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• Five ISIS Operatives Killed in Iraqi Precision Airstrike, Enabled by CENTCOM Forces CENTCOM 04 Feb 2025 -- On 31 Jan., Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), enabled by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces, conducted precision airstrikes in the vicinity Kirkuk, Iraq, killing five ISIS operatives.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Analysts: American Iron Dome reduces nuclear coercion but drives arms race VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's order to build an American version of the Iron Dome to shield the U.S. from aerial attacks will deter China and Russia from coercing the U.S. using nuclear weapons but could drive a three-way arms race, said analysts.
• Ghana Armed Forces, US Army launch first strategic communication workshop Army News 04 Feb 2025 -- The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), strengthened their partnership through a strategic communication and information warfare exchange at Burma Camp, Ghana, Jan. 28-31.
• Alaska Guard Deploys to Eastern Europe to Support NATO Allies Army News 04 Feb 2025 -- The Alaska Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th Regional Support Group, will deploy about 80 Guardsmen to Eastern Europe for nine months to support the U.S. Army Europe and Africa's Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce.
• Marine Corps Passes FY24 Financial Audit USMC News Release 04 Feb 2025 -- For the second year in a row, independent auditors verified that the Marine Corps' financial records are materially accurate, complete, and compliant with federal regulations and issued an unmodified opinion for Fiscal Year 2024.
• USS St. Louis (LCS-19) Supports Operation Southern Guard at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay US Navy 04 Feb 2025 -- The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) is moored at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) and the crew is supporting the expansion of the base's Migrant Operations Center as part of Operation Southern Guard.
• Destroyer Squadron 50 Assumes Operation Prosperity Guardian Mission US Navy 04 Feb 2025 -- Combined Maritime Forces' (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 handed over responsibility for Operation Prosperity Guardian, the presence and information-sharing mission to counter unlawful Houthi attacks on maritime shipping in the Red Sea region, to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 50, Feb. 1.
• NAVWAR at WEST 2025: The Future of Multi-Domain Warfare Demands Agility and Audacious Innovation US Navy 04 Feb 2025 -- At the 2025 WEST Conference in San Diego, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) reinforced its commitment to driving technological innovation and strengthening the Navy's operational advantage. Through dynamic discussions, strategic engagements and live demonstrations, NAVWAR emphasized the need to rethink conventional approaches to warfare, as well as the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools to outpace emerging threats.
• Texas Combat Communications Squadron Enhances Readiness Army News 04 Feb 2025 -- The 221st Combat Communications Squadron kicked off the nine-day 2025 FrostByte ACE Exercise at Fort Wolters Training Site Jan. 30, training to set up forward positions in austere locations.
• Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti met with Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Adm. Jirapol Wongwit, at the Pentagon, Feb. 4, 2025. US Navy Press Release 04 Feb 2025 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti met with Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Adm. Jirapol Wongwit, at the Pentagon today.
• On Solid Ground: NATO Engineers During Steadfast Dart NATO SHAPE 04 Feb 2025 -- At the heart of NATO's operational effectiveness lies not just strategic directives and sophisticated weaponry, but the dedicated service personnel who bring these elements to life. Among these are the members of the 32 Engineers Regiment (32 ER) of the British Armed Forces, who are participating in exercise Steadfast Dart 25, NATO's biggest exercise of 2025, displaying NATOs readiness and collaborative prowess.
• Ukraine Prepared To Take Diplomatic Path To End War, Zelenskyy Says RFE/RL 04 Feb 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would agree to direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end almost three years of war, but he would do so if that is the only way to bring peace to Ukraine.
• Ukraine Needs U.S. Weapons. Trump Wants Its Rare Earth Minerals In Return. RFE/RL 04 Feb 2025 -- There's already a flurry of diplomatic wrangling, backchannel talks, and public posturing ongoing between Washington, Moscow, and Kyiv, to figure out how to halt the nearly 3-year-old all-out Russian war on Ukraine.
• North Korean casualty rate in Kursk may be as high as 50%: US expert Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2025 -- Up to half of the North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region might have been wounded or killed in battle over recent weeks, said a U.S. expert, amid reports that North Korea is preparing to send more troops to help its ally Russia.
