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The South American state of Paraguay, where a small plane crashed 180 kilometers from the capital, Asuncion, on the 2nd of February, killing Congressman Walter Harms and his team, a total of four people.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data pointed out that the southern waters of the Philippines at 6:35 p.m. on the evening of the 3rd, the size of the 6.6 earthquake occurred again at a depth of 56 kilometers, the epicenter of the quake is quite close to the location of the strong earthquake on the 2nd, the Meteorological Department has not been issued tsunami warnings against the earthquake, which is one of a series of strong aftershocks of the size of the earthquake occurred last night, after the magnitude of the 7.6 quake.

European media outlet Politico.eu reports that the Ukrainian security service carried out an attack deep into enemy Russian territory, blowing up the main railroad connecting Russia to China, an incident that Russian authorities are investigating as a terrorist attack.

The Ukrainian Security Service (USSR) has triggered several explosions in the Severomuisky tunnel, the main transportation road linking Russia and China, paralyzing the main transport railroad, a Ukrainian official said.

North Korea's recent launch of a military surveillance satellite has aroused concern from the outside world, and South Korea also successfully launched its first military spy satellite on Friday at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, U.S.A. The satellite will be used in the future to monitor and detect North Korea's military activities.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the national budget on the 27th, which will significantly increase military spending by 70% compared to this year, meaning that Russia will put more financial resources into the war.

Tense Situation in Northern Myanmar

The recent bombing attacks along the Burma-Myanmar border, especially the destruction of a convoy of 120 lorries imported from China, have caused further irritation in China! According to the news, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been conducting live-fire drills for four days on the Chinese side of the Burma-China border with the goal of clearing fire points and restoring order, causing international concern.

In the wake of the epidemic, many countries have launched policies to attract tourists. Choo Kyung-ho, South Korea's Vice Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Planning and Finance, said yesterday that the tax rebate for foreign tourists will be doubled from January next year to attract overseas tourists and revitalize the tourism industry.

The U.S., U.K., and 18 other countries announced an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) safety on the 26th to ensure that AI is protected from malicious use and to promote the development of "design-safe" AI systems by corporations to ensure the safety of their customers and the general public.

On the third day of the Israeli-Palestinian truce, Hamas and Israel once again exchanged prisoners and released each other's hostages, this time releasing 17 hostages, including a 4-year-old girl, followed by Israel's release of 39 Palestinian prisoners. The Israelis and Palestinians originally agreed to a four-day ceasefire from the 24th to the 28th, and it has been confirmed that the truce will be extended until the morning of the 30th, and that both sides will continue to release hostages and prisoners.

A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect at 7:00 p.m. local time on the 24th, and 10 of the 24 hostages released on the first day of Hamas were Thai, who laughed, said they had not been mistreated, and claimed they had been well-fed, through video messages with their families.