Category: Flash News

On January 15th, according to informed officials in the United States, the Biden administration is expected to announce on the 14th that Cuba will be removed from the list of “state sponsors of terrorism”. It is reported that the White House National Security Council refused to comment on this matter. In addition, according to the Associated Press, after US President elect Trump takes office on the 20th of this month, Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio will serve as his Secretary of State. The Associated Press reported that Rubio is of Cuban descent and has long supported sanctions against Cuba. As Secretary of State, he may overturn this decision as early as next week.

On January 15th, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told the families of the detainees that Hamas has not yet responded to the final hostage agreement proposal. Israel will closely monitor Hamas’ compliance with the agreement, and every violation of the agreement will receive an unprecedented strong response from Hamas.

On the evening of January 14th local time, the Houthi militants in Yemen issued a statement stating that they had used drones to attack multiple targets in the Yafa area of Israel on that day. On the same day, the Houthis also launched a cruise missile and attacked the power plant in Eilat, southern Israel.

On January 15th, Ukrainian President Zelensky held talks with visiting German Defense Minister Pistorius. Zelensky announced the news on his official social media platform and stated that the two sides focused on discussing issues such as the construction of air defense systems, investment in Ukraine’s defense industry, strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities, and training and supporting Ukrainian soldiers. Zelensky stated that the aid provided by Germany accounts for almost 16% of all aid received by Ukraine.

On January 15th, JPMorgan appointed Jenn Piepszak as its new Chief Operating Officer, marking the second time in a year that the largest bank in the United States has adjusted its senior management. Although 54 year old Piepszak has taken over the company’s second position from Daniel Pinto, who will retire at the end of next year, she has ruled out the possibility of replacing CEO Jamie Damon. Spokesperson Joe Evangelisti stated that Piepszak “currently does not want to be considered as a successor to the CEO. She is clearly inclined to hold senior operational positions, work closely with Jamie, and support the future top leadership.

On January 15th, the European Central Bank hopes that banks in the region will take into account political instability and war risks when assessing their financial strength, in order to strengthen monitoring of the primary threats to the financial industry. Two senior officials from the European Central Bank wrote in a blog post on Tuesday that the central bank will evaluate how banks handle such geopolitical impacts in risk management frameworks, capital and liquidity planning, and internal stress testing. They wrote that this work will help ‘identify safe practices and further clarify our regulatory expectations’.

On January 15th, US President elect Trump requested the federal appeals court to reconsider his defamation case against writer Carol, attempting to overturn the jury’s previous verdict. Previously, the jury ruled that the fact that Trump defamed writer Carol after sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s was established, and ordered Trump to pay Carol $5 million in compensation. Trump’s lawyer has submitted a request to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to hear the case as a whole