• Army, navy, air forces of PLA Eastern Theater Command share airfields in trainings Global Times 04 Feb 2025 -- It has become routine for aviation forces from the army, navy and air force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command to share airfields in trainings, with a Chinese military expert saying on Tuesday that such resource sharing and joint logistics support is vital to combat capability in cross-service joint operations.
• Taiwan requests to buy 6 E-2D advanced early warning aircraft from the U.S.: Source CNA 04 Feb 2025 -- Taiwan has asked the United States to sell it six E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft to replace the E-2K AEW aircraft it currently uses, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
• Chief Operations Officer, Royal Bhutan Army calls on Raksha Mantri in New Delhi India PIB 04 Feb 2025 -- Chief Operations Officer (COO), Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) Lt Gen Batoo Tshering called on Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on February 04, 2025, and held discussions encompassing a variety of issues on bilateral relations
• Iran's top general touts 'strong deterrent power' of armed forces IRNA 04 Feb 2025 -- The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Baqeri, emphasized that the offensive and defensive capabilities of the Armed Forces are key to ensuring sustainable and effective deterrence.
• Iran's Army tests Majid missile system IRNA 04 Feb 2025 -- During the second stage of the military exercises codenamed Eqtedar (Might) 1403, the discovery, identification, and interception of invading enemy drones were carried out by air defense sensors and through appropriate tactical action.
• Iranian Army launches main phase of 'Eqtedar 1403' air defense drill in SW Iran Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- The Iranian Army has kicked off the second phase of the "Eqtedar 1403" air defense drill, focusing on the protection of the national airspace amid efforts to further bolster the country's defense capabilities.
• IRGC naval group arrives in UAE port IRNA 04 Feb 2025 -- UAE officials, along with Iran's Ambassador to Dubai Reza Ameri, welcomed the IRGC naval group, which consists of four vessels.
• Iranian naval flotilla, comprising four vessels, docks at UAE's Sharjah Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- An Iranian naval flotilla, comprising four vessels, has docked at the United Arab Emirates.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on January 27-February 2, 2025 Lithuania MND 04 Feb 2025
• Lithuanian Armed Forces Cyber Defence Command has been kicked off against next generation threats Lithuania MND 04 Feb 2025 -- February 4, the Cyber Defence Command of the Lithuanian Armed Forces has been inaugurated at a ceremony in Vilnius. The new command will strengthen the defensive capabilities of the Lithuanian Armed Forces in cyber domain, plan and execute cyber operations, integrate strategic and operational level communications and IT systems.
• Trump seeks new $1 billion arms sale to Israel: US media Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has requested congressional approval for a new arms sale estimated at $1 billion to Israel, as Washington continues to support the Tel Aviv regime's genocidal acts in Palestine.
• Estonian and Finnish Naval Forces Exchanged Experiences Estonia Defence Forces 04 Feb 2025 -- A bilateral training event between Estonian and Finnish navy was conducted last week in Tallinn, Estonia, with the focus on allied interoperability, cooperation and information sharing.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna in The Hague: NATO presence and protection of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea needs to be boosted Estonia MFA 04 Feb 2025 -- On 3 and 4 February, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna was on a visit to The Hague, where he met with his Dutch counterpart Caspar Veldkamp to discuss bilateral relations, topical security issues, and support for Ukraine.
• Prime Minister Orpo: The EU has to do much more for defence Finnish Government 04 Feb 2025 -- The EU leaders discussed ways to strengthen Europe's collective defence at their informal retreat in Brussels on Monday 3 February.
• European Directions for Development in Defense and Security Poland - Chancellery of the Prime Minister 04 Feb 2025 -- Air defense, strengthening the eastern border, protecting territorial waters, and enhancing cybersecurity are Poland's key demands in the discussion on EU defense.
