Weekly News Roundup – Week 14
Monday 1st April Seven were killed following an attack on an aid convoy by Israeli forces. (Aljazeera) The Israeli government approved a law giving them […]
Monday 1st April Seven were killed following an attack on an aid convoy by Israeli forces. (Aljazeera) The Israeli government approved a law giving them […]
Monday 25th March The Puerto Rican health secretary has declared an epidemic of dengue cases, with 549 cases this year compared to a total of […]
Monday 18th March Dozens of people have been detained in the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City after the Israeli military said it had taken control […]
Monday 11th March Antony Blinken will meet with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica to try and resolve the situation in Haiti. (AP) Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw […]
Monday 4th February France has become the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right. (AP) The Supreme Court in the US has […]
January 29th The U.S. won’t rule out anything in response to the attack on one of their military bases in Jordan by an Iranian-backed group […]
January 22nd The United States and the United Kingdom carried out their second joint strike on the Houthi group in Yemen. This has been the […]
January 15th Gibraltar Eagle was hit by a ballistic missile launched from Houthi-occupied Yemen just days after strikes from the U.S. and the UK. It […]
8th January Russia launched a large attack on Ukraine with 51 missiles, hypersonic and cruise missiles, and eight drones. All drones and 18 of the […]
An island’s view of the news this week. 1st January Japan was greeted into the new year by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that brought terrifying […]
Monday 30th March An Iranian attack damages the Kuwait power and desalination plant, killing a worker. (Al Jazeera) Spain closes airspace to US aircraft involved […]
Monday 23rd March Trump says US and Iran have ‘major points of agreement,’ including no nuclear weapons. (ABC News) An explosion in Nigeria’s Kwara state […]
Monday 16th March US allies rebuff Trump’s request for support in the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters) Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport. […]
Monday 9th March 2026 A second Iranian missile in Southeast Türkiye is shot down in what is the second incident of its kind in the […]
Monday 2nd March 2026 First Flights take off from Dubai after Iran strikes, but services are limited. (CNBC) Two drones were intercepted heading for the […]
Monday 23rd February 2026 Mexico sends thousands of soldiers to stop violence after the death of a drug lord. (BBC News) Another US boat strike […]