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 this new supercollider will help scientists find out more about dark energy. (Sky News)
King Charles is being treated for cancer. (AP)
The United Kingdom’s defence sectary has stated that “the UK will not hesitate to respond again in self-defence”. (Sky News)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war will continue for “months”. Once again citing that his goal is “complete victory over Hamas”. (Sky News)
Tuesday 6th February
A British-owned cargo ship was attacked in the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed Houthis group. (Sky News)
The US has stated that they will increase overseeing in Boeing factories after a door was blown off of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 727 MAX 9. (Sky News)
Senate Democrats are trying to prevent the Biden administration from bypassing Congress in order to supply funding to Israel without notifying Congress. (AP)
Former President Donald Trump has been handed a defeat in court. The court ruled that Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution. (BBC News)
Wednesday 7th February
Hamas proposes a three-stage ceasefire plan. According to Reuters Hamas also stated that their proposal would see a complete rebuilding of Gaza and ensure all Israeli forces are withdrawn from the region. Furthermore, an exchange of bodies and remains would also take place. (Reuters)
In a press conference, Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to be indicating he would not accept the proposal by Hamas saying that Israel will “never look back until we complete our task”. (Sky News)
The US military confirmed it was behind a drone strike that killed a “Kataib Hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and participating in attacks on US forces in the region.” (Sky News)
Thursday 8th February
A report from Special Counsel Robert Hur has brought up the topic of Joe Biden’s memory saying that the 81-year-old president was “poor”. It also later went on to mention that Biden did not agree with some of Obama’s decisions such as sending 30,000 us troops to Afghanistan. Finally, the report mentions that classified documents relating to the War in Afghanistan were stored in Mr Biden’s home in Delaware. (BBC News)
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi. (BBC News)
The UK’s Labour party has withdrawn their pledge of £28bn of green spending if they get elected later in the year. With the part citing the current government ruining the economy as the primary reason. (BBC News)
Friday 9th February
US president has hinted that he thinks Israel’s military response has been “over the top” as the death toll nears 28,000 according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry. (Sky News)
Netanyahu has ordered the evacuation of citizens from Rafah, a large settlement in the south of the Gaza Strip that has been inundated with people felling the violence in the north. The Prime Minister has ordered the country’s military to prepare to evacuate the population of southern Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive. (Sky News)
US President Joe Biden has stated that his memory is “fine” after a report by Special Counsel Robert Hur was published the day before. (BBC News)
Russian President Vladimir Putin was interviewed by Tucker Carlson on a whole host of different topics from Ukraine to journalist Evan Gershkovich. The interview also included a 30 depiction of the history of Russia and Ukraine which the President stated would only take 30 seconds or less. (BBC News)
Imprisoned political figure Imran Khan was ahead in Pakistan’s election heading into Friday evening which came to the shock of Nawaz Sharif, the country’s former prime minister, who says he will seek a coalition government. (AP)
Saturday 10th February
The death and injury toll in Gaza has crossed 28,064 and 67,611 respectively according to the Hamas-run health ministry. (Sky News)
Israeli strikes in the city of Rafah, a ‘safe zone’ for the people in Gaza, have killed 44 people including a three-month-old baby. (AP)
The UK’s foreign secretary David Cameron says he is “deeply concerned” about Netanyahu’s plan for a military offensive in Rafah. (Sky News)
Sunday 11th February
Hamas officials have said that a Rafah offensive will ‘blow up’ hostage talks as Israel looks to get their remaining 100 hostages that Hamas are believed to have. (Sky News)
Israel has struck the Gaza city of Rafah killing 67 people and wounding dozens more as they retrieve 2 hostages. (AP)
Netanyahu has turned a blind eye to calls to not launch an offensive on Rafah, which is believed to house at least four Hamas battalions, as international pressure rises with U.S. President Joe Biden speaking to Netanyahu today saying that he should not continue with the offensive until they have a credible plan on how to evacuate the over one million people who are in and around the city. Also, mentioning the progress made for the release of the hostages should not be lost. (Sky News)
Donald Trump has said he ‘encourages’ Russia to attack non-playing NATO Allies. Citing the countries that do not pay their way as the ones he will not come to the aid of if he becomes U.S. President at the end of this year. (BBC News)
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