Weekly News Roundup – Week 8
Monday 19th February The Houthis have claimed to have shot down a United States MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Red Sea. (CNN) Tuesday 20th February […]
Monday 19th February The Houthis have claimed to have shot down a United States MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Red Sea. (CNN) Tuesday 20th February […]
Monday 12th The people in the city of Gaza are terrified of a possible ground operation in the city conducted by the Israeli military. The […]
Monday 5th February Scientists at CERN have proposed a new “Supercollider” which has been fitted with a whopping £17bn price tag. It is hoped that […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wagner Group leader Prigozhin has stated that he has proved his point and will order his soldiers to stop their advancements on Moscow and return […]
Anti-terrorism operations are underway in the Russian capital, with the threat of gunfire on its streets. The Moscow region has suspended all large outdoor activities […]
The Wagner group, which has been vital in keeping Russia involved in its illegal war in Ukraine, has now seemed to have had enough of […]
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 […]