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Negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Cairo were extended for another 3 days to continue work on a ceasefire agreement.

A massive explosion occurs on Iran's main gas pipeline in the city of Boroujen.

The EU is expected to impose new sanctions on Russian technology and military companies, including those supplying munitions from North Korea, as part of the 13th package of sanctions to mark the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A small German bank may have been the center of an underground financial network that Iran has relied on for years to finance terrorist groups in the Middle East, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Yemeni Houthis, according to two Western intelligence agencies.

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.

According to the documents, in 2022, Russia intended to produce 6,000 Iranian drones under license within 2. 5 years. The total price of the production contract, including the transfer of technology, equipment, components, and software, is 108.5 billion rubles ($1 billion 750 million).

The Embassy of Ukraine urges not to politicize the case of explosives allegedly transported through the territory of Georgia from Odesa to Russia and expresses its readiness to cooperate with the Georgian authorities to clarify the circumstances.

Iran, Russia and China will hold joint naval exercises in the coming weeks.

Iran has begun construction of a fourth nuclear reactor in the central city of Isfahan to create a powerful source of neutrons for scientific applications.

A drone attack on the largest U. S. military base in eastern Syria has killed at least six Kurdish-led allied fighters, according to the SDF.

The United States announces new strikes on Houthi targets in the Middle East in response to attacks on U. S. troops.

The leaders of Russia, Iran, and the AfD were not invited to the annual Munich Security Conference due to a lack of interest in the talks.

The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Iranian and Hong Kong companies involved in the production of Iranian ballistic missiles and Shahed drones.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia could no longer rely on russia as its main military and defense partner and should establish closer ties with the United States, France, India, and Georgia.

Iranian President Raisi said that Iran will not start a war, but will give a decisive response to anyone who tries to intimidate it, amid reports that the US has approved strikes on Iranian targets in Iraq and Syria.

Today, in many countries around the world, everyone joins in on Groundhog Day, an event that is believed to be the sign of the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Back in ancient Rome, on February 2, a hedgehog was woken up from hibernation and its behavior was used to predict the arrival of spring. The custom has been preserved by Western European peoples, including the Germans.

Ukraine's ombudsman said that World War III has already begun, and democratic countries like Ukraine are fighting against authoritarian regimes that support the Russian invasion.

The US concludes that a military base in Jordan was attacked by an Iranian-made drone.

Russian oil tankers continue to sail the Red Sea with little interruption due to Houthi attacks, as they have fewer ties to the Western countries targeted by the attacks, Reuters reports.

Iran warns that it will respond decisively to any US attack and will not tolerate threats in response to the ballistic missile attack on a US base in Jordan that killed three US soldiers.

South Africa has confirmed that Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will join the BRICS, while Argentina declined the invitation.

The Houthis claim to have fired missiles at a U. S. warship in the Red Sea, AFP reports.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Washington to prepare for the July NATO summit, where important decisions will be made to continue supporting Ukraine, strengthening NATO's defense and deterrence.

On Sunday, January 28, Iran successfully launched three satellites into space simultaneously for the first time using a Simurgh rocket. The launch included the Mahda satellite and two nanosatellites.

The US said Iranian-backed militants attacked troops stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, killing three and wounding 25 others.

U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham called for a retaliatory strike against Iran in response to the January 28 drone attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan near the border with Syria that killed 3 U.S. servicemen. Graham called on the Biden administration to "strike important targets inside Iran" to deter future aggression.

Three American soldiers were killed and two dozen wounded in a drone strike on a US military base in Jordan. According to President Biden, the attack was carried out by militants in Syria and Iraq with the support of Iran.

Russia believes that its growing ties with China and emerging economies allow it to challenge the US-dominated financial system and the West. Russian documents indicate plans to undermine the dollar and create a new financial order that is not dominated by the United States.

Western and regional officials accuse Iranian paramilitary forces of providing Yemeni Houthis with real-time intelligence to attack ships in the Red Sea.

Mohammed Dovtayev was sentenced to 3. 5 years for spying on an opposition TV channel in London with the aim of a potential terrorist attack. He claimed to be interested in architecture, but prosecutors proved that his goal was to identify security vulnerabilities.