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On January 25th at 06:00, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a yellow warning for heavy fog: it is expected that there will be heavy fog with visibility less than 1 kilometer in the Qiongzhou Strait, Leizhou Peninsula coastal waters, and Guangxi coastal waters from day to night on January 25th, with some areas of Qiongzhou Strait having visibility less than 500 meters. In addition, from the morning of the 25th to the morning, there were heavy fog in some areas of southwestern Heilongjiang, central Hebei, western Henan, central northern Shaanxi, southwestern Shanxi, and southwestern Chongqing, with strong fog with visibility less than 200 meters in some areas.

On January 25th at 06:00, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a yellow warning for a cold wave: affected by the cold wave, it is expected that from 08:00 on January 25th to January 27th, the temperature in most parts of China will drop by 8-12 ℃, and the temperature in the eastern part of Northwest China, western part of North China, and western Sichuan Plateau will drop by more than 14 ℃. On the morning of the 28th, the minimum temperature line of 0 ℃ will be pushed southward to the area from northern Yunnan to southern Jiangnan. It is estimated that from 08:00 on January 25 to 08:00 on January 27, the cooling range in parts of eastern Xizang, eastern Qinghai, central and eastern Inner Mongolia, eastern Northwest China, western North China, western Huanghuai, most parts of southwest China, Jianghuai, Jianghan, Jiangnan, and most parts of South China can reach 8-12 ℃, of which the cooling range in parts of eastern Xizang, Ningxia, central Inner Mongolia, most parts of Shaanxi, western Shanxi, Henan, western Sichuan Plateau, and eastern Yunnan can reach more than 14 ℃.

On January 25th, with the implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, more and more aid supplies have begun to arrive in the Gaza Strip. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on the 24th local time that 339 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip that day.

On January 25th, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban stated on the 24th local time that Ukraine must ensure energy security for Central European countries, including Hungary, otherwise Hungary will prevent the extension of sanctions against Russia. According to relevant arrangements, the extension of EU sanctions against Russia requires unanimous agreement from 27 member states and the relevant procedures must be completed by the end of January. Orban stated that sanctions have not weakened Russia, but have plunged Europe into an economic crisis.

On January 25th, Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Danon, wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Guterres on January 24th, stating that “the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNHCR) must cease its operations in Jerusalem in accordance with the law and withdraw from all its operating sites in Jerusalem before January 30th, 2025.” Earlier that day, CCTV reporters asked UN Secretary General’s Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq about the latest situation of the Agency. Huck said that the engineering department cannot be replaced by other institutions. After the implementation of the bill, the engineering department will make every effort to continue providing assistance to people within its scope of responsibilities.

On January 25th, the US State Department froze almost all new funding for US foreign aid projects, but allowed humanitarian food projects and military aid to Israel and Egypt to continue. The report states that this order threatens the rapid suspension of many aid projects worldwide, covering health, education, development, vocational training, and other areas. An aid organization official stated that many businesses may immediately cease operations to avoid incurring additional costs.

On January 25th, changes in the leadership of the US Treasury Department may alter the department’s attitude towards cash held at the Federal Reserve, with strategists warning that this move could affect the US bond market. Institutions such as Bank of America and Wrightson ICAP LLC have stated that as cash balances – the buffer of funds that ensures the United States can pay its bills – decrease, the Treasury Department may reduce the amount of funds held in Federal Reserve accounts. Against the backdrop of the debt ceiling being restored and cash balances shrinking, this will allow the government to issue fewer short-term bonds, potentially saving taxpayers’ funds.

On January 25th, according to data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speculators’ net long positions in Brent and WTI crude oil increased by 27569 contracts to 492299 contracts, reaching a nine month high during the week of January 21st. During the week of January 21st, speculators’ net long position in COMEX gold increased by 21864 contracts to 234358 contracts, reaching a 12 week high.

On January 25th, the Municipal Emergency Management Center (CGE) in S ã o Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, announced on the afternoon of January 24th that heavy rainfall had put all areas of the city on flood alert. At the same time, the civil defense department issued a heavy rainfall warning to citizens through text messages. By 16:30 of the same day, heavy rainfall had led to more than 120000 users in the city losing power, and part of the roof of a shopping center in the city also collapsed in the rainstorm. The rainfall also caused traffic congestion in multiple sections of the city, and subway operations were also affected. The meteorological department predicts that there will still be local thunderstorms in the city in the next few days, which may cause floods, collapse of trees, and rising river water levels.

On January 25th, according to a statement from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, on January 24th local time, Iraqi border troops were attacked by armed members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party while carrying out border duties in the Dohuk Province of the Kurdish Autonomous Region in northern Iraq, and a firefight occurred, resulting in the death of two Iraqi border troops and one injury. Two Kurdish Workers’ Party militants were killed. The PKK was founded in 1979, seeking to establish an independent state in the Kurdish populated areas at the border between Türkiye and Iraq, Iran and Syria by force, and was listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye. In recent years, Türkiye has continued to carry out high-pressure attacks on Kurdish armed forces across Syria and Iraq.