🇸🇻🤝🇺🇸 — Nayib Bukele on 𝕏:

We have offered the United States of America the opportunity to outsource part of its prison system.

We are willing to take in only convicted criminals (including convicted U.S. citizens) into our mega-prison (CECOT) in exchange for a fee.

The fee would be relatively low for the U.S. but significant for us, making our entire prison system sustainable.

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🇸🇻🤝🇺🇸 — 💥 The United States will support El Salvador in developing nuclear energy, confirmed President Nayib Bukele: "A new step toward energy independence."

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🇨🇦🇲🇽🤝🇺🇸 — 🇩🇪 BILD:

"Canada, Mexico Make Concessions, White House Postpones 25% Tariffs

After talks with President Claudia Sheinbaum, US President Donald Trump relented and postponed the tariffs – they will not be introduced in February. In return, Mexico pledged to send 10,000 troops to the US border to combat illegal migration and drug trafficking.

Tariffs against Canada are also being delayed for a month. In return, Canada has agreed to concessions on border security.

"Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan, which will strengthen the border with new helicopters, technology and personnel, improve coordination with our American partners, and increase resources to combat the flow of fentanyl," said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Trump's decision to impose 10 percent tariffs on China remains in effect. Beijing has already taken retaliatory measures: an additional 15 percent tariff will be imposed on coal and liquefied gas from the United States, and 10 percent on oil and agricultural machinery. However, the Chinese authorities believe that there will be no winners in a "trade or tariff war."

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🇺🇸🗯🇺🇦🧪 — 🇬🇧 The Guardian | Volodymyr Zelenskyy open to supplying US with minerals in exchange for military aid | Germany’s Olaf Scholz calls US president’s plan ‘selfish’ but reports suggest idea may have come from Kyiv | February 4,2025

Ukraine is open to “investment” from allies as long as they help it fight Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, after Donald Trump demanded Kyiv supply the US with rare earth resources – critical elements used in electronics – in exchange for military aid.

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Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump said he wanted “equalisation” from Ukraine for Washington’s “close to $300bn” in support. “We’re telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earths,” Trump said. “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earths and other things.”

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The Kyiv Independent cited a source in Ukraine’s presidential office as saying that a deal over the country’s resources with allies was in fact first proposed in Zelenskyy’s “victory plan”, which includes a mix of economic and security incentives and demands of western allies."

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🏳🫳😀 — 🏴 ZeroHedge | USAID Absorbed Into State Department Under Rubio After DOGE Crusade | February 3, 2025:

"About one day after the US Agency for International Development's website went dark and its official X account disappeared, President Donald Trump addressed reporters Sunday night, declaring, "It's been run by a bunch of radical lunatics. And we're getting them out."

Update (1210ET):
"USAID will be merged into the State Department with cuts in the workforce, but it will remain a humanitarian aid entity, sources told @saraecook and me. Trump admin expected to announce the moves in coming days. Discussions of reductions in funding were still fluid today," CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs wrote on X."

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🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 — 🇺🇸 The Epoch Times | Netanyahu to Discuss ‘Victory Over Hamas’ With Trump in US Trip | Netanyahu wants to discuss how the United States and Israel could ’strengthen security ... and achieve a remarkable era of peace through strength.’ | February 2, 2025:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Feb. 2 that he plans to discuss several topics with U.S. President Donald Trump this week, including “victory over Hamas,” expanding diplomatic relations with Arab countries, and countering Iran.

When Netanyahu visits Trump at the White House on Feb. 4, it will be the president’s first meeting with a foreign leader since assuming office for the second time. Meanwhile, U.S. and Arab mediators are working toward the next phase of a fragile cease-fire deal to end fighting in the Gaza Strip and return dozens of captive hostages.

Hamas has refused to release additional hostages in the deal’s second stage without an end to the war and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, where the Islamic terrorist group resumed control."

