Category: Flash News

On January 15th local time, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed stated at a press conference that Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) have reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the exchange of detainees, which will come into effect on January 19th. The ceasefire agreement will be implemented in stages, including ceasefire, exchange of detained personnel, gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, return of displaced residents to their homes in northern Gaza, and increased humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Since the outbreak of the current Israeli Palestinian conflict, with the mediation of Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, Israel and Hamas have held multiple rounds of negotiations. Except for a brief ceasefire between Israel and Palestine in November 2023 and the release of some detainees, subsequent rounds of negotiations have failed to lead to a permanent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The latest round of ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip resumed on the 3rd of this month in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on the 14th that the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza have entered the final stage, and all parties are currently discussing the final details.

On January 16th, Spanish Foreign Minister Alvarez visited the Lebanese capital Beirut and met with the new Lebanese President Aoun. Alvarez conveyed Spain’s firm support and commitment to Lebanon’s political stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity to Aoun. Alvarez stated at a press conference that Spain will provide 10 million euros through the United Nations Development Programme to support the Lebanese Armed Forces and the country’s reconstruction efforts after the escalation of the Middle East conflict. Alvarez also insisted that the Israeli army must fully withdraw from southern Lebanon to implement a permanent ceasefire between the two countries. Alvarez also met with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, within which Spain has deployed 600 soldiers.

On January 16th, Barclays currently predicts that the quantitative tightening action of the Federal Reserve will end in September instead of March, citing that the meeting minutes released last month did not mention balance sheet tightening. Barclays strategist Joseph Abate wrote in the report that the decision of the Federal Reserve to stop reducing its balance sheet may depend more on the ratio of reserves to bank assets rather than a specific date. Barclays assumes that the Federal Reserve hopes to lower the reserve to asset ratio to around 12%, which may be reached by August 2025 without a debt ceiling.

On January 16th, Russian online media Baza released the complete call records between the pilot and air traffic controller of the crashed Azerbaijan Airlines plane. According to records, all decisions regarding not landing in Grozny, not flying to Mahachikala, and ultimately flying to Aktau were independently made by the crew of Azerbaijan Airlines. The call records show that the air traffic controller had suggested the crew to land in Grozny first, and then suggested landing in Mahachkala, and provided the crew with data from other Russian airports, but the crew decided not to fly to these locations for landing. In addition, it can be clearly heard from the call records that the claims of collision with birds and explosion of gas cylinders in the cabin were inferred by the crew during the call. The records also show that the plane was indeed affected by external factors, but the pilot did not announce to the passengers in the cabin that the plane had encountered an emergency situation.

On January 16th, a court in Amsterdam, Netherlands approved a Dutch foundation to continue taking legal action against Google for infringing on the privacy of Android phone users. The court ruled that the foundation and its handling of the case are acceptable and can continue to take action on behalf of Dutch Android users. Since the collective lawsuit was initiated at the end of 2023, over 100000 people have registered to join the lawsuit.

On January 15th, according to ABC, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to ban the use of Red No. 3 dye in food. The agency stated that it is revising regulations on pigment additives to prohibit the use of Red No. 3 dye in food and ingested drugs. It is reported that the dye is a synthetic food dye that can give food and beverages a bright cherry red color. It is mainly used in candies, cakes, cookies, frozen desserts, icing, and some edible drugs. At least two studies have shown that high levels of Red 3 dye are associated with cancer in experimental mice. However, the FDA stated that the association between this dye and cancer has not been confirmed in humans.

On January 15th, South Korean media reported that Yoon Seok yeol is expected to voluntarily leave the official residence. However, currently, some supporters of Yoon Seok yeol are attempting to block the external roads of the presidential palace, and members of the ruling National Power Party have once again gathered in front of the presidential palace. (CCTV International News)

On January 15th, local time, South Korean police and public security personnel removed the buses that formed the first and second barriers, and the police vehicles entered the Presidential Palace compound. Subsequently, vehicles from the police and the Public Relations Office passed through the iron gate in the inner courtyard of the Presidential Palace and headed towards the building.

On January 15th, according to a recent study published in the journal Science, researchers at Stanford University in the United States have discovered for the first time an amorphous material called niobium phosphide. When manufacturing ultra-thin circuits on chips, niobium phosphide films with only a few atoms thick have better conductivity than copper. In addition, this thin film can be deposited and produced at lower temperatures, making it compatible with modern computer chips. This new material has great potential in the field of nanoelectronics in the future, and is expected to bring stronger and more energy-efficient electronic products, helping to solve the power and energy consumption problems in current electronic products.

① 15:00 UK December CPI monthly rate; ② 15: 45. Final monthly CPI rate for December in France; ③ 17: Germany’s GDP growth rate for the whole year of 2024, IEA releases monthly crude oil market report; ④ 18: 00 Euro Zone Industrial Output Monthly Rate for November; ⑤ 21:30 US December CPI, January New York Fed Manufacturing Index; ⑥ 22:20 Federal Reserve’s Barkin speech; ⑦ 23:30 US EIA crude oil inventory for the week of January 10th ⑧ The next day at 00:00, the Federal Reserve’s Williams delivered a speech ⑨ The next day at 03:00, the Federal Reserve released the economic condition brown book.