• Egypt - AN/TPS-78 Long Range Radar DSCA 04 Feb 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of AN/TPS-78 Long Range Radar and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $304 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Egypt - Fast Missile Craft Modernization DSCA 04 Feb 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of Fast Missile Craft Modernization and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $625 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
Philippines, US stage joint air patrol, exercise over South China Sea Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2025 -- American and Philippine warplanes flew together in a coordinated patrol and drill above the South China Sea, in the allies' first joint maneuvers over contested waters since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office, Filipino officials said.
• PH Navy deploys patrol vessel for Indonesian naval drills Philippine News Agency 04 Feb 2025 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) will be deploying one of its offshore patrol vessels, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16), to take part in the fifth "Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo" (MNEK) which will take place in Bali, Indonesia from Feb. 15 to 22.
• PH, US aircraft conduct exercise over WPS Philippine News Agency 04 Feb 2025 -- Three FA-50PH jet fighter aircraft from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and two B-1 "Lancer" supersonic variable-sweep heavy bombers from the US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) will engage in a series of exercises over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday.
• Dela Rosa moves to close ROTC bill debates Philippine News Agency 04 Feb 2025 -- Senator Ronald dela Rosa called for the end of interpellation on Senate Bill No. 2034 or the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Bill after months of debate.
• Congressional Democrats to Trump: Changes can't be done in secrecy VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- Congressional Democratic leadership warned President Donald Trump on Tuesday that they would use upcoming government funding talks as leverage to fight the administration's changes in U.S. government agencies.
• WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM AND ENDING FUNDING TO CERTAIN UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS AND REVIEWING UNITED STATES SUPPORT TO ALL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS EXECUTIVE ORDER The White House 04 Feb 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Withdraws from Anti-American UN Organizations The White House 04 Feb 2025
• US funding pause leaves millions 'in jeopardy', insist UN humanitarians UN News 04 Feb 2025 -- UN agencies on Tuesday offered a dire assessment of the global impact of deep cuts to grassroots humanitarian funding by the incoming US administration and reiterated calls for Washington to retain its position as a global aid leader.
• U.S. Lawmakers Vow To Defend USAID After Agency's Employees Locked Out RFE/RL 04 Feb 2025 -- Democratic members of Congress have challenged the Trump administration's apparent attempt to fold the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) into the State Department, a move that calls into question funding for aid programs around the world, including billions of dollars in development aid to Ukraine.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 04 Feb 2025
• Rubio pledges US support for Costa Rica's fight against cyberattacks, drug trafficking VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday pledged U.S. support to bolster Costa Rica's cybersecurity defenses, 5G telecommunications infrastructure, and its battle against narcotics.

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Feb. 4, 2025

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 4 February 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 04 Feb 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Trump says U.S. will take ownership of Gaza VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants the United States to take ownership of Gaza, moving beyond his earlier statements of forcing Palestinians in the war-torn enclave to relocate to neighboring Jordan and Egypt.
• Trump meets with Netanyahu, doubles down on relocating Palestinians VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on his plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza, as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday at the White House.
• As Netanyahu Visits The White House, Could Trump's Gaza Plan Happen? RFE/RL 04 Feb 2025 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House on February 4 as Donald Trump's first guest since his inauguration at a critical juncture in the Gaza cease-fire -- and amid ongoing controversy about the U.S. president's idea of removing the Palestinian population from the strip.
• Hamas calls Trump's Gaza remarks 'racist' Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip has drawn strong reactions from resistance groups inside the blockaded territory.
• Counterterrorism Activities of the Israeli Security Forces in Northern Samaria in January Israel Defense Forces 04 Feb 2025
• The Chief of the General Staff at the Scene of the Terrorist Attack: "We will increase the counterterrorism activity and expand it to additional areas" Israel Defense Forces 04 Feb 2025
• Hamas says talks on 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire deal have started Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- Hamas says talks on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal have started with international mediators in the Qatari capital, Doha.
• Hamas warns it will proceed with its 'own actions' if Israel continues to violate ceasefire deal Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned that it could respond to the Israeli regime's continued violations of a ceasefire deal between Tel Aviv and the group.
• Israeli military troops killed gunman in West Bank VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- Israel's military said Tuesday its forces killed a gunman in the occupied West Bank who had fired at soldiers.
