The edition of
Wednesday 5 February 2025
17 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
Somali federal government-appointed commissioner of Bardhere District Mohamed Ilyas Caagane is killed after Somali National Army forces are defeated by Jubaland forces in Gedo, Somalia.
The UNICEF confirms that several children have been killed in Khartoum, Sudan, in the past few days.
A deadly battle between the Puntland Security Force and Islamic State results in the killing of 57 foreign militants in Dharin area of Bari Region, Puntland.
Puntland Maritime Police Force seize a boat carrying illegal military supplies, uniforms and equipment. The vessel was taken captive off the coast of the Qaw district in the Bari Region, Somalia.
M23 rebels capture Nyabibwe, a town along the road to the South Kivu capital city of Bukavu. The Democratic Republic of the Congo government claims that the unilateral ceasefire declared by M23 earlier was false.
The Sudanese Armed Forces announce they have gained more territory around Khartoum as they try to enter the capital city.
Israel withdraws from the United Nations Human Rights Council, accusing the UN body of "obsessively demonizing" and discriminating against the country.
Argentina announces that it will withdraw from the World Health Organization citing "deep differences" with the organization's leaders.
Politics
Demonstrators gather in cities across the United States to protest against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, his second administration, Elon Musk and Project 2025.
The House of Representatives of the Philippines formally impeaches Vice President Sara Duterte. The Senate is now set to conduct a trial.
Argentinian presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni announces that the President Javier Milei has signed a decree modifying the 2012 Gender Identity Law, that allows transgender people to be treated according to their gender identity and have their documents be registered with the corresponding name and gender, to exclude people under the age of 18 to access gender-affirming care.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in women's sports.
Business
The United States Postal Service says it is temporarily refusing inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong, but reverses this policy hours later.
The Law
The first flight carrying "high-threat" deportees from the United States arrives at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. The ten deportees are allegedly part of Tren de Aragua, a transnational organized crime group originating from Venezuela recently designated as a terrorist organization by the United States.
Environment
United Kingdom Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announces that Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, will be demolished following a meeting with bereaved relatives and survivors of the 2017 fire.
A fire at an Islamic school in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Nigeria, kills at least 17 people.
Arts
Rahim al-Hussaini is named as Aga Khan V and 50th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism, succeeding his late father Prince Karim Aga Khan (Aga Khan IV).
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 5 February 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.