Chernobyl nuclear plant\u2019s radiation shield, says Zelensky<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamhouse.org\/2025\/02\/trumps-electroshock-ukraine-ends-debate-europe-cannot-rely-us-its-security\">Trump\u2019s \u2018electroshock\u2019 on Ukraine ends the debate: Europe cannot rely on the US for its security<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/czep44jn9jyo\">UK military too &#8216;run down&#8217; to lead Ukraine peace mission &#8211; ex-Army chief<\/a><\/p>\n<p>17 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/17\/europe-at-turning-point-as-leaders-meet-in-paris-to-discuss-ukraine-crisis\">Europe at \u2018turning point\u2019 as leaders meet in Paris to discuss Ukraine crisis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-44717074\">How much do Nato members spend on defence?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/18\/politics\/donald-trump-putin-ukraine-analysis\/index.html\">Trump\u2019s slam of Zelensky is a remarkable moment in US foreign policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c36wn949jxno\">Trump echoes Russia as he upends US position on Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/resources\/idt-3036d1db-da99-49b3-9d64-272472095d4a\">Putin\u2019s secret weapon: The threat to the UK lurking on our sea beds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>22 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/20\/fact-check-did-ukraine-start-its-war-with-russia-as-trump-claims\">Fact-check: Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as Trump claims?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>23 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/foreign-affairs\/army-chief-thomas-s%C3%BCssli-switzerland-could-provide-200-soldiers\/88915841\">Swiss army open to peacekeeping role on the Ukrainian-Russian border<\/a><\/p>\n<p>23 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamhouse.org\/2023\/06\/how-end-russias-war-ukraine\/summary\">Chatham House: How to end Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>24 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/23\/europe\/ukraine-zelensky-resign-nato-intl\/index.html\">Zelensky says ready to quit if it brings peace, pushes back on US demand for Ukrainian minerals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>24 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/russia-ukraine-war-wounded-database-hospital\/33323265.html\">Russian Defector Leaks Files Revealing Shocking Scale of War Casualties<\/a><\/p>\n<p>25 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c4gdx7488g5o\">Putin offers Russian and Ukrainian rare minerals to US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>25 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2025\/02\/25\/mind-the-gaps-europes-to-do-list-for-defense-without-the-us\/\">Mind the gaps: Europe\u2019s to-do list for defense without the US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>26 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5ymvygpj7go\">US needs role in Ukraine to deter Putin, says PM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>28 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/ukraine-trump-zelenskyy-minerals-deal\/33330530.html\">Inside The Ukraine-U.S. Minerals Deal (It\u2019s Not What You Might Think)<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Middle East \/ Africa \/ Asia<\/h1>\n<p>01 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/1\/dozens-of-soldiers-armed-attackers-killed-in-southwest-pakistan-violence\">Dozens of soldiers, fighters killed in Baloch separatist attack in Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>02 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/2\/us-strikes-in-somalia-killed-key-isil-figures-says-regional-government\">US strikes in Somalia killed \u2018key\u2019 ISIL figures, says regional government<\/a><\/p>\n<p>04 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/4\/syrias-al-sharaa-meets-erdogan-to-talk-kurdish-fighters-defence-pacts\">Syria\u2019s al-Sharaa, Turkey\u2019s Erdogan talk Kurdish fighters, defence pacts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>04 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/03-02-2025-groundbreaking-ebola-vaccination-trial-launches-today-in-uganda\">Groundbreaking Ebola vaccination trial launches today in Uganda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/trump-gaza-palestinians-saudi-arabia-egypt-jordan-b2692520.html\">Arab world rejects Trump\u2019s plan for US to &#8216;take over&#8217; Gaza and relocate Palestinians<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/5\/philippine-house-impeaches-vice-president-sara-duterte\">Philippine House impeaches Vice President Sara Duterte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>06 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/naval-news\/2025\/02\/iran-accepts-delivery-of-homegrown-drone-carrier-shahid-bahman-bagheri\/\">Iran accepts delivery of homegrown drone carrier \u2018Shahid Bahman Bagheri\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>06 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/6\/where-does-trumps-renewed-maximum-pressure-leave-any-iran-us-deal\">Where does Trump\u2019s renewed \u2018maximum pressure\u2019 leave any Iran-US deal?