• Hamas hails 'heroic' anti-Israeli op in West Bank, says aggression 'won't go unpunished' Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has hailed as "heroic" the retaliatory operation carried out against Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, where the occupying regime has intensified its raids.
• Lebanon files complaint with UN Security Council over Israeli violations of ceasefire IRNA 04 Feb 2025 -- The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has filed another complaint with the United Nations Security Council, expressing concern over Israel's repeated violations of a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.
• Lebanon files complaint against Israel with UN Security Council Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- Lebanon has filed another complaint with the UN Security Council against Israel over its repeated violations of a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah.
• UNRWA delivers bulk of aid in Gaza, as destruction mounts in West Bank UN News 04 Feb 2025 -- Some 30,000 residents from Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank have fled their homes after large swathes of it were destroyed in a series of controlled detonations by the Israeli security forces (ISF), the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Tuesday.
• Jenin heading in 'catastrophic direction,' UNRWA warns Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned that conditions in the historic refugee camp of Jenin are deteriorating amid Israel's ruthless aggression in the occupied West Bank.
• US pulls out of UN human rights council, cancels funding to UNRWA Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from the UN Human Rights Council and UNRWA, the refugee agency that works primarily with the Palestinians being oppressed by the Israeli regime.
• Trump plans to pull US out of UN Human Rights Council, cut funding for UNRWA Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has planned to target the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides aid to Palestinians.
• Israel failed on battlefield, forced to negotiate with Hamas: Araghchi IRNA 04 Feb 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Israel did not achieve any of its objectives during its aggression on the Gaza Strip, emphasizing that the regime was compelled to negotiate with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
• Resistance won media war against Israel during Gaza genocide: Iran FM Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- Iran's foreign minister says the resistance front has won the war of narratives during the Gaza genocide, as evidenced by the Zionist regime's unprecedented isolation and massive anti-Israel protests across the globe.
• 'Nakba II': Arab nations decry Trump's plan to displace Gazans in letter to US Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- The foreign ministers of five Arab countries and a senior Palestinian official have expressed their opposition to US President Donald Trump's controversial proposal to forcibly expel people from the Gaza Strip and relocate them to neighboring states.
• In one week: Israeli Occupation Attacks Target 3 Mosques and 2,433 Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 04 Feb 2025 -- The Israeli occupation forces killed 25 Palestinians in the West Bank, and 12 others in the Gaza Strip, while rescue teams in the Strip recovered the bodies of 188 Palestinians murdered as a result of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, which lasted for more than a year.
• KCNA Commentary on Coexistence of Truce and Murder in Middle East KCNA 04 Feb 2025 -- Killing and destruction goes on in the Middle East where the truce was declared.

Other Conflicts

• PLA patrols Huangyan Dao amid Philippine 'joint patrol' with external country Global Times 04 Feb 2025 -- On Tuesday, the air force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command conducted a routine patrol in the airspace over Huangyan Dao, Senior Colonel Li Jianjian, spokesperson of the air force of the PLA Southern Theater Command, announced in a statement.
• WPS spokesperson: 3 Chinese Navy vessels leaving EEZ Philippine News Agency 04 Feb 2025 -- Naval and air assets of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are keeping a tight watch on three People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels even as they were detected leaving the country's territory.
• BRP Cabra shadows 2 CCG ships until their exit from PH waters Philippine News Agency 04 Feb 2025 -- The Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) BRP Cabra has shadowed two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels to challenge their presence inside the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) until they returned to China.
• Taliban threaten to use US arms to thwart attempts to retake them VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- The Taliban have warned that the military weapons left behind by the United States in Afghanistan now belong to them as "spoils of war" and will be utilized to defend against any attempts to reclaim them.
• Israel destroys weapons depot, causes massive explosion in Syria's Dayr al-Zawr: Reports Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- Israeli military aircraft reportedly carry out an airstrike against military installations inside Syria, in the latest such acts of aggression since militant factions, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad in early December last year.
