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• Department of Defense Announces Arrival of High-Threat Illegal Aliens at Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility DoD 05 Feb 2025 -- The Department of Defense announced the arrival of 10 high-threat illegal aliens to the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba yesterday.
• 10 'high-threat illegal aliens' arrive at Guantanamo Bay VOA 05 Feb 2025 -- The first undocumented migrants — described by U.S. officials as the "the worst of the worst" — are being held in jail cells at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, waiting to be sent home.
• Defense Secretary Says Enlisted Morale Is High at Southern Border DoD News 05 Feb 2025 -- During a media interview today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said morale is high among U.S. troops currently assisting with enforcement operations at the southern border because they are supporting the strengthening of their own country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Panama's Minister of Public Security DoD 05 Feb 2025
• F-35 hot turns: enhancing survivability, lethality US Air Force 05 Feb 2025 -- On the modern battlefield, every minute counts. According to a Center for Strategic and International Studies report, approximately 90% of aircraft losses occur on the ground, making quick turnaround times critical for survival. To address this, the 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron exercised rapid aircraft regeneration and employment procedures on the F-35 Lightning II at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
• 35th FW leads bilateral CBRN training with JSDF US Air Force 05 Feb 2025 -- The 35th Civil Engineering Squadron Office of Emergency Management conducted bilateral chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear small team operations training with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 9th Chemical Protection Unit and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 30.
• NAS Pensacola Participates in Annual Force Protection Exercise US Navy 05 Feb 2025 -- Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola service members and civilian employees conducted an active shooter and hostage training exercise Feb. 4 at the Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) onboard the installation.
• NPS, Industry Research Leads to First in Persistent, Ocean Acoustic Data Collection Technology US Navy 05 Feb 2025 -- A research partnership between the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Seatrec has led to a milestone in the persistent monitoring of oceanographic and underwater acoustic data in real-time, and near indefinitely.
• Chief of Naval Operations Hosts Thailand's Head of Navy for Counterpart Visit US Navy Press Release 05 Feb 2025 -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti hosted Adm. Jirapol Wongwit, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) for an official counterpart visit, Feb. 3-5.
• Space Systems Command, Japan launch first bilateral space effort United States Space Force 05 Feb 2025 -- A U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on February 2. This is the first bilateral U.S. Japan cooperative space effort focused on national security, and the first of two launches as part of the JAXA Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Hosted Payload program.
• Space Forces Korea holds first POLARIS HAMMER - KOREA United States Space Force 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Space Forces Korea held the first phase of POLARIS HAMMER - KOREA, a space warfighter inclusive command-and-control exercise, in coordination with the U.S. Space Force 392nd Combat Training Squadron located in Colorado Springs, at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Jan. 21-24.
• 3rd MLG CG Completes JGSDF, ROK Visits Ahead of Bilateral Exercises USMC News 05 Feb 2025 -- Brigadier General Kevin Collins, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, completed today a multinational visit of U.S., Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea self-defense and military commands ahead of scheduled bilateral exercises in Japan and Korea, Jan. 27 through Feb. 4, 2025.
• NATO Allies discuss security and cooperation with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Valtonen NATO 05 Feb 2025 -- On Wednesday (5 February 2025), NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska welcomed the new Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Foreign Minister of Finland, Elina Valtonen, for a meeting with the North Atlantic Council.
• NATO Secretary General hails strong cooperation with Iraq NATO 05 Feb 2025 -- NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, visited Iraq on 4-5 February 2025, together with Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), U.S. Army General Christopher G. Cavoli.
• Norwegian F-35 intercept Russian Bomber Task Force in the High North NATO Allied Air Command 05 Feb 2025 -- Two Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35 jets scrambled on the 4 of February 2025, when two Russian TU-95 Bear H Bomber Aircraft escorted by two Flanker-D flew close to NATO Airspace up in the High North.
• SACEUR, NATO head visit Iraq to reaffirm Alliance support NATO SHAPE 05 Feb 2025 -- Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), U.S. Army General Christopher G. Cavoli, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Iraq, February 4-5, to reaffirm the Alliance's support to the country through the NATO Mission Iraq (NMI).
