The edition of
Monday 3 February 2025
22 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
Suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen abduct five government-appointed village chiefs in Kenya's Mandera County, who were en route to the border town of El Wak. The abducted chiefs were part of the preparation team for President William Ruto's visit to the region next week.
A Puntland police spokesperson confirms that a senior commander of the Islamic State, Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Said, the head of the group’s assassination squad, surrendered to Puntland forces in the Cal Miskaad mountains, Bari Region, Puntland.
A car bombing kills at least 20 people and leaves 15 others wounded in Manbij, Syria. Most of the victims were female agricultural workers, according to local authorities.
At least 70 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops since the start of the year in the occupied West Bank, including 38 killed in Jenin.
A bomb explodes inside a building in Moscow, Russia, killing two people and wounding three. The presumed main target, Armen Sarkisyan, a pro-Russia leader in the Donbas, is among the dead.
An armed attack in San Luis Río Colorado, San Luis Río Colorado Municipality left seven people dead, according to authorities the criminal cell "Los Rusos" are behind of this attack and other violent incidents in the zone.
Eight people are killed and six others are injured in a security operation in Qusar District, Azerbaijan, against former Derbent Jamaat militants.
The United Nations condemns the recent Rapid Support Forces attack on civilians at a market in Omdurman, Sudan, as a war crime.
The rebel Congo River Alliance, which includes M23, announces a unilateral ceasefire that will take effect the next day.
Five soldiers are killed by Coalition of Patriots for Change gunmen at a military outpost in Kouki, Central African Republic.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele offers U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the option to send convicted "dangerous American criminals" to be incarcerated at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in exchange for a fee.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo government requests international sanctions against Rwanda.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is stopping funding to South Africa over a land seizure law.
Politics
Bart De Wever is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Belgium after a final agreement was reached between N-VA, CD&V, Vooruit, MR and Les Engagés. De Wever becomes the first Flemish nationalist to become Prime Minister.
Business
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump announce they have agreed to delay 25% of tariffs on Mexico for a month.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces Ontario will end contracts with the Starlink program unless the United States lifts its tariffs on Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that U.S. tariffs would be delayed by at least 30 days, following a call with United States President Donald Trump.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announces 27% tariffs on Mexican imports.
The Philippines declares a food security emergency on rice due to rising prices.
The Law
Three Islamic State-linked inmates are killed and three guards are injured in a prison riot in Vakhdat District, Tajikistan.
Environment
A series of over 200 earthquakes in a 48-hour period causes widespread evacuations from the Greek island of Santorini.
A teenage girl is killed in a shark attack off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 3 February 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.