• Deadly attacks in eastern Aleppo highlight Syria's vulnerability UN News 04 Feb 2025 -- The United Nations on Tuesday condemned a deadly car bomb attack in the Syrian city of Manbij that killed 20 people, mostly women, and left many others critically injured.
• Syria's Sharaa meets with Turkey's Erdogan VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- Syria's new interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, where they discussed improved security ties and how to respond to Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria.
• "We will provide our Syrian brothers and sisters with the required support in the new period, as well" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 04 Feb 2025 -- Holding a joint press conference with Syrian President Al-Sharaa, President Erdoğan said: "As Türkiye, just as we did not leave our Syrian brothers and sisters alone in their most desperate and difficult days, we will provide them with the required support in the new period, as well."
• Statement by Raksha Mantri on India-China Border and Patrolling Restoration India PIB 04 Feb 2025 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on February 04, 2025 issued a tweet regarding certain remarks made in Parliament by Shri Rahul Gandhi about the statement of the Chief of the Army Staff on the situation along the India-China border
• Rebels in Kayah try to build a new state as they hold off the junta Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2025 -- Part of a three-story series on the fight for and rebuilding of Myanmar's Kayah state following the 2021 coup.
• M23 declares ceasefire in DRC as regional leaders try to forge peace VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- The rebel group M23 declared a ceasefire in areas under its control in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing humanitarian reasons.
• All efforts must be mobilized for the urgent reopening of Goma airport UNOCHA 04 Feb 2025 -- The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, is calling on all parties to mobilize for the urgent reopening of Goma airport, a crucial access point for humanitarian aid.
• DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport 'lifeline', as crisis deepens UN News 04 Feb 2025 -- The UN's top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for Goma airport to be urgently reopened, warning its continued closure is paralyzing relief operations.
• Why have UN peacekeepers been in DR Congo for 65 years? UN News 04 Feb 2025 -- Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; these recent developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are just the latest in the central African nation's troubled history.
• What the UN is doing in DR Congo UN News 04 Feb 2025 -- The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between government forces and the armed M23 group.
• Human rights situation in Haiti remains 'very alarming', UN report finds UN News 04 Feb 2025 -- Gang violence in Haiti continues to have a devastating impact on the population, according to a new report from the UN office in the country (BINUH) on human rights violations recorded during the last quarter of 2024.
• Spare civilians in escalating conflict in Darfur and Kordofan - Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami UNOCHA 04 Feb 2025

News Reports

• Trump pick for intelligence chief edges closer to confirmation VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- Former Democratic congresswoman turned President Donald Trump supporter Tulsi Gabbard is one step closer to leading the U.S. intelligence community following a party-line vote in the Senate Intelligence Committee.
• Superseding Indictment Charges Chinese National in Relation to Alleged Plan to Steal Proprietary AI Technology US Dept. of Justice 04 Feb 2025 -- A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment today charging Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, with seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets in connection with an alleged plan to steal from Google LLC (Google) proprietary information related to AI technology.
• 'High threat' undocumented migrants sent to Guantanamo VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- A small number of migrants were transferred from Texas to a detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday via U.S. military aircraft, U.S. defense officials told VOA.
• Trump says US to pause tariffs on Canada for one month Global Times 04 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the tariffs on Canada announced on Saturday "will be paused for a 30 day period" to see whether or not a final economic deal with Canada can be structured.
• Trump pauses tariffs on Canada, Mexico after last-minute deals; China hits back Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, but keeps China in the crosshairs despite the harmful nature of such measures for Americans.
• Trump takes aim at new South African land expropriation law VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- President Donald Trump has taken aim at a new South African law meant to address the nation's apartheid legacy of racially unequal land distribution, threatening to withdraw funding, including to the world's largest HIV treatment program.
• Wisconsin Man Indicted for Selling and Smuggling Firearms to Buyers in Saudi Arabia US Dept. of Justice 04 Feb 2025 -- A six-count indictment was unsealed today charging Mark John Buschman, 60, of Viroqua, Wisconsin, for allegedly selling firearms and related parts without a license to buyers in Saudi Arabia, shipping the prohibited items, and then lying to federal inspectors about it.