• Building the Base: How the British and Romanian Teams Work Together to Prepare the Training Area NATO SHAPE 05 Feb 2025 -- Sun Tzu once said, "The limit between disorder and order lies in logistics". A particularly important role for the successful execution of exercise Steadfast Dart 25, is being played by military logisticians and engineers. Even though the final execution phase of the exercise has not yet begun, Romanian and British soldiers in these two military specialities have been deployed to Smârdan Training Area, in Galați, Romania, where they are carrying out preparatory activities for the largest NATO exercise this year.
• Pacific Fleet's minesweepers Yakov Balyaev and Pyotr Ilyichev employ uncrewed surface vehicle to search and neutralise mines Russia MoD 05 Feb 2025 -- Minesweepers Yakov Balyaev and Pyotr Ilyichev from the Troops and Forces in the North-East used a Skanda uncrewed surface vehicle to search and neutralise maritime mines of the mock enemy during completing the K-2 task elements .
• Russian Aerospace Forces launch Soyuz-2.1v rocket carrier from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Russia MoD 05 Feb 2025 -- On 5 February 2025, the Russian Aerospace Forces successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1v light-class carrier rocket with spacecraft in the interest of the Russian Defence Ministry from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk region.
• Enhancing Cooperation in the Long-Range Weapons Production and Ukraine's Path to the EU: the Presidential Office Hosted a Meeting with the State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs of Germany President of Ukraine 05 Feb 2025
• PLA Southern Theater Command conducts routine patrols in South China Sea Global Times 05 Feb 2025 -- On Wednesday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command conducted routine patrols in the South China Sea, according to Senior Colonel Tian Junli, spokesperson for the Southern Theater Command.
• Defence Data Standards boost Navy capability Australia DOD 05 Feb 2025 -- Navy is using data and analytics to improve the lethality and survivability of the fleet, enabled by new Defence Data Standards making Defence's data more accessible and usable.
• Canadian warship visits Cambodia after drills in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2025 -- The Canadian navy's Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa has completed a four-day friendly visit to Cambodia where, as with all other foreign warships, it was not given access to the China-developed Ream naval base.
• Minister Sajjan inaugurates the new B Jetty at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Canada 05 Feb 2025 -- Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, marked the opening of Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt's new B Jetty, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, and Quebec Lieutenant.
• General Saïd Chanegriha, Minister Delegate to the Minister of National Defence, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, Algeria to visit India India PIB 05 Feb 2025 -- General Saïd Chanegriha, Minister Delegate to the Minister of National Defence, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, Algeria will be on an official visit to India from February 06 to 12, 2025
• CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF INAUGURATES VARIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE AT NAVAL BASE KARWAR India PIB 05 Feb 2025 -- General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff & Secretary, DMA inaugurated residential accommodation for Senior Sailors of Indian Navy and Main Distribution Sub Station as part of the Trunk facilities at Naval Base, Karwar on 04 Feb 25 with VAdm Krishna Swaminathan, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Shri SG Dastidar, DAS, FA (DS) and other senior officers in attendance
• Iran's upgraded Bavar-373 teams up with S-300 to down enemy aircraft IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- The Iranian Army has unveiled an upgraded version of its Bavar-373 Air Defense Missile System, which worked in tandem with the Russian-made S-300 to destroy mock enemy aircraft on the final day of a massive air defense exercise on Wednesday.
• Iran's upgraded Bavar-373 missile system flashes in war game Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- Iran has showcased its advanced, upgraded domestically-made Bavar-373 Air Defense Missile System, demonstrating its effective integration with the S-300 in destroying designated targets.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Meeting With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu DoD 05 Feb 2025
• 'Tornado 2 Tempest': Fighter jet component recycling project off to flying start UK MOD 05 Feb 2025 -- Individual parts from retired Tornado aircraft have been ground down and 3D printed into new components suitable for next generation Tempest fighter jets.
• Minister Budrys: strategic partnership with Poland strengthens the security of Lithuania and the Baltic region Lithuania MFA 05 Feb 2025 -- On 4 February, on the sidelines of the Kosciuszko Forum in Gdansk, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
• We are grateful to every Allied servicemember for contributing to Lithuania's security, says Vice Minister of National Defence O. Mašalė Lithuania MND 05 Feb 2025 -- Lithuanian Great Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment - the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group (eFP BG) was renamed as the NATO Multinational Battle Group (MN BG LTU) and welcomed the 17th rotation at a hand over-take over of command and rotation ceremony.
