Europe Switzerland Supermarket chains Coop and Migros are recalling cheese products due to a possible risk of salmonella; contaminated Kräuterbrie soft cheese found at Landbrügg dairy triggered the measure and the dairy's decision to recall its entire product range
America Venezuela Foreign Minister Yvan Gil called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio an “enemy of our country” after Rubio reaffirmed US support for Guyana’s sovereignty over the disputed Essequibo region, which Venezuela also claims
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
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
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
Europe Romania Timișoara municipality has approved the Urban Zoning Plan for the National Museum of the Anticommunist Revolution of December 1989
Asia South Korea Elementary school enrollment fell to 334.145 students in 2025, the lowest since 2008, due to declining birth rates; Seoul saw a 9,3% decrease, and some schools, like Jungang Elementary in Gwangju, enrolled only one student
Asia Japan A persistent territorial dispute with Russia over islands off Hokkaido that has impeded a peace treaty could be soon ended: PM Ishiba vowed to give 'priority' to the resolution and resume exchange programs allowing former Japan residents to visit them
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 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
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
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'
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
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