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Barely a week after @ASEAN agreed to Thailand's plans to provide humanitarian aid to Myanmar militarycoup victims, reports say military shelled schools in Demoso Karenni state, near Thai border killing/injuring children

The government of Kazakhstan has resigned, the press service of President Tokayev reported. The reason is not specified.

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake occurred 25.48mi E of Nishinoomote, Japan.

The person injured in the shooting has now died, according to police.

A person was critically injured in a shooting on Indy's near north side early Sunday morning

The World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan said in a statement that Japan contributed US$13.5 million for WFP in Afghanistan for emergency assistance for 630,000 people, school feeding for 36,000 children & to keep WPF operational. “This contribution comes at a critical moment for the many families across the country who are less prepared than ever to face the harsh Afghan winter when hunger bites hardest,” said Hsiao-Wei Lee, WFP Country Director in Afghanistan

The South Korean Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian Ambassador and protested to him regarding the position of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the situation on the Korean Peninsula

[China’s 8th launch in 2024] At UTC 03:06 Feb 3, 9 satellites were successfully launched by Smart Dragon/Jielong-3 rocket at Yangjiang, Guangdong. It’s also the 3rd launch of commercial Jielong-3 rocket series. HD:

North Korea tested firing cruise missiles on Feb 2 - KCNA

Ukrainas president Zelenskij hade ett telefonsamtal med Kazakstans president Tokajev

Värmetillförseln stoppades i Bishkek efter fel på kraftverket i staden

Rysslands premiärminister Mishustin har anlänt till Almaty för två dagars besök

Chair of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party - @RepGallagher - calls for the US to ban or force the sale of TikTok "The time is now to act" he says

Russian Foreign Ministry: We will not negotiate a peace treaty with Japan due to its unfriendly path

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