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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that defense companies can expect his government to increase military spending and that it will fulfill its commitment to spend 2% of GDP on NATO defense.

Israeli strikes on the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza reportedly killed 37 people and injured dozens.

NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg has sharply criticized Donald Trump's statement to attack NATO members who do not fulfill their financial obligations, saying that any attack on the Alliance will be met with a united response, and that undermining allies increases the risks to soldiers.

Eight Chinese balloons crossed Taiwan's airspace in the previous 24 hours, according to Taiwanese authorities.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sold 12 million shares of the company for about $2 billion as part of a previously announced share sale plan.

A 5. 6-magnitude earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the Philippines on February 10, forcing rescuers to suspend the search for dozens of people still missing after a landslide.

The US Senate votes to begin debate on a bill to provide $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

The American Museum has returned antiquities stolen from Ghana by British troops 150 years ago, which belonged to the royal family of this West African country.

Ukraine expects the planted area in 2024 to be similar to 2023, but is concerned about the lower quality of wheat.

Ukraine's government is working to overhaul its business regulatory system, abolishing hundreds of documents to help stimulate the war-torn economy.

In January 2024, Chinese banks issued a record high volume of new loans to support the economy amid a deep real estate crisis and a prolonged stock market decline.

The Pentagon says it will effectively cooperate with Ukraine's new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after his appointment by President Zelenskiy.

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on russia to stop the forced removal of Ukrainian children and return them to their families. The russian authorities should provide information on the exact number of children taken from Ukraine and their whereabouts so that they can be identified and returned.

UN investigators have found that North Korea earned $3 billion through 58 cyberattacks on cryptocurrency companies between 2017 and 2023 to help fund its nuclear weapons program.

OpenAI is forming a new team to investigate and prevent potential misuse of AI by children, as well as to ensure compliance with child privacy laws.

UK extends tariff-free trade with Ukraine for almost all goods until 2029.

Spain recorded its warmest January on record, with an average temperature 0. 4 degrees higher than the previous record set in 2016, according to meteorological data.

The Senate failed to approve a $118 billion bipartisan package that would have tightened immigration laws and helped Ukraine fight Russian invasion and supported Israel in its war against Hamas.

Russian and Iranian officials were not invited to the Munich Security Conference, as the chairman stated that they were not open to a meaningful dialogue.

Farmers in Spain have blocked major roads and port terminals with tractors and burning tires to protest against EU environmental regulations that reduce their competitiveness in the agricultural market.

Two Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers, accompanied by SU-30SM fighters, flew near Alaska.

Danish police said they expect to provide more information on their investigation into the explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipeline in a short time.

Hamas proposes a 135-day ceasefire plan in three phases for the gradual release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis hopes that China will help in peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.

The U. S. House of Representatives rejected a Republican bill that would have allocated $17.6 billion in aid to Israel alone, as Democrats wanted to vote on a broader Senate package that included aid to Ukraine, humanitarian aid, and border security funding.

Russian natural gas producer Novatek is setting up a new marketing team in China to sell gas from its Arctic LNG-2 project and circumvent US sanctions.

Facebook and Instagram will label images generated by the artificial intelligence of other companies.

russia fires 1,500 to 2,500 shells daily in Donetsk region, targeting critical infrastructure to make life more difficult for locals as winter approaches.

McDonald's reported its first quarterly decline in sales in almost four years, which it attributed to the war in the Middle East, which has significantly affected some foreign markets.

Turkish drone maker Baykar has announced that it is building a new factory near Kyiv that will employ 500 people to produce its TB2 and TB3 models.