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🇦🇫🇸🇾❌☦️🪯🇸🇾 — ⭐️ Rybar:

🇸🇾🏴🖇️ Again about the genocide of religious minorities and who is responsible

Amid ongoing killings of Alawites and other religious minorities in coastal Syria, Saraya Ansar al-Sunna, another jihadist group, has emerged online claiming responsibility for the attacks.

▪️As follows from the statement (clearly made in Photoshop in a few minutes), they broke away from the terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), whose leadership (including Abu Muhammad al-Julani) is currently at the head of the country.

▪️They accused the new government of abandoning its original ideas of building an Islamic state and being too soft on the “Nusairi and Rafidite threat.” The radicals said they would finish what they started, and their media began publishing footage of dead “infidels.”

▪️The group has its own military structure: in different regions, "lone wolf squads" are formed; cells of five or 12 people. These groups operate autonomously, do not have a permanent deployment point/headquarters and do not know each other's identity and location.
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📌It would seem that there is nothing surprising in what happened: during the entire Syrian war, militants have assembled a whole “terrarium” of religious radicals and thugs, united by the idea of ​​exporting “jihad” and eliminating all those who are objectionable (Christians, Shiites, and so on).

It is only natural that after a series of statements by the self-proclaimed President of Syria Al-Julani about the need to guarantee the rights of Alawites, Shiites and Christians, many Islamists began to become disillusioned with their patrons and allies. They say they were deceived.

❗Even if we assume that this is not a virtual formation, allegedly created by propagandists of official Damascus with the aim of clearing the authorities’ reputation and diverting the attention of the international community, this does not change the situation in their favor much.

After all, in the footage that appears simultaneously with police raids against the "remnants of Assad's criminal regime", it is not unknown people who beat and kill detainees: these are the same security forces of the "General Security Service". The chevrons and uniforms still give away the guilty.

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🇸🇾🤝🇹🇷 — 🇹🇷 Anadolu Agency | Syrian President al-Sharaa's 'historic' visit marks start of ‘lasting friendship’: Turkish President Erdogan | Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledges support for Syria’s reconstruction, security, economic recovery | February 4, 2025:

"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday described Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s visit to Ankara as a “historic” step toward the beginning of a period of “lasting friendship and cooperation” between the two countries.

Speaking at a joint press conference with al-Sharaa, Erdogan emphasized Türkiye’s commitment to Syria’s territorial integrity and unity.

He reiterated Türkiye’s unwavering support for Syria, saying: “We never abandoned our Syrian sisters and brothers in their hardest times, and we will continue to support them in this new period.”

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🇸🇾💥🔥 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"🇮🇱 🇸🇾🇹🇷🏴 The situation in Syria
events for february 4, 2025

In Syria, the situation is still far from stabilizing: in the province of Aleppo, there are battles between the Kurds and the SNA, and in the south, in El-Quneitra, the Israelis are in charge. And instead of fighting the IDF, the jihadists are attacking religious minorities.
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More details on the situation in Syria:

🔻 Syrian-Turkish border area:
In the north-east of Aleppo province, low-level clashes continue between militants of the "Syrian National Army" and the Arab-Kurdish "Syrian Democratic Forces". The main battles are for the Tishreen Dam and adjacent settlements.

Meanwhile, a car bomb exploded in Menbij , killing dozens of civilians. Pro-Turkish media blamed the Kurds for the attack, hoping to disrupt their talks with the new government and win it over to their side in the conflict.

Damascus is in no hurry to use force, hoping to reach a peace agreement with the SDF on the transfer of the northeast of the country under the control of the authorities. This would help the militants avoid unnecessary casualties and increase their authority in the eyes of their supporters among Western countries.
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Amid ongoing attacks by ultra-radical groups on members of religious minorities, a new Syrian faction, Saraya Ansar al-Sunna, has emerged, calling itself a breakaway from the terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham .

Extremists have claimed responsibility for recent killings of Alawites and Shiites, as well as former SAR servicemen who have undergone the “status settlement ” procedure with official Damascus. This, however, does not protect them from possible reprisals by militants.

