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President Claudia Sheinbaum has enacted ‘Plan B’ to protect national interests

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has accused the US of fueling cartel violence by allowing powerful firearms to flow south, pushing back against President Donald Trump’s claims that Mexico is failing to stop illegal migration and drug trafficking.

Sheinbaum’s comments late Saturday came as she ordered retaliatory tariffs on US goods in response to Trump’s sweeping 25% duties on imports from Mexico and Canada.

“We categorically reject the slander made by the White House against the Government of Mexico, accusing it of having alliances with criminal organizations,” Sheinbaum wrote in a fiery post on X. “If such an alliance exists anywhere, it is in the armories of the United States that sell high-powered weapons to these criminal groups – as demonstrated by the US Department of Justice itself.”

Mexico announces retaliation against US — RT World News
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— VIVEKANAND TRIPATHI (@VTRIPATHI) February 2, 2025

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The targeted facilities supported Kiev’s defense industrial complex, the Defense Ministry has said

The Russian military has launched a wave of strikes on Ukraine’s gas energy infrastructure, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has announced.

In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said that the group strike was carried out overnight and targeted facilities supporting operations of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. “The objective of the strike has been met. All designated targets have been hit,” officials said, without providing enumerating the facilities affected or listing the forces involved in the attack.

European gas prices have surged to their highest level since October 2023, driven by supply disruptions following Ukraine’s recent refusal to extend a gas transit agreement with Moscow. Colder weather forecasts have been exacerbating concerns in an already tight energy market.

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Gas Infrastructure 🇷🇺💥🇺🇦

Russian bombers target gas infrastructure in Ukraine’s eastern regions, striking key facilities that support military operations. Tensions escalate as missile threats loom over Kyiv and nearby areas. pic.twitter.com/SzLdJ0gEfy

— DailyRedacted (@DailyRedacted) February 1, 2025

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Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid that has a small chance of impacting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 1.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, the European Space Agency and NASA have found.

But that also means the space rock has a nearly 99% chance of safely passing by Earth in 2032, according to the ESA and NASA. Future observations of the asteroid will help scientists determine the likelihood of an impact.

The asteroid is estimated to be between 131 and 328 feet (40 and 100 meters) wide. Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, and they can cause severe damage to local regions, according to the ESA.

The space rock has a “size range comparable to that of a large building,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, director for the Center for Near Earth Object Studies, or CNEOS, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Chodas added that the actual size of the asteroid, which astronomers are trying to determine with follow-up observations using multiple telescopes, is currently highly uncertain.

A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032https://t.co/XTbMkjdbeK

— Karen (@kz2076) February 1, 2025

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Uganda’s ministry of health has confirmed a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, with one reported death.

The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms included “high fever, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing” and “bleeding from multiple body sites”. 

He died of multi-organ failure on Wednesday at Mulango National Hospital, located in the city’s central business district. 

This marks Uganda’s eighth recorded Ebola outbreak since the first infection was documented in 2000.

The Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SUDV) is a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever which is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids and tissues. It is one of several strains of the Ebola virus known to cause outbreaks.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, on average, the virus claims the lives of five out of every ten infected individuals, though previous outbreaks have seen fatality rates fluctuate between 25% and 90%, depending on response efforts and medical intervention.

Earlier in January, neighboring Tanzania confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in its northwest Kagera region. Uganda recorded three fatalities in 2017 due to this disease.

Nurse dies as Uganda confirms new Ebola outbreak https://t.co/sxnKk30Qij

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 30, 2025

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Around 3 p.m. it turned out that the air traffic control system that skeyes uses to operate Belgian airspace was “not functioning properly,” says skeyes spokesman Kurt Verwilligen.

All aircraft flying at that time in the airspace controlled by skeyes (up to approximately 7,500 meters altitude) were diverted to surrounding countries.

“This was done safely using a backup system,” the spokesperson added. The cause of the problem is not yet known. Airplanes cannot land or depart at the airports of Zaventem, Antwerp, Ostend, Charleroi and Liège.

JUST IN: Belgium closes airspace after "complete computer failure" at air traffic control pic.twitter.com/lNIKOrV6a8

— BNO News Live (@BNODesk) January 30, 2025

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Air traffic over Belgium can resume again: computer system at air traffic controller Skeyes restarted

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A multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway in Washington’s Potomac River following a midair collision

A civilian airliner carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night.

Flight 5342, operated by PSA – a subsidiary of American Airlines – was on its final approach to Runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at around 9 pm local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), when it struck the helicopter at low altitude.

The US Army Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk was carrying a crew of three and no VIPs, according to defense department officials. The exact number of fatalities remains unclear as emergency personnel from multiple agencies continue the search for possible survivors. 

The US Federal Aviation Authority announced that Reagan Washington National Airport, built on the river Potomac to the south of Washington DC, was temporarily shut down following the incident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will lead the investigation into the crash.

PHOTO: Wreckage after crash between American Airlines Flight 5342 and US military helicopter pic.twitter.com/vOUSNgDwxS

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 30, 2025

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Emergency crews have recovered over 30 bodies from the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet with 64 persons aboard and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers collided mid-air near Reagan National Airport, NBC4 reports.

Both aircraft crashed into the frigid river, where ongoing search efforts are complicated by near-freezing water temperatures, according to the US Geological Survey.

NEW – Plane carrying 64 collides with helicopter, crashes in Washingtonhttps://t.co/gd6E6H97gZ

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 30, 2025

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Authorities expect no survivors following Washington DC plane crash

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to face the Senate for a two-day confirmation hearing beginning Wednesday in a bid to become the leader of the Department of Health and Human Services.

President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for secretary of the nation’s top health agency, Kennedy has been a controversial choice to head the HHS, which oversees agencies handling food and drug safety, disease epidemics and health insurance. Kennedy, 71, has faced pushback over his promotion of unfounded claims about vaccines and some have questioned his views on abortion.

Kennedy is set to testify in Senate hearings Wednesday and Thursday, but just one of those committees will vote to determine if his nomination goes before the full Senate for a vote.

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