• A look at the Defence news 27 January - 2 February Netherlands Ministry of Defence 05 Feb 2025
• Operation Resolution New Zealand Defence Force 05 Feb 2025
• PH holds 6th maritime cooperation activity with US, Japan, Australia Philippine News Agency 05 Feb 2025 -- Naval and air force units from the Philippines, Australia, Japan and the United States are conducting the 6th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) at the country's exclusive economic zone on Wednesday.
• Teodoro confident PH-US defense ties to remain unchanged Philippine News Agency 05 Feb 2025 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. remains optimistic that defense ties between the Philippines and the United States will remain unchanged in the second administration of President Donald J. Trump.
• PH hopes to seal visiting forces deal with New Zealand this 2025 Philippine News Agency 05 Feb 2025 -- The Philippines is hoping to conclude talks on a visiting forces deal with New Zealand by the end of 2025, said Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. Tuesday night.
• Trump Withdraws U.S. From UN Human Rights Council, Aid Agency For Palestinians RFE/RL 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and said Washington will not renew funding for the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees.
• U.S. to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council, halt fund for UNRWA: media People's Daily 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders on Tuesday to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council and stop funding for the UN Palestinian relief agency (UNRWA), local media reported, citing a White House official.
• Trump moves to wrest control of USAID People's Daily 05 Feb 2025 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) closed its headquarters to agency personnel on Monday following moves by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to exert control over the foreign-aid organization.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press US Dept. of State 05 Feb 2025
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 05 Feb 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Mexican Foreign Secretary de la Fuente US Dept. of State 05 Feb 2025

Defense Industry

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Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 5 February 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 05 Feb 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Statement by PM Netanyahu at the White House press conference Israel - Prime Minister 05 Feb 2025 -- Following is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement at the White House press conference, yesterday, with US President Donald Trump:
• Trump suggests U.S. take 'long-term ownership' of Gaza, potentially displacing Palestinians permanently IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- United States President Donald Trump has proposed that the U.S. take "ownership" of the Gaza Strip and turn it into a hub of tourism, in a brazen interference that would permanently displace the Palestinian inhabitants of the war-torn territory.
• Trump says he wants U.S. to take over Gaza Strip People's Daily 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are relocated elsewhere.
• Rubio to the rescue: US secy. tries to sugarcoat Trump's Gaza 'ownership' remarks Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- The United States secretary of state has tried to alleviate the far-and-wide negative repercussions of President Donald Trump's recent announcement of a so-called plan for "ownership" of the Gaza Strip.
• Trump Proposes Palestinians Leave Gaza To Clear Way For U.S. 'Ownership' RFE/RL 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump announced a proposal on February 4 under which displaced Palestinians would leave the Gaza Strip, allowing the United States to take ownership of the coastal territory and develop it economically into a "phenomenal" place where many nationalities could live in peace.
• Israel must halt daily violations of ceasefire: Lebanon tells France Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has urged France to pressure Israel to stop violating a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah and completely withdraw its forces from the southern areas of the country.
• Israel ratchets up aggression on Tulkarm, Jenin in occupied West Bank Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- Israeli forces have ramped up their aggression against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, violently raiding various neighborhoods, causing widespread destruction of infrastructure as well as forced displacement of hundreds of families in the area.
• Secretary-General's remarks to the opening of the 2025 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 05 Feb 2025
• Guterres calls for full Gaza ceasefire, rejecting 'ethnic cleansing' UN News 05 Feb 2025 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza, and "to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing" in the enclave, in a speech in New York on Wednesday.
• Gaza: More than a million receive food aid since the start of the ceasefire UN News 05 Feb 2025 -- Over one million people in the Gaza Strip have received food assistance since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect nearly three weeks ago, UN aid coordination office OCHA said in an update on Wednesday.
• World must respect Palestinians' desire to stay in Gaza: UN envoy Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- The Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour says world leaders should respect the Palestinians' desire to remain in Gaza.
• UN: World indifferent to Israel's genocide of Palestinians Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- The world has been indifferent towards the Israeli regime's genocidal actions against the Palestinian people, says the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese.
