
NATO Ally Scrambles Fighter Jets as Russia Strikes Near Border
NATO member Poland has scrambled combat aircraft due to the threat posed to its airspace by long-range Russian strikes on Ukraine, it said on Saturday. Poland’s Armed Forces said fighter jets were deployed and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems placed on high alert due to overnight Russian strikes on western Ukraine, which borders […]
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NATO Scrambles Multiple Fighter Jets After Long-Range Russian Strikes
By Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She joined Newsweek in January 2023, having previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Express, and is a graduate of International Journalism at City, […]
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Bird Flu Found in California Rats as USDA Scrambles to Rehire Scientists
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed H5N1 bird flu in four black rats in Riverside County, California this week. The rats were discovered in late January near two recently affected poultry farms, marking the first detection in rats since 2021. Newsweek reached out to the USDA via email on Saturday for comment. Why It […]
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