• Massachusetts Member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison for Terrorism Offenses US Dept. of Justice 04 Feb 2025 -- Minh Quang Pham, also known as "Amim", 41, of Massachusetts, was sentenced today to 44 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for attempted suicide bombing in alliance with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
• White Supremacist Leader Found Guilty of Conspiring to Destroy Regional Power Grid US Dept. of Justice 04 Feb 2025 -- After a six-day trial, a jury found Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, guilty of conspiracy to damage an energy facility.
• Counter-Terrorism: The European Union and the UK hold second Dialogue in London European External Action Service (EEAS) 04 Feb 2025 -- The second EU-UK Counter-Terrorism Dialogue took place in London on 4 February 2025, strengthening the UK and EU's strategic cooperation on counter-terrorism.
• European Union and UK hold second Counter-Terrorism Dialogue in London UK FCDO 04 Feb 2025 -- The second EU-UK Counter-Terrorism Dialogue took place in London on 4 February 2025, strengthening the UK and EU's strategic cooperation on counter-terrorism.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at a presentation of the Department for Partnership with Africa, Moscow, February 4, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Feb 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at 14th Middle East Conference on the sidelines of Valdai International Discussion Club, Moscow, February 4, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Feb 2025
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Russia in Global Affairs magazine, «The UN Charter as the legal foundation of a multipolar world», February 4, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Feb 2025
• China adds two US firms to Unreliable Entity List to safeguard national security: MOFCOM Global Times 04 Feb 2025 -- China announced on Tuesday the inclusion of two US enterprises - clothing company PVH Group and biotechnology company Illumina, Inc - to the Unreliable Entity List, in order to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM).
• Trump, Xi to discuss tariffs imposed on each other's exports VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set soon to hold a high-stakes phone call on the tit-for-tat tariffs each has imposed on the other country's exports.
• US tariffs on Chinese goods go into effect VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- New U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods went into effect Tuesday, with China quickly announcing tariffs on U.S. imports in response.
• Tariff war escalates: China counters US with 15% duties, Google investigation Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2025 -- China imposed counter tariffs against multiple U.S. products on Tuesday, while also launching an investigation into Google, part of a flurry of punitive action against the U.S. unveiled as its tariffs on China came into effect.
• Why Trump's China Tariffs Bring Both Pain And Opportunity For Xi RFE/RL 04 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have fired the first shots of a new trade war with an exchange of hard-hitting tariffs that could have far-reaching consequences for the U.S.-China rivalry.
• China Strikes Back With Tariffs As Trade War With Trump Heats Up RFE/RL 04 Feb 2025 -- Within minutes of U.S. tariffs taking effect, China responded with measures of its own on American imports, opening a new chapter in trade tensions between the two countries.
• China to impose tariffs on US goods, files complaint with WTO in response to US unilateral move Global Times 04 Feb 2025 -- China will impose additional tariffs on certain US products starting from February 10, and the country has filed a lawsuit with the WTO against US tariff hikes, which came into effect on February 4.
• Thai PM to visit China as groups fear Uyghur detainees may be sent back Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2025 -- Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra may come under pressure from China to send back 48 Uyghur men who have been in Thai detention for more than a decade and her government should release them immediately, a Uyghur activist group said.
• Taiwan welcomes new Somaliland envoy CNA 04 Feb 2025 -- A senior Taiwanese diplomat on Tuesday welcomed Somaliland's new representative Mahmoud Adam Jama Galaal, who recently took up his post in Taipei.
• China 'ramping up' efforts to suppress Taiwan in South Africa, says Taipei Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2025 -- China was "ramping up" its efforts to suppress Taiwan in South Africa, the democratic island said, after the South African government again demanded Taiwan's liaison office in the capital Pretoria be relocated.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 04 Feb 2025
• NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-2: Imposing Maximum Pressure on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Denying Iran All Paths to a Nuclear Weapon, and Countering Iran's Malign Influence 04 Feb 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Maximum Pressure on Iran The White House 04 Feb 2025
• No change in Iran's nuclear case management: MFA IRNA 04 Feb 2025 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced that there has been no change in the management of Iran's nuclear case.
