Portal:Current events/2025 February 3

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli incursions in the West Bank
    • 2025 Israeli operation in the West Bank
      • At least 70 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops since the start of the year in the occupied West Bank, including 38 killed in Jenin. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Battle of Khartoum
    • 2025 Omdurman market attack
      • The United Nations condemns the recent Rapid Support Forces attack on civilians at a market in Omdurman, Sudan, as a war crime. (Malaysia Sun)
• Somali Civil War
  • Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
    • A Puntland police spokesperson confirms that a senior commander of the Islamic State, Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Said, the head of the group’s assassination squad, surrendered to Puntland forces in the Cal Miskaad mountains, Bari Region, Puntland. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
  • Spillover of the Somali Civil War
    • Suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen abduct five government-appointed village chiefs in Kenya's Mandera County, who were en route to the border town of El Wak. The abducted chiefs were part of the preparation team for President William Ruto's visit to the region next week. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online) (Reuters)
• Kivu conflict
  • M23 campaign
    • The rebel Congo River Alliance, which includes M23, announces a unilateral ceasefire that will take effect the next day. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • A bomb explodes inside a building in Moscow, Russia, killing two people and wounding three. The presumed main target, Armen Sarkisyan, a pro-Russia leader in the Donbas, is among the dead. (Reuters)
• Central African Republic Civil War
  • Five soldiers are killed by Coalition of Patriots for Change gunmen at a military outpost in Kouki, Central African Republic. (AP)
• Mexican drug war
  • An armed attack in San Luis Río Colorado, San Luis Río Colorado Municipality left seven people dead, according to authorities the criminal cell "Los Rusos" are behind of this attack and other violent incidents in the zone.(El Universal)
• Syrian civil war
  • A car bombing kills at least 20 people and leaves 15 others wounded in Manbij, Syria. Most of the victims were female agricultural workers, according to local authorities. (BBC News) (AP)
• Terrorism in Azerbaijan
  • Eight people are killed and six others are injured in a security operation in Qusar District, Azerbaijan, against former Derbent Jamaat militants. (Report.az)

Business and economy

• Second Trump tariffs
  • 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
    • Canada–United States relations
      • Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces Ontario will end contracts with the Starlink program unless the United States lifts its tariffs on Canada. (BBC News)
      • Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that U.S. tariffs would be delayed by at least 30 days, following a call with United States President Donald Trump. (DW)
    • Mexico–United States relations
      • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump announce they have agreed to delay 25% of tariffs on Mexico for a month. (NBC News)
• Ecuador–Mexico relations
  • Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announces 27% tariffs on Mexican imports. (CNN)
• The Philippines declares a food security emergency on rice due to rising prices. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 Santorini earthquakes
  • A series of over 200 earthquakes in a 48-hour period causes widespread evacuations from the Greek island of Santorini. (The Guardian)
• A teenage girl is killed in a shark attack off the coast of Queensland, Australia. (BBC News)

International relations

• Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo government requests international sanctions against Rwanda. (Reuters)
• South Africa–United States relations
  • U.S. President Donald Trump says he is stopping funding to South Africa over a land seizure law. (The Guardian)
• El Salvador–United States relations
  • Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele offers U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the option to send convicted "dangerous American criminals" to be incarcerated at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in exchange for a fee. (The Washington Post)

Law and crime

• Three Islamic State-linked inmates are killed and three guards are injured in a prison riot in Vakhdat District, Tajikistan. (Barron's)

Politics and elections

• 2024–2025 Belgian government formation
  • Bart De Wever is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Belgium after a final agreement was reached between N-VA, CD&V, Vooruit, MR and Les Engagés. De Wever becomes the first Flemish nationalist to become Prime Minister. (The Guardian)