• Why Trump's Gaza Takeover Proposal Has Drawn Strong Reactions Worldwide RFE/RL 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to displace Palestinians from Gaza and have the United States take control of the territory has drawn strong reaction worldwide, potentially upending Washington's longstanding Israeli-Palestinian policy.
• Countries' leaders denounce Trump proposal for US ownership of Gaza VOA 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. allies and adversaries alike on Wednesday denounced President Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take ownership of the Gaza Strip, force 2 million Palestinians to move to other countries and then turn the territory along the Mediterranean Sea into "the Riviera of the Middle East."
• Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on the future of the Gaza Strip Germany Federal Foreign Office 05 Feb 2025
• China opposes forced displacement and relocation of Gaza population, says FM on Trump's latest remarks Global Times 05 Feb 2025 -- In response to an inquiry on US President Donald Trump's remarks that US would "take over" Gaza and relocate the Palestinians there to neighboring countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that China has always believed that "the Palestinians governing Palestine" is the fundamental principle for post-war governance in Gaza. We oppose the forced displacement and relocation of the population in Gaza and hope that all relevant parties will take the ceasefire in Gaza and post-war governance as an opportunity to push the Palestinian issue back onto the correct track of political resolution based on the "two-state solution," in order to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East.
• World reacts with anger to Trump's shock plan for Gaza IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S allies in the Arab world and international figures have condemned President Donald Trump's plans for the United States to "take over" the Gaza Strip after Palestinians living in the besieged enclave have been forcibly resettled in neighboring countries.
• Hamas calls for urgent meeting of OIC, Arab League over Trump's Gaza plan IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Arab League, and the United Nations to convene an urgent meeting following U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial remarks about Gaza.
• 'Fuel to fire': Hamas strongly condemns Trump 'dangerous' remarks on Gaza takeover Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- The Gaza Strip-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly condemned as incendiary US President Donald Trump's remarks concerning Washington's plan to "own" Gaza.
• Statement from the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States League of Arab States 05 Feb 2025 -- The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States reaffirms that the fundamental principles of the Palestinian cause remain an unwavering pillar of absolute Arab consensus.
• OIC Condemns US President's Statements on Displacement of Palestinians from Gaza Strip and Stopping Funding for UNRWA Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 05 Feb 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its condemnation and denunciation of US President Donald Trump's statements on his call to displace the Palestinian people outside the Gaza Strip, his support for alleged Israeli sovereignty over Palestinian land, and his order to stop funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
• Arab League, OIC condemn Trump's Gaza 'takeover' scheme Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- The Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have condemned in the strongest terms US President Donald Trump's remarks on the "takeover" of the Gaza Strip.
• Trump's 'Gaza takeover' plan rejected by US allies; sparks global outrage Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump's controversial suggestion to take over Gaza after relocating its entire population has been swiftly rejected by Washington's allies and adversaries alike; and sparked global condemnation.
• Saudi Arabia reiterates support for creation of Palestinian state, rejects Trump's claim Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- Saudi Arabia has reiterated its unwavering support for Palestinians, underscoring its "non-negotiable" stance that Riyadh will not normalize relations with the Israeli regime without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
• Slovenia's statement on the proposals on the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza Republic of Slovenia 05 Feb 2025 -- The Republic of Slovenia sees the proposals on the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, coupled with the unilateral "redevelopment" of the territory, as unacceptable. Such proposals constitute a flagrant violation of international law.
• "Great responsibilities fall on all for the preservation of the ceasefire declared in Gaza" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 05 Feb 2025 -- Holding a joint press conference with President Steinmeier of Germany, President Erdoğan said: "Great responsibilities fall on all for the preservation of the ceasefire declared in Gaza. We as the international community should maintain our efforts for a two-state solution."

Other Conflicts

• Eyeing Regional Powers, Syria Is Freezing Iran Out RFE/RL 05 Feb 2025 -- Rebel leader-turned-Syrian ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa has received scores of foreign delegations since seizing power in Damascus in December - but not one of them was Iranian.