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/taiwan-news-air-force-buy-us-hawkeye-radar-plane-china-stealth-jet-2027035\">China&#8217;s Rival Wants US Radar Planes To Track Chinese Stealth Jets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsca.mil\/press-media\/major-arms-sales\/israel-munitions-guidance-kits-fuzes-and-munitions-support\">US Defense Security Cooperation Agency: Israel \u2013 Munitions, Guidance Kits, Fuzes, and Munitions Support<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c0rqe85q1jno\">Oil clean-up &#8216;scam&#8217; warnings ignored by Shell, whistleblower tells BBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/13\/sudan-first-russian-naval-base-in-africa-go-ahead\">Sudan says plan for first Russian naval base in Africa will go ahead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-02-13\/china-pla-fighter-flares-raaf-south-china-sea\/104932884\">Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>16 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cjw4egp7lwno\">Iran&#8217;s abandoned bases in Syria: Years of military expansion lie in ruins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>16 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/16\/rubio-says-hamas-must-be-eradicated-casting-doubt-on-gaza-ceasefire-deal\">Rubio says Hamas \u2018must be eradicated\u2019, casting doubt on Gaza ceasefire deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-nuclear-news.org\/articles\/japan-aims-for-increased-use-of-nuclear-in-latest-energy-plan\">Japan aims for increased use of nuclear in latest energy plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiantimes.com\/chinese-navy-z-9-helicopter-flies-dangerously-close\/\">China\u2019s Z-9 Helicopter Comes \u201cDangerously Close\u201d To Philippine Aircraft In Yet Another Display Of Military Aggression<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/asia\/southeast-asia\/philippines-manila-mosquitos-cash-bounty-dengue-outbreak-b2701461.html\">Philippines: Village offers cash bounty for mosquitos amid dengue outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>21 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/21\/bus-explosion-in-israels-tel-aviv-what-happened-and-what-we-know-so-far\">Bus explosions near Israel\u2019s Tel Aviv: What happened, what we know so far<\/a><\/p>\n<p>21 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-02-21\/chinese-warship-pilot-hazard-east-coast\/104966826\">Chinese gave live fire warning with planes &#8216;literally flying across the Tasman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>26 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20250226-iran-accelerates-production-near-weapons-grade-uranium-rising-tensions-us-trump\">Iran speeds up production of near weapons-grade uranium amid rising US tensions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>26 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/southchinasea\/2025\/02\/26\/china-navy-taiwan-live-fire-exercise-kaohsiung\/\">China sets up live-fire exercise zone near Taiwan \u2018without warning\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>27 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/27\/blasts-at-m23-rally-in-bukavu-eastern-drc\">Deadly blasts hit M23 rebel rally in captured DRC city of Bukavu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>28 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckgne2v4p12o\">DR Congo conflict: 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>News<\/h1>\n<p>01 Feb; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c15z03719kvo\">Hazardous chemical leak at leisure park in Cornwall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>01 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/06\/panama-canal-trump-marco-rubio\">Panama accuses US of peddling \u2018intolerable falsehood\u2019 about canal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>06 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-nuclear-news.org\/articles\/uk-announces-planning-reforms-for-nuclear-projects\">UK announces planning reforms to speed up nuclear projects<\/a><\/p>\n<p>06 Feb:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/arid-41569489.html\">First case of Clade I mpox detected in Ireland, says HSE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cly7gk3xk3zo\">What&#8217;s next for WW2 site now storing nuclear waste?