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Panama to End Major Trade and Development Agreement with China
Panama to End Major Trade and Development Agreement with China
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Following a visit by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the weekend, Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino announced his intention to terminate major trade and development pact with China and stated he is interested in American investment in Panamanian infrastructure instead, the New York Post reports.

Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover and Redevelopment of Gaza
Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover and Redevelopment of Gaza
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

President Trump proposed Tuesday that the U.S. could take over the Gaza Strip, suggesting it could “own it” and even remove Palestinians from the area. Without ruling out the possibility of deploying American troops, he envisioned transforming Gaza into “the Riviera of the Middle East.”

Swedish Police Say 10 Killed In School Shooting (Update)
Swedish Police Say 10 Killed In School Shooting (Update)
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

At least 10 people have been killed in what the prime minister described as Sweden’s worst mass shooting in the Nordic nation’s history.

Six US Hostages Released From Venezuela Prison, Maduro Accepts Repatriation of Undocumented Migrants in White House Deal
Six US Hostages Released From Venezuela Prison, Maduro Accepts Repatriation of Undocumented Migrants in White House Deal
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Six American hostages who were imprisoned in Venezuela in recent months were released on Saturday as part of a deal negotiated by White House envoy Richard Grenell.

Trump to Reinstate “Maximum Pressure” on Iran
Trump to Reinstate “Maximum Pressure” on Iran
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to reinstate the “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran that he practiced during his first term, in order to drive Tehran’s oil exports down to zero and prevent the regime from developing a nuclear bomb, a US official told Reuters.

Trump to Cut Off Funding to South Africa Over Land Confiscation Law
Trump to Cut Off Funding to South Africa Over Land Confiscation Law
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

US President Donald Trump has announced he is suspending all US funding to black-majority South Africa over the country’s recent implementation of Expropriation Act 13 of 2024, a bill that allows the government to confiscate privately owned land for a public purpose or in the public interest.

School Shooting In Sweden: At Least Five People Shot
School Shooting In Sweden: At Least Five People Shot
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

At least five people were shot at a Swedish school Tuesday, officials said, adding that emergency services have responded massively to the ongoing attack in the town of Örebro, 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Stockholm, the capital.

Nationalist De Wever Premier Of Belgium
Nationalist De Wever Premier Of Belgium
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Conservative nationalist Bart De Wever has been sworn in as Belgium’s new prime minister after he toned down his rhetoric to make the nation’s Dutch-speaking Vlaanderen (Flanders) region an independent country.

Pro-Russia Militia Leader ‘Assasinated’ In Moscow
Pro-Russia Militia Leader ‘Assasinated’ In Moscow
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, seen by Kyiv as a “criminal mastermind”, has been assassinated in Moscow, Russian officials announced Monday.

Nigeria: Church Elder Shot Dead During Sunday Service
Nigeria: Church Elder Shot Dead During Sunday Service
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

A respected elder of the Celestial Church of Christ, Eagle Parish, in Ogun state, Nigeria, was shot dead when three gunmen invaded the Sunday service on January 19, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.