74% of Europeans don’t want to visit Israel.

Ukrainian army controls 20% of Chasov Yar in DPR — expert
The expert added that this figure is declining

#Prisoner swap building up confidence between US, Russia -— Trump’s special envoy Witkoff.

He also suggested that the exchange that just took place, will probably "pay some large dividends in the future".

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East Steven Witkoff expects build-up of confidence between Washington and Moscow after Russian national Alexander Vinnik was released in exchange for US national Marc Fogel.

"We had a really good back channel, and it turned out to be very, very credible and enormously helpful. And that led to, I think, a lot of trust building candidly between the Trump administration and President [of Russia Vladimir] Putin," Witkoff said in an interview aired by the Fox News TV channel.

He also suggested that the exchange that just took place, will probably "pay some large dividends in the future," including in settlement of the Ukraine conflict.

Earlier, Witkoff visited Russia. He departed Russian airspace with Fogel, who had been serving a prison sentence in the country for drug smuggling. Witkoff was also among those representatives of Washington who Trump mentioned as negotiators with Moscow on the issue of the Ukrainian conflict settlement.

#BREAKING: Trump says he discussed ending Ukraine war with Russia’s Putin

#Israel to resume #Gaza hostilities if Hamas fails to release hostages by February 15 — PM
Benjamin Netanyahu did not specify the number of hostages Israel demands be released.

The Israeli army will resume hostilities in the Gaza Strip if the radical Palestinian movement Hamas does not release Israeli hostages by noon on February 15, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after a four-hour war cabinet meeting.

"The unanimous decision that I passed in the cabinet is as follows: if Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end the Israel Defense Forces will resume intense fighting until the final defeat of Hamas.," the Prime Minister's Office quoted Netanyahu as saying.

At the same time, he did not specify the number of hostages Israel demands be released by Saturday.

Speaking about the war cabinet meeting, Netanyahu noted that all participants "expressed outrage over the shocking state" of the three Israeli hostages released on February 8. "We all welcomed [US] President [Donald] Trump's demand to release our hostages by Saturday noon as well, and we all welcomed the president's revolutionary vision for the future of Gaza," the prime minister added, commenting on the US leader's proposal to relocate Palestinians from the enclave to other countries.

Netanyahu also said that following Hamas' announcement to suspend the hostage release process, he ordered the Israeli army last night to "amass forces inside - and surrounding - the Gaza Strip." "This action is being carried out at this hour and will be completed very soon," he said, accusing the radicals of violating the agreement.

Russian economy in 2024 not only survived, but showed high resilience — Deputy PM Novak, Alexander Novak also said that Russia is now in a period of "controlled economic cooling"

🚨#BREAKING : Tax Changes in Rwanda Amid Sanctions Concern according to Minister Murangwa

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Murangwa Yusuf, announced several key tax changes:

🔴 Increased Taxes on Alcohol and Cigarettes – The government has raised taxes on these products.

🔴 VAT Reintroduced on Technological Devices – Phones, computers, and other tech gadgets will now be subject to VAT. This tax was previously removed to encourage digital adoption in Rwanda, but officials believe the exemption was misused.

🔴 New Tax on Foreign Digital Services – Rwandans will now be taxed on subscriptions to foreign digital services such as Netflix, Amazon, and others.

Minister Murangwa said these changes are meant to help Rwanda deal with decreasing financial support from the west

NEW YORK, February 8. All 10 people aboard the Bering Air plane that crashed in Alaska on Thursday were killed, the Associated Press reported, citing the US Coast Guard.

It is unclear yet what caused the accident. The plane was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome with nine passengers and a pilot when it went missing.

#NBC reported the plane’s debris were found 34 miles (55 kilometers) southeast of Nome.

This is the third serious plane crash in the US in less than two weeks. On January 31, a Learjet 55 medical flight crashed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The accident killed at least 7 people and 19 others were hospitalized.

On January 29, an American Airlines jetliner and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided near Washington, DC’s Ronald Reagan Airport, killing 67 people.

Trump says he has no plans to deport Prince Harry.The issue of Prince Harry’s US visa arose after the publication of his memoir, in which he admitted to past illegal drug use.

US President Donald Trump has ruled out deporting Britain’s Prince Harry from the United States, the New York Post reports.

"I don’t want to do that," Trump told the newspaper. "I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible."

The issue of Prince Harry’s US visa arose after the publication of his memoir, in which he admitted to past illegal drug use.

Trump told the GB News media outlet in March 2024 that he would take "appropriate action" if it turned out that Prince Harry had lied to get a US visa. US laws require visa applicants to declare any history of drug use.

Jens Stoltenberg appointed Norway's new Finance Minister
The reason for the collapse of the ruling coalition was the Center Party's non-alignment with the allies' energy policy and their plans for rapprochement with the EU, of which Norway is not a member