<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/ukinventory.nda.gov.uk\/site\/llwr\/\">LLWR Inventory<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stgeorges.nhs.uk\/newsitem\/norovirus-advice-as-diarrhoea-and-vomiting-bug-shuts-three-hospital-wards\/\">London: Norovirus advice as diarrhoea and vomiting bug shuts three hospital wards<\/a><\/p>\n<p>08 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250208-baltics-begin-decoupling-from-russian-power-grid\">Baltic states cut ties to Russian power grid in historic switch away from Moscow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/dozens-of-unexploded-second-world-war-bombs-discovered-at-playpark-13306898\">Wooler UK: Dozens of unexploded Second World War bombs discovered at playpark<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9qj9yrn5lyo\">South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/life-aging\/block-2-of-the-beznau-nuclear-power-plant-shut-down-due-to-faulty-manipulation\/88854590\">Swiss nuclear power plant partly shut down due to error<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/czepk0y1nglo\">UK: &#8216;Highly pathogenic&#8217; bird flu case sparks cull<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c391mpmr81xo\">UK: Avian flu spread sees 1.8 million farmed birds culled<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk\/news\/24931768.bristol-wiltshire-trains-cancelled-ammunition-found\/\">GWR trains cancelled as ammunition found on track in Trowbridge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250213-grenade-blast-in-french-bar-wounds-12\">Grenade thrown into bar in French city of Grenoble injures 15<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/business\/former-google-boss-warns-of-extreme-risk-from-terrorists-posed-by-ai-b2697389.html\">Former Google boss warns of \u2018extreme risk\u2019 from terrorists posed by AI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/warwickshire-afghanistan-islamic-state-kabul-stratforduponavon-b2697835.html\">Warwickshire mother facing jail over plan to join terror group in Afghanistan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/munich-seriously-injured-child-among-36-hurt-in-car-ramming-attack-13309066\">Munich attack suspect had &#8216;religious&#8217; motive, prosecutor says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/14\/climate\/nuclear-nnsa-firings-trump\/index.html\">Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country\u2019s weapons stockpile, sources say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/02\/15\/pentagon-moves-to-take-back-troops-booted-for-refusing-covid-vaccine\/\">Pentagon moves to take back troops booted for refusing COVID vaccine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/newsletter\/global-playbook\/jd-vance-brings-culture-war-to-europe\/\">JD Vance brings culture war to Europe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>17 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sussexexpress.co.uk\/news\/emergency-incident\/worthing-beach-bomb-squad-found-item-to-pose-no-threat-after-large-emergency-response-4990727\">Worthing Beach: Bomb squad &#8216;found item to pose no threat&#8217; after large emergency response<\/a><\/p>\n<p>17 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2025\/02\/17\/south-korea-removes-deepseek-from-app-stores-pending-privacy-review\">South Korea removes DeepSeek from app stores, pending privacy review<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cp8ynlzy7ljo\">Sheffield: Four taken to hospital after chemical fire at lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/doge\/usda-accidentally-fired-officials-bird-flu-rehire-rcna192716\">USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/18\/la-fire-cleanup-beach-will-rogers-epa\">\u2018An unprecedented situation\u2019: EPA plan for LA wildfire cleanup stirs protests over toxic dangers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2025\/feb\/19\/seals-die-norfolk-coast-blakeney-point-bird-flu\">Four seals die on Norfolk coast after contracting bird flu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/norovirus-hospital-cases-hit-record-high-as-nhs-faces-storm-of-infections-13313186\">Norovirus hospital cases hit record high as NHS faces &#8216;storm of infections&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/westcountry\/2025-02-20\/buildings-evacuated-as-suspected-grenades-handed-in-to-police\">Weston Town Hall evacuated as suspected grenades handed in to police<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/2-texas-teenage-girls-custody-after-fbi-police\/story?id=118995883\">2 Texas teenage girls in custody after FBI, police disrupt possible &#8216;mass casualty&#8217; school plot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/ukdefencejournal.org.uk\/uk-and-norway-to-establish-new-defence-partnership\/\">UK and Norway to establish new Defence Partnership<\/a><\/p>\n<p>21 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/russia-ukraine-uk-defence-starmer-b2702275.html\">UK \u2018massively vulnerable\u2019 to threat of Russia after decades of military cuts, ex-Army chief warns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>21 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20250221-sweden-launches-probe-after-yet-another-baltic-sea-cable-is-damaged\">Sweden launches probe after yet another Baltic Sea cable is damaged<\/a><\/p>\n<p>22 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/national-international\/measles-outbreaks-texas-new-mexico\/3776057\/\">Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here&#8217;s what you should know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>22 