• Pakistan Sets Deadline For West To Relocate Afghan Refugees RFE/RL 05 Feb 2025 -- Afghan journalist Mahmood Kochai and his family had plane tickets to the United States, where they hoped to make a fresh start after spending more than three years in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
• UN sounds alarm over Pakistan's new Afghan deportation plans VOA 05 Feb 2025 -- The United Nations agencies focused on refugees and migration jointly voiced their concerns Wednesday over Pakistan's plans to begin a new round of mass deportations of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers.
• UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma VOA 05 Feb 2025 -- A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army over control of a key eastern city.
• DR Congo: UN mission offers protection to 'vulnerable populations', despite huge challenges UN News 05 Feb 2025 -- Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continued to consolidate their hold over North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, despite declaring a ceasefire two days earlier and pledging not to continue south, according to the UN's Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations in the country.
• 'No Appetite for Another Extension' of South Sudan Peace Agreement, Mission Head Tells Security Council, Urging Leaders Focus on Benchmarks without Delay UN Security Council 05 Feb 2025 -- The Revitalized Peace Agreement in South Sudan is facing challenges due to low political will, trust deficit among the parties to the accord and lack of predictable funding, the Security Council heard today from senior officials assisting peacebuilding in that country.
• Clock ticking on South Sudan's transition, Security Council hears UN News 05 Feb 2025 -- As South Sudan enters a so-called "extended transitional period" this month, the UN's top envoy to the country has warned that the clock is ticking to accomplish the commitments under a key 2018 peace accord, ahead of a new deadline set for February 2027.
• The UK calls on the transitional South Sudan government to ensure credible elections in 2026: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 05 Feb 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on South Sudan.
• At least 40 children reportedly killed in three days across Sudan UNICEF 05 Feb 2025
• Scores killed in Somalia in clash between security forces, Islamic State VOA 05 Feb 2025 -- Nearly 70 people were killed and up to 50 others wounded during 24 hours of fighting between Islamic State fighters and security forces from Somalia's Puntland region, officials said Wednesday.

News Reports

• Trump says U.S. agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico for one month People's Daily 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had "very friendly conversation" with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and the two sides agreed to "immediately pause" the anticipated tariffs for one month and continue negotiations.
• Trump says U.S. to pause tariffs on Canada for one month People's Daily 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. 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.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina urged to strengthen efforts against money laundering and terrorist financing Council of Europe 05 Feb 2025 -- The Council of Europe's anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL has released a report urging Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to improve its measures to combat money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF).
• Guatemala will accept 40% more deportation flights from US VOA 05 Feb 2025 -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday U.S. plans to support Guatemala with new infrastructure projects and to sign waivers on foreign aid to strengthen the United States' partnership with the Central American country.
• Philippines' accusation of 'Chinese Spies' backfires as Chinese Embassy presents evidence Global Times 05 Feb 2025 -- The US Naval Institute (USNI) News reported on Monday that following the arrest of a Chinese citizen in Manila on charges of "espionage" — allegedly for possessing detailed maps of Philippine government facilities and military bases while being accused by the Philippine government of having ties to Chinese military academies — Philippine authorities arrested five more Chinese nationals late last month on similar charges. The Philippine side claimed that these five individuals were "illegally gathering intelligence" on facilities, ports, and vessels of the Philippine Navy and Coast Guard stationed near the South China Sea in Palawan province.
• Former U.S. Federal Reserve adviser pleads not guilty in spy case Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2025 -- An economist who advised the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to economic spying charges that prosecutors say could have helped Chinese officials reap enormous profits.
• House of Representatives impeaches Vice President Duterte Philippine News Agency 05 Feb 2025 -- The House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached Vice President Sara Duterte and immediately transmitted the complaint to the Senate, with over 200 lawmakers supporting the move.
• House gathers 153 signatures to impeach VP Sara Philippine News Agency 05 Feb 2025 -- The House of Representatives has enough signatures to proceed with a fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco confirmed on Wednesday.
• DFA bullish on continued PH-US dev't cooperation Philippine News Agency 05 Feb 2025 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday expressed optimism about the continued development cooperation between the Philippines and the United States (US).
• Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov's answer to a question Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Feb 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on February 5, 2025 PRC MofA 05 Feb 2025
• Pressures and threats on China will not work: FM spokesperson on US tariffs on Chinese goods Global Times 05 Feb 2025 -- Responding to a question on US tariffs on Chinese goods, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that the US has levied a 10 percent additional tariff on Chinese imports under the pretext of the fentanyl issue. China firmly deplores and opposes this move. The measures China has taken are necessary to defend its legitimate rights and interests.
