Monday 2^nd February

Syrian state forces deploy in Kurdish-run city under ceasefire deal. (Reuters)

A handful of sick and wounded Palestinians were allowed through the Rafah crossing on the first day. (The Guardian)

Morocco evacuates 50,000 as flooding threatens the city after weeks of heavy rain. (Reuters)

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, moves out of Royal Lodge home early after the latest release of Epstein files. (BBC News)

Nigerian police say 80 abducted congregants return home, Christian group disputes claim. (Reuters)

Bolivia begins the school year with a ban on mobile phones. (AP)

Tuesday 3^rd February

Two people have died, and eight have been injured in a strike on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. (Reuters)

The US shoots down an Iranian drone approaching an aircraft carrier. (Reuters)

Gunmen kill nearly 200 in Nigeria’s Kwara and Katsina attacks. (Reuters)

A bus crash in Brazil’s Alagoas state killed at least 16 people. (Al Jazeera)

Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit raids X’s French office over ‘algorithm manipulation’. (France24)

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office announces a fresh investigation into Grok. (BBC News)

Police investigate Mandelson over claims he leaked information to Epstein. (BBC News)

Hungary’s Orban orders tax lawsuit dropped, major says it’s an attack on the rule of law. (Reuters)

Wednesday 4^th February

Israel strikes across Gaza, killing 24, and says militants attacked its soldiers. (AP)

Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs as it scales back news coverage. (BBC News)

At least 35 people have been killed after a week of heavy snowfall in Japan, with more than 400 injuries, 126 being serious. (Sky News)

Maduro ally Saab was arrested in Venezuela in a joint operation between the U.S. and Venezuelan authorities. (Reuters)

Captain jailed for six years over deadly North Sea tanker crash. (BBC News)

Thursday 5^th February

The US military says it killed two people in a strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific. (Reuters)

Tropical storm leaves eight dead and over 28,000 displaced in the Philippines after flooding and a landslide. (AP)

Three African countries agree to UK migrant returns after visa penalty threat. (BBC News)

UN Security Council to exempt sanctions on humanitarian aid for North Korea. (Reuters)

The US and Russia agree to reestablish military dialogue following talks on Ukraine. (AP)

Friday 6^th February

A Russian general was shot several times in Moscow. (BBC News)

Pakistan arrests 4 Islamabad bombing ‘facilitators’ as victims laid to rest, from the mosque bombing which killed 32 worshipers and left 170 injured. (Al Jazeera)

Canada and France open consulates in Nuuk. (DW)

North Macedonia police make the biggest ever cannabis seizure. (Reuters)

North Korea executes schoolchildren for watching the Squid Game and listening to bands from South Korea like BTS. (Sky News)

Former Bank of China Vice President Lin Jingzhen was expelled from the Communist Party. (Reuters)

Saturday 7^th February

Israeli warplanes destroy a residential building in the Zeitoun neighbourhood. (Al Jazeera)

Rebels linked to the Islamic State group kill at least 20 in a Congo village attack, the army says. (AP)

Rescuers recover bodies of miners trapped in Colombia coal mine. (ABC News)

Suspected saboteurs hit the Italian rail network near Bologna. (CBC News)

Greek police detain 313 in raid at university after mob attacked police. (AP)

Sunday 8^th February

A 65-year-old man is deported from the United Arab Emirates after being accused of critically injuring Vladimir Alekseyev. (Sky News)

Lebanon’s Tripoli building collapse kills 15. (Reuters)

Venezuela frees several opposition members after lengthy, politically motivated detentions. (AP)

Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. (The Guardian)

Prime Minister Takaichi’s party wins a supermajority in Japan’s lower house. (AP)

Portugal elects a Socialist as president by a landslide, beating his far-right rival, Andre Ventura. (Reuters)

Thailand’s conservative Bhumjaithai party tops polls but will need partners to form government. (AP)