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/trump-fires-top-us-military-officers-including-americas-most-senior-commander-13314409\">Trump fires top US military officers &#8211; including America&#8217;s most senior commander<\/a><\/p>\n<p>24 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c4gdpzzkxzdo\">Wooler: Playpark where 176 bombs found closed &#8216;for months&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>24 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/russian-consulate-explosion-marseille-anniversary-b2703417.html\">Marseille Russian consulate explosion: Three Molotov cocktails thrown in attack branded \u2018terrorism\u2019 by Moscow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>25 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/prime-minister-sets-out-biggest-sustained-increase-in-defence-spending-since-the-cold-war-protecting-british-people-in-new-era-for-national-security\">UK Prime Minister sets out biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War<\/a><\/p>\n<p>26 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/environment\/story\/2025-02-26\/poultry-culling-hasnt-stopped-h5n1-bird-flu\">Killing 166 million birds hasn\u2019t helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>26 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/suspect-in-court-over-clydebank-van-and-fireworks-blaze-that-left-kids-screaming-in-sheer-terror-13317469\">Suspect in court over Clydebank van and fireworks blaze that left &#8216;kids screaming in sheer terror&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>26 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/boy-15-from-northumberland-set-to-appear-in-court-charged-with-preparing-act-of-terrorism-13317687\">Boy, 15, from Northumberland, set to appear in court charged with preparing act of terrorism<\/a><\/p>\n<p>27 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/international-news\/20250227-a-french-uk-nuclear-umbrella-for-europe-not-likely-say-analysts\">A French-UK nuclear umbrella for Europe? Not likely, say analysts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>27 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/measles-outbreak-west-texas-death-rfk-41adc66641e4a56ce2b2677480031ab9\">A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade<\/a><\/p>\n<p>27 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemediacentre.org\/expert-reaction-to-ukhsa-warning-of-potential-second-norovirus-wave\/\">Expert reaction to UKHSA warning of potential second norovirus wave<\/a><\/p>\n<p>27 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/27\/will-pkk-leader-ocalans-call-for-group-to-dissolve-end-turkiye-conflict\">Will PKK leader Ocalan\u2019s call for group to dissolve end Turkiye conflict?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>28 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/czech-republic-prague-slovakia-b2706811.html\">Freight train derails in Czech Republic, causing major chemical fire<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Technology<\/h1>\n<p>31 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.lockheedmartin.com\/2025-01-31-U-S-Navy-Awards-Lockheed-Martin-383-Million-for-Next-Generation-of-U-S-Deterrence-at-Sea#assets_all\">U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $383 Million for Next Generation of U.S. Deterrence at Sea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>02 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/ukdefencejournal.org.uk\/new-submarine-hub-opens-in-bristol-creating-100-jobs\/\">New submarine hub opens in Bristol, creating 100 jobs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>03 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ufl.edu\/2025\/02\/salmonella-vaccine-research\/\">Researchers take step toward creating Salmonella vaccine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>03 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsu.edu\/etsu-news\/2025\/02-february\/etsu-research-explores-spanish-flus-impact-on-appalachia.php\">ETSU research explores Spanish flu\u2019s impact on Appalachia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/new-robots-lead-the-way-in-bomb-disposal-innovation\">New robots lead the way in bomb disposal innovation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>06 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/282896\/army_breaks_ground_on_state_of_the_art_6_8_mm_ammunition_production_facility\">US Army breaks ground on state-of-the-art 6.8 mm ammunition production facility<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2024\/03\/29\/army-has-finally-fielded-its-next-generation-squad-weapons.html\">M4 Replacement<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>06 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.tamu.