• Iran will firmly defend its peaceful nuclear program: Leader's aide IRNA 04 Feb 2025 -- An adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has reaffirmed the country's commitment to defending its peaceful nuclear program and standing up to the excessive demands of imperialist powers.
• Iran will defend its peaceful nuclear program 'with all its might': Leader's aide Press TV 04 Feb 2025 -- A senior political advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stressed that Iran will use all its power to defend its peaceful nuclear program.
• Nearly 300 Myanmar nationals in Singapore naturalized in 2024 to avoid returning home Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2025 -- Nearly 300 Myanmar nationals living in Singapore have renounced their ties to their homeland and acquired Singaporean nationality last year, according to an announcement from the junta-controlled embassy there.
• Thailand says it is cutting power to Myanmar's scam centers Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2025 -- Thailand will cut electricity to eastern Myanmar border zones being used as bases for online scam centers, money laundering and human trafficking, government officials said on Tuesday.
• Thailand cuts power to Myanmar's scam centers in anti-crime push Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2025 -- Thailand cut power to five locations along its border with Myanmar on Wednesday in its most decisive action ever against transnational crime syndicates accused of massive fraud and forced labor, but the lights remained on in at least one town, as residents appeared to generate their own electricity.
• PM meeting with Prime Minister Frederiksen of Denmark: 4 February 2025 Gov.UK 04 Feb 2025
• Doorstop - Canberra Prime Minister of Australia 04 Feb 2025
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 04 Feb 2025
• Minister Ng welcomes the successful conclusion of free trade agreement negotiations between Canada and Ecuador Canada 04 Feb 2025 -- The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, today announced the successful conclusion of free trade agreement negotiations between Canada and Ecuador.
• Wider Europe Briefing: Historic Shift As Baltic States Join European Power Grid RFE/RL 04 Feb 2025
• Speech by President António Costa at the EU Ambassadors Conference 2025 EC/CEU 04 Feb 2025
• HRH the Crown Prince Chairs Cabinet Session SPA 04 Feb 2025 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired the Cabinet session held here today.
• Chinese ambassador to Panama calls on US to 'learn to respect' as Rubio visits the country to exert pressure Global Times 04 Feb 2025 -- Chinese Ambassador to Panama Xu Xueyuan published an article in Spanish titled "US, please learn to respect" in Panama's newspaper La Estrella de Panamá on Monday local time. The article outlined China's relationship with Panama, emphasizing equality, respect, and mutual benefit. The article also reaffirmed China's commitment to respecting the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal, according to the Embassy of China in the Republic of Panama.
• Opposition party leader says in letter from jail he won't appeal conviction Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2025 -- The leader of an opposition party who was convicted of incitement in December said he won't file an appeal, arguing in a handwritten letter from prison that Cambodia's court system has repeatedly shown that they can't make independent decisions.
• UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the first regular session of the UNICEF Executive Board UNICEF 04 Feb 2025
• World News in Brief: 'Ruthless assault on human life' in Sudan, Gaza ceasefire must hold says relief chief, World Cancer Day UN News 04 Feb 2025 -- The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan has again urged warring parties to stop targeting civilians.
• Nigeria announces measures to soften impact of USAID programs' suspension VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- Nigerian officials have launched a committee to develop a transition and sustainability plan for USAID-funded health programs following U.S. President Donald Trump's 90-day halt of most foreign aid. The multi-ministerial committee aims to secure new financial support for critical health programs.
• Chadians who worked for now-departed French troops appeal to government for jobs VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- More than 400 civilians rendered jobless by the departure of French troops from Chad are asking the government to hire them and provide the job benefits they had when they worked for the French. The last French troops left Chad on January 31, following an order by President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.
• Thai PM heads to China amid growing global uncertainties VOA 04 Feb 2025 -- Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra kicks off a four-day trip to China on Wednesday that is expected to focus on economic and trade ties. During the visit, which will include a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping, analysts say the prime minister will also seek Beijing's help in boosting Chinese tourists' confidence in traveling to Thailand.