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THOUSANDS RIOT IN ARGENTINA AS CONGRESS DEBATES ECONOMIC REFORM BILL – The South American country’s economy that is buckling under high debt loads  Demonstrators and riot police clashed in Buenos Aires on Thursday (February 1) for the second consecutive day as Argentina’s Congress debated an economic reform bill known as the “omnibus bill.” Officers with shields pushed back demonstrators rioting at the congressional complex and used water jets to break up the protest. Rioters were seen hurling objects at police officers and armoured vehicles. The Argentine lower chamber was debating on Thursday the bill proposed by libertarian President Javier Milei…

IRISH FARMERS PROTESTS AGAINST THE GREEN ENERGY POLICIES – That they say will cause food scarcity and put them out of business Irish farmers on Thursday demonstrated in solidarity with their EU counterparts, against the government’s stance to implement green energy and climate-neutral policies. These policies, they say, will cause food shortages and put them out of business. France’s main farmer union leaders called on their peers to lift roadblocks that have disrupted traffic across the country for more than two weeks. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal earlier said France would enshrine in law the principle that it should be…

UK’S PARTNERSHIP PIVOTAL TO ADDRESS HOUTHIS ATTACKS – Lloyd also thanked Shapps for the UK’s leadership on the crisis The UK’s partnership with the U.S. to address the Houthi’s attacks against military vessels and commercial shipping in the Red Sea is pivotal, U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd said during a meeting with UK’s Defense Minister Grant Shapps at the Pentagon. Lloyd also thanked Shapps for the UK’s leadership on the crisis in Israel and Gaza, adding that both countries believe that Israel should avoid harming Palestinian civilians and that the people of Gaza need more humanitarian assistance.

‘YOU NEED US, SO HELP US!’ SAY FARMERS PROTESTING AT EU SUMMIT – Farmers hoping to get the attention of EU summit leaders Farmers hoping to get the attention of EU summit leaders gathered early morning blocking and cutting off major roads in the EU quarter. Belgian farmers have joined a growing protest wave of farmers in Germany, France, Poland, Romania complaining of red tape and restrictions hampering effective farming. Farmers also say they are facing unfair competition from abroad. Their blockades and pickets are exposing a clash between the EU’s drive to cut CO2 emissions and its aim of…

LIVERPOOL THRASH CHELSEA 4-1 AT ANFIELD – Liverpool retain their advantage at the top of the Premier League Liverpool retained their advantage at the top of the Premier League table with a dominant 4-1 win over Chelsea at Anfield. Diogo Jota opened the scoring with a solo effort before Conor Bradley scored his first senior goal for Liverpool to leave Chelsea behind at the break for the first time in the Premier League this season. Darwin Nunez hit the post with a penalty before the half was over, one of four occasions on which he struck the woodwork – the…

BELGIUM SAYS EU LEADERS SHOULD DISCUSS FARMERS’ CONCERNS – Farmers are protesting against policies that could lead to food scarcity Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said farmers’ grievances are legitimate and should be discussed on Thursday as farmers pressed leaders arriving for a European Union summit to do more to help them deal with taxes, rising costs and cheap imports. He said he welcomed news the European Commission was set to propose an exemption on Thursday on rules requiring farmers to leave part of their land fallow if they apply for EU subsidies. The rules on fallow land and…

POST BREXIT CONTROL ON IMPORTS – Controls on food, plant and animal imports to Britain from the EU have come into force Food and fresh flower imports from the European Union (EU) are subject to new Brexit customs controls which have come into force today, adding more than £300m a year to the price of trading with the continent and forcing up the price of food for consumers. Some industry bodies raised concerns the rules could cause delays but others said they would help UK farmers be more competitive.  The government said its border model would “minimise burdens for traders”.…

Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored second-half goals as South Africa shocked Morocco with a 2-0 victory to dump the World Cup semi-finalists out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the last-16 stage in San Pedro. Morocco, who had Sofyan Amrabat sent off late on, were among the favourites at the tournament in Ivory Coast, but their continental curse continues and they remain without a Cup of Nations title since 1976, this time undone in the muggy heat of the Laurent Pokou Stadium. An Ivory Coast supporter celebrates Monday’s victory over Senegal on a street in the northern city…

UNRWA AGENCY’S EMPLOYEES ACCUSED OF INVOLVEMENT IN HAMAS ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL – Several countries recently announced the suspension of funding to the UNRWA Several countries recently announced the suspension of funding to the UNRWA after the agency’s employees were accused of involvement in Hamas attacks against Israel last October. The UN Security Council on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting on the current Palestinian-Israeli situation and other issues. After the meeting, the representative of France, the rotating presidency of the Security Council, said at a press conference that the Security Council expressed concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the Gaza…

BRITAIN AND FRANCE TO SPEED UP EFFORTS TO TACKLE SMALL BOAT CROSSINGS – The influx of migrants has become a major political issue for the UK Home Secretary James Cleverly and his French counterpart Gerald Darmanin agreed to accelerate the deployment of aerial surveillance equipment aimed at reducing the number of migrants crossing to Britain in small boats. In recent years tens of thousands of migrants have sought to reach Britain from France’s north coast, making dangerous and sometimes fatal attempts to navigate one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in small rubber dinghies. The influx of migrants has become…