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/warding-off-superbugs-with-a-pinch-of-turmeric.html\">Warding Off Superbugs with a Pinch of Turmeric<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/missile-defense-agency-iron-dome\/\">Missile Defense Agency Moves Out Quickly on \u2018Iron Dome\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2025-02-unexpected-mechanism-immune-response-parasitic.html\">An unexpected mechanism regulates the immune response during parasitic infections<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/nih-slashes-overhead-payments-research-sparking-outrage\">USA: NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttu.edu\/now\/posts\/2025\/02\/texas-tech-lab-plays-key-role-in-potential-new-pathway-to-fight-viruses.php\">Texas Tech Lab Plays Key Role in Potential New Pathway to Fight Viruses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mri.psu.edu\/news\/news\/new-smart-sensor-takes-pain-out-wound-monitoring\">New smart sensor takes the pain out of wound monitoring<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/military\/milrem-robot-military-truck\">Milrem unveils mini robot military truck that rains bullets and runs at 68 mph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanspaceflight.com\/uk-mod-taps-airbus-to-build-127m-spy-satellite-constellation\/\">UK MOD Taps Airbus to Build \u00a3127M Spy Satellite Constellation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/news\/articles\/stronger,-safer,-smarter-pioneering-zinc-based-dissolvable-implants-for-bone-repair\">Stronger, safer, smarter: pioneering Zinc-based dissolvable implants for bone repair<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pasteur.fr\/en\/press-area\/press-documents\/mpox-better-understanding-tecovirimat-resistance\">Mpox: a better understanding of tecovirimat resistance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/News-Stories\/Article\/4064895\/nps-develops-ai-solution-to-automate-drone-defense-with-high-energy-lasers\/\">NPS Develops AI Solution to Automate Drone Defense with High Energy Lasers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvg8yge40eqo\">India and France plan small modular nuclear reactors (SMR)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/source.washu.edu\/2025\/02\/washu-to-develop-new-tools-for-detecting-chemical-warfare-agent\/\">WashU to develop new tools for detecting chemical warfare agent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/02\/researchers-unlock-new-potential-porcine-virus-treatment\/\">Researchers Unlock New Potential Porcine Virus Treatment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/Q1\/air-inside-your-home-may-be-more-polluted-than-outside-due-to-everyday-chemical-products\/\">Air inside your home may be more polluted than outside due to everyday chemical products<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/news\/2025\/02\/14\/dangerous-bacteria-lurk-in-hospital-sink-drains-despite-rigorous-cleaning\">Dangerous bacteria lurk in hospital sink drains, despite rigorous cleaning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biophysics.org\/news-room\/designing-antivirals-for-shape-shifting-viruses\">Designing Antivirals for Shape-Shifting Viruses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>16 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avinc.com\/resources\/press-releases\/view\/av-unveils-jump-20-x-revolutionizing-autonomous-maritime-operations-with-unmatched-precision-and-versatility\">AV Unveils JUMP 20-X: Revolutionizing Autonomous Maritime Operations with Unmatched Precision and Versatility<\/a><\/p>\n<p>17 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corepower.energy\/maritime-applications\/fnpp\">CORE POWER launches Liberty maritime civil nuclear program at Houston summit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cea.fr\/english\/Pages\/News\/nuclear-fusion-west-beats-the-world-record-for-plasma-duration.aspx\">Nuclear fusion: WEST beats the world record for plasma duration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isglobal.org\/en\/-\/uso-de-tests-rapidos-para-diagnosticar-el-chagas-en-paraguay\">Landmark Study of Chagas Disease in Paraguay Supports Use of Rapid Tests to Improve Access to Diagnosis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Feb: <a href=\"http:\/\/cmaj.ca\/content\/197\/6\/E155\">Case Study: Legionnaires\u2019 disease following lake swimming in Iowa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/news\/261293\/googles-ai-co-scientist-could-enhance-research\/\">Google\u2019s AI co-scientist could enhance research, say Imperial College researchers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army-technology.com\/news\/british-army-to-get-new-infantry-machine-gun-and-sniper-rifle\/\">British Army to get new infantry machine gun and sniper rifle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lji.org\/news-events\/news\/post\/new-ebola-virus-research-boosts-pandemic-preparedness\/\">New Ebola virus research boosts pandemic preparedness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>24 Feb: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latrobe.edu.au\/news\/articles\/2025\/release\/killer-t-cells-could-protect-against-bird-flu\">Killer T cells could protect against \u2018bird flu\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>25 Feb: <a 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