• China-EU ties of even greater strategic significance: FM on von der Leyen's remarks on China ties Global Times 05 Feb 2025 -- In response to European Commission President Ursula that EU and China can find agreements that could even expand trade and investment ties, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that as the world faces the risks of bloc-formation, fragmentation, and disorder, the China-EU relationship is of even greater strategic significance with a far-reaching global impact.
• Xi holds talks with Pakistani president People's Daily 05 Feb 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Beijing on Wednesday.
• Xi holds talks with Kyrgyz president People's Daily 05 Feb 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov held talks in Beijing on Wednesday, pledging high-quality Belt and Road cooperation for more win-win outcomes.
• China files complaint with WTO against U.S. tariff hikes People's Daily 05 Feb 2025 -- China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s dispute settlement mechanism against the U.S. decision to impose an additional 10-percent tariff on goods from China, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Tuesday.
• China calls Australia's DeepSeek ban 'politicization of technological issues' Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2025 -- China criticized Australia for banning the Chinese AI chatbot app DeepSeek on government devices, describing it as the "politicization of economic, trade and technological issues," which Beijing opposes.
• 3 active military officers indicted for leaking intelligence to China CNA 05 Feb 2025 -- Three active duty military officers and an alleged accomplice have been indicted on suspicion of leaking military intelligence to China, the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office Kaohsiung Branch said Wednesday.
• Visiting Estonian lawmaker proposes closer drone cooperation with Taiwan CNA 05 Feb 2025 -- A visiting Estonian lawmaker on Wednesday proposed closer cooperation between the Baltic state and Taiwan in defense technology, in particularly drones, to counter the threat posed by authoritarian regimes like China and Russia as he led a delegation made up of defense company representatives to the country.
• U.S. senators condemn South Africa's push to relocate Taiwan office CNA 05 Feb 2025 -- Two U.S. senators have criticized South Africa's renewed demand that Taiwan relocate its representative office from Pretoria, the country's capital.
• U.S. lawmakers renew push for Taiwan's admission to IMF CNA 05 Feb 2025 -- Two members of the United States House of Representatives have re-introduced a bill calling for Taiwan's membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 05 Feb 2025
• Ministry of National Defense Press Release on "Chinese Communist Party Conducting Joint Combat Readiness Patrols" ROC MND 05 Feb 2025
• Enlarged Plenary Meeting of C.C., SWUK Held KCNA 05 Feb 2025 -- The 13th Enlarged Plenary Meeting of the Seventh Central Committee of the Socialist Women's Union of Korea took place on Tuesday.
• North Korea's new map erases South Korea, signaling policy shift Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2025 -- North Korea left South Korean territory blank on a revised map, labeling it with a different term that reflects Pyongyang's policy change to view the South as a completely separate and hostile nation.
• Iran currently has no plans to 'meet or negotiate' with Trump: VP IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref says the Iranian government currently has no plan to either "meet or negotiate" with U.S. President Donald Trump.
• Trump says he wants 'nuclear peace agreement' with Iran IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants a "verified nuclear peace agreement" with Iran, a day after he signed a presidential memorandum restoring the "maximum pressure" campaign on the country.
• Lifting sanctions, not negotiating with U.S., will address Iran's issues: Zarif IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- Iranian Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran's Foreign Ministry is actively working to eliminate barriers hindering the Islamic Republic's relationships with China, Africa, Russia, and neighboring states.
• 'Doomed to fail again:' Iran dismisses renewed U.S. 'maximum pressure' policy IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- Iran has dismissed United States President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate the "maximum pressure" campaign from his first administration, saying the failed hostile approach toward the Islamic Republic is doomed to fail again.
• Iran to respond to any pressure with maximum resistance, says Foreign Ministry spokesperson IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has said Iran has repeatedly proven that it is determined to defend its national interests and security and will not haste to respond to any threat and pressure with maximum resistance.
• Trump restores "maximum pressure" on Iran to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapon People's Daily 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump took an executive action Tuesday to restore the so-called "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran aimed at preventing the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapon.