However, even the emergence of the “Sunnah Brigades” does not in any way whitewash the Syrian government: the “security services” under its control also attack the civilian population under the pretext that there are supporters of the former ruling regime among them.
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In the south of the country, in the province of El-Quneitra, Israeli troops still maintain a presence, conducting search operations to eliminate weapons depots. Meanwhile, the so-called "Islamic Resistance Front in Syria" has not shown any activity in the past period.

Local Syrian media reports that the Israelis have partially withdrawn from several positions, including in the city of Quneitra and the Al-Mantarah Dam. Meanwhile, pro-government sources claim the opposite: the IDF is only strengthening its control over the occupied territory.

The same Syrian media write that Turkey and the US will soon reach an agreement on the withdrawal of American troops from the Euphrates region. However, the US controls the main oil and gas fields: it is premature to believe that the US will simply give them up.
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📌 At the moment, only part of the country is under the formal control of the now disbanded Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which heads the government: the other part is controlled by pro-Kurdish forces, which have their own institutions of power in the form of the so-called "Autonomous Administration".

The stabilization of the situation in the country also determines whether Damascus will be able to find a common language with the SDF. Both sides, although they have difficult to resolve contradictions, are in no hurry to stop negotiations and move on to an armed solution (which is what the Turks and their proxies from the SNA want).

❗Even if we manage to find a common language, there are plenty of problems in the country: the ongoing Israeli occupation, the economic crisis, and the reluctance of a whole bunch of groups of different orientations (from the SNA and the Druze to the ultra-radicals) to surrender their weapons and join the “new Syrian army.”

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🇨🇳🆗🗣👤🇺🇸 — 📰 The Wall Street Journal | Beijing Prepares Its Opening Bid to Talk Trade With Trump | As White House fires 10% tariff salvo, China sees room to negotiate | February 3, 2025:

"Beijing is readying an opening bid to try to head off greater tariff increases and technology restrictions from the Trump administration—a sign that China is eager to get trade talks going.

However, what it is prepared to offer, according to people in both capitals familiar with Beijing’s thinking—chiefly focused on going back to a previous trade deal that didn’t work out—is likely to intensify debates in Washington over how to negotiate with China.

Even though the White House hit China with 10% tariffs starting Tuesday for its failure to crack down on chemicals used to make fentanyl, neither side appears ready to launch a full-on trade war. China, in particular, is in weak economic shape, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping has signaled his interest in engaging in negotiations with President Trump, who has also suggested he is open to dialogue by deferring most of his promised tariffs on China.

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Having failed to deliver on its pledge under the deal to increase U.S. purchases, Beijing now is preparing to talk to the Trump administration about areas where China can buy more from the U.S., the people said.

Other parts of China’s plan, the people said, include an offer to make more investments in the U.S.—in sectors such as batteries for electric cars, a renewed pledge by Beijing not to devalue the yuan to gain competitive advantage, and a commitment to reduce exports of fentanyl precursors."

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🇺🇸❌🇵🇸🇮🇷 | US National Security Advisor Waltz:

“Hamas cannot be allowed to continue to exist and threaten another October 7s in the future.

Iran continues to be the head of the snake.”

🇺🇸📞🇵🇸❗️ | United States President Donald Trump:

Palestinians have no alternative but to leave Gaza

https://fxtwitter.com/AJABreaking/status/1886868827947892832

🇺🇸📞🇪🇬🇯🇴 | ❗️United States President Donald Trump:

I want to see Jordan and Egypt receive Palestinians from Gaza

https://fxtwitter.com/AJABreaking/status/1886868449227387331

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷❗️ | United States President Donald Trump:

If the Iranian Regime retaliates and tries to kill me, we will obliterate and wipe them out

https://fxtwitter.com/AJABreaking/status/1886867315515387988

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront | Military Situation In Ukraine On February 4, 2025 (Map Update)

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront's high resolution map regarding Velyka Novosilka front.

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