Asia Thailand Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate, unconditional ceasefire after five days of intense border fighting that killed at least 36 people and displaced around 300.000; Malaysian Prime Minister brokered the deal, with support from the US and China
America Costa Rica Costa Rica strengthened cooperation with the US on security, migration, and cybersecurity, with US Marco Rubio pledging support against organized crime, increased collaboration with the DEA and FBI, and the enhancement of telecommunications
America El Salvador The country offered to house convicted criminals deported from the US, including US citizens, in the country’s mega-prison for a fee, a proposal welcomed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a gesture of friendship
Asia India The Bharatiya Janata Party BJP, the party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has clearly won the state elections held in Delhi, the state that includes India's capital, for the first time in 27 years
Europe Spain Barcelona City Council and the non-profit organisation Habitat 3 have reached an agreement to buy Casa Orsola, the residential building that the Spanish daily País calls 'the symbol of the rental crisis in the city'
Europe Netherlands A gay couple of two fertile partners cannot deduct assisted fertilisation treatments from their taxes, Court of Cassation has ruled, but costs are deductible for heterosexual couples who can't conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse
Africa Morocco A major earthquake monitoring enhancement project is almost complete; it was launched in March 2024 in cooperation with Japan, UNESCO and the National Centre for Scientific and Technical Research
Africa Sierra Leone At Army Headquarters, Cockerill Barracks in Freetown, the first US-Sierra Leone National Defence Coordination Meeting was held to discuss and prioritise cooperation for the coming years
America Guatemala The country will increase deportation flights from the US by 40%, repatriating both Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities while creating a border task force to combat transnational crime
Africa Liberia A consignment of essential medicines, supplies and an electroencephalography machine with accessories has been delivered to the Ministry of Health by the World Health Organisation
Europe Slovakia Jana Maškarová was presented as the new president of the Slovak police; seven years ago, Maškarová was appointed the first female police vice-president
Asia Mongolia The country could benefit from a 15% tariff China has imposed on coal imports from the United States, which analysts believe will increase the demand for coal from other suppliers such as Mongolia, though the quantity imported remains marginal
Asia South Korea Thermal cameras and radar systems for bird detection will be installed at all airports in the country, with the aim of preventing incidents such as the one that occurred at Muan on 29 December 2024, that caused 179 casualties
Africa Republic of the Congo From 1 to 7 February 2025, UNICEF-Congo undertook a field mission to monitor flooding in the localities of Makotimpoko in the Highlands department and Mossaka in the Cuvette department