• Iran to Trump: Another maximum pressure, another defeat for Washington Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has asserted that another round of deployment of the "maximum pressure" policy on the part of the United States against Iran will only lead to another defeat.
• Iran never had and never will have a nuclear weapons program: Nuclear chief IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says Iran has never had and will never have a nuclear weapons program.
• Iran breaks 10-year record in oil exports: Minister Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad says oil exports from the country have reached a new record high despite a continued regime of US sanctions that seeks to cut Iran's oil exports to zero.
• Ayatollah Khamenei names Hezbollah leader Sheikh Qassem as his Lebanon representative Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed the secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement as his envoy in the Arab country.
• Trump Signs Memo Reinstating 'Maximum Pressure' Campaign Against Iran RFE/RL 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on February 4 signed an order to restore his "maximum economic pressure" policy on Iran aimed at hurting its oil exports and slowing its nuclear program.
• U.S. president signs executive order to restore 'maximum pressure' on Iran IRNA 05 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restore a campaign of "maximum pressure" on Iran that he had launched in his first term.
• Myanmar authorities arrest 475 young people in Yangon in January: group Radio Free Asia 05 Feb 2025 -- Myanmar junta authorities arrested nearly 500 young people in the biggest city of Yangon in January for conscription into the military and other reasons, a pro-democracy monitoring group said on Wednesday.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with premiers on the Canada-U.S. relationship and economic prosperity Prime Minister of Canada 05 Feb 2025 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc, the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, Anita Anand, and Canada's Ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, met virtually with Canada's premiers to discuss the Canada-U.S. relationship and economic prosperity.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer Prime Minister of Canada 05 Feb 2025 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer.
• PM call with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada: 5 February 2025 Gov.UK 05 Feb 2025
• French PM survives no-confidence vote VOA 05 Feb 2025 -- France's prime minister survived a no-confidence vote by parliament on Wednesday after he invoked special constitutional powers to force through the country's 2025 budget.
• "Nuclear Mission" announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 will mark a transformative shift in India's energy landscape and will enable Nuclear Power to emerge as a major source of energy in India.: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh India PIB 05 Feb 2025 -- Union Minister Dr
• US deportation flight carrying undocumented Indian migrants lands in Punjab VOA 05 Feb 2025 -- A U.S. deportation flight carrying Indian nationals accused of entering the U.S. illegally landed in the northern state of Punjab Wednesday - the first such flight to India since the Trump administration launched a crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
• HRH the Crown Prince Speaks with Jordanian King SPA 05 Feb 2025 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a telephone call Wednesday from King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
• Greenland bans foreign political donations amid Trump threat to take over resource-rich island Press TV 05 Feb 2025 -- Greenland's parliament has banned political parties from receiving contributions "from foreign or anonymous contributors", ahead of its upcoming parliamentary elections and in response to US President Donald Trump's interest in acquiring the island.
• Press conference - Parliament House, Canberra Prime Minister of Australia 05 Feb 2025
• The Aga Khan, Muslim Spiritual Leader Who Juggled Philanthropy, Business, And Faith, Dead At 88 RFE/RL 05 Feb 2025 -- The Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world's Shi'ite Ismaili Muslims, has died at the age of 88, his foundation announced. He passed away in Portugal on February 4, surrounded by his family, the foundation said.
• Tajik Court Hands Down Stiff Sentences In Secretive Treason Trial RFE/RL 05 Feb 2025 -- The Tajik Supreme Court has delivered guilty verdicts in a controversial high-profile treason case, handing lengthy prison terms to former senior government officials and politicians who were accused of plotting to overthrow authoritarian President Emomali Rahmon.
• Rumen Radev: Europe Must Proceed to Resolve Existential Issues for Restoring Peace and Guaranteeing Its Security President of the Republic of Bulgaria 05 Feb 2025 -- It is difficult to talk about competitiveness while a war is raging in the heart of Europe, the head of state stressed at the opening of a forum of The Economist in Sofia
• World News in Brief: US executive orders continue, killings in Sudan, breast cancer alert in Africa, human rights in Tunisia UN News 05 Feb 2025 -- New executive orders issued by the White House are set to further impact the cooperative, multilateral work of the United Nations, two weeks since the United States declared that it was pulling out of the UN health agency, WHO.