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02.02.2026 17:50 Iraq's Shia bloc has reiterated its support for Nouri al-Maliki's return to the premiership despite meddlesome remarks by US President Donald Trump on the Arab country's domestic affairs.

02.02.2026 17:50 Taiwan's military is planning to build a submarine rescue vessel after the completion of its first domestic submarine prototype, according to a defense ministry report released last week.

02.02.2026 17:50 The manufacture of the remaining 28 M1A2T Abrams tanks Taiwan purchased from the United States has recently been completed, and the armored vehicles are expected to be delivered to Taiwan within the next one to two months, a source told CNA on Sunday.

02.02.2026 17:50 A Kuomintang delegation traveling to Beijing for a think tank exchange with the Chinese Communist Party will focus on advocating for Taiwanese companies and advancing peace, KMT Vice Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen said Monday.

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02.02.2026 17:50 Within less than 2 kilometers and just 17 days apart, the deaths of two Americans at the hands of U.S. federal law enforcement have once again shed the spotlight on persistent problems of violent policing in the United States.

02.02.2026 17:50 China has carried out the death sentences of four leading members of the Bai family criminal gang based in northern Myanmar, who had been sentenced to death in November 2025 for crimes including intentional homicide, telecom fraud and drug trafficking, while another principal offender, Bai Suocheng, died of an illness, according to the Xinhua News Agency on Monday.

02.02.2026 17:50 Hamas has hailed the reopening of the Rafah crossing in southern Gaza Strip as a significant achievement of Palestinian resilience, pledging to make every effort to restore the vital crossing to full operation.

02.02.2026 17:50 The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Sunday strongly condemned Israel's repeated violations of the ceasefire in Gaza.

02.02.2026 17:50 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that as the world faces a real risk of regressing to the law of the jungle, China and Russia, as major countries and permanent members of the UN Security Council, have the responsibility and obligation to practice true multilateralism, safeguard the international system with the UN at its core, advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and a

02.02.2026 17:50 The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed up to six F-35A Lightning II aircraft, an E-7A Wedgetail, and around 227 aviators to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada to participate in two of the world's most advanced air combat training exercises.

02.02.2026 17:50 Israel has banned the international medical charity Doctors Without Borders from operating across Gaza and other Israeli-occupied territories after the organization refused to hand over a list of its staff due to a lack of assurances from the Tel Aviv regime.

02.02.2026 17:50 Israeli drone strikes hit several areas in southern Lebanon on Sunday in repeated violations of last year's ceasefire agreement, Lebanese media reported.

02.02.2026 17:50 Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has strongly condemned the recent Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, particularly targeting civilian areas in the south, as well as the destruction of civilian infrastructure and public facilities.

02.02.2026 17:50 At least one person has been killed and several others injured when the Israeli military conducted airstrikes against an area in southern Lebanon amid the Tel Aviv regime's repeated violations of a ceasefire in place since late 2024.