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An American F-16 fighter jet crashed off the west coast of South Korea. According to sources, the pilot ejected from the plane and was not injured. The plane crashed into the sea near Kunsan air base in Jeonbuk Province at around 08:40 local time (23:40 GMT)

US concerns about China - "The issue is not China’s rise in itself but the threatening actions that increasingly accompany it" per @CIA's William Burns, writing in @ForeignPolicy. XI Jinping's "growing repression at home and his aggressiveness abroad are impossible to ignore"

4 Pakistani were killed and 5 others were injured in a blast near a Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) rally on the Jannah road, Sibbi district Balochistan

"Spring revolution is stronger than ever" says Myanmar @NUGMyanmar @DuwaLashiLa at @SpecialCouncil talk as Feb 1 will mark 3 years of #militarycoup. Says resistance forces "edging closer to victory" against military as fights made "stunning gains"

Pakistani gunship helicopters fly over Mach city and intermittent gunfire can be heard across the town. Large number of BLA fighters are still present in the town since last 16 hours

South Korea says North Korea fired several cruise missiles

2 dead as result of household gas explosion in Botakara village, Bukhar-Zhyrau district, Karaganda region

Taiwan Ministry of Defense:9 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels were detected operating around Taiwan until 06:00 (UTC 8) today. ROCArmedForces monitored the situation and tasked appropriate forces to respond

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 59 km SE of Hasaki, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 274 km NNE of Ama, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 38 km S of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan

Mohammad Naeem, Islamic Emirate’s Qatar-based political office spokesman, on X wrote that in “Afghanistan’s Regional Cooperation Initiative” which is planned to be held today, the new chapter of the positive interaction of the countries of the region with the Islamic Emirate, coordination in the field of regional cooperation, creation of a common region-oriented narrative at the regional level, and joint cooperation to make the most of the economic opportunities of the region will be discussed

Kim Jong Un: nuclear weaponization of navy key to building state nuclear strategic force

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 47 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 114 km SSE of Kyzyl-Suu, Kyrgyzstan

North Korea fires several cruise missiles from its east coast: JCS

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 8 km WNW of Ichihara, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 71 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 105 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 17 km NNE of Sape, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 127 km SSE of Kyzyl-Suu, Kyrgyzstan

Soldiers kill 2 suspects in Marawi bombing, 6 others in Lanao del Sur

North Korea's foreign minister meets visiting Chinese vice FM: state media

China announces the sentencing of a Briton to five years in prison on charges of espionage

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - Izu Islands, Japan region

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 116 km WNW of Aykol, China

Taiwan Ministry of Defense:Overall 23 PLA aircraft in various types (including SU-30, Y-8, UAVs, etc.) were detected along the southeastern coast of Mainland China from 1600hr today

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 9 km ENE of Solsona, Philippines

Sources told Reuters: China asked Iran to urge the Houthis to reduce escalation and exercise restraint

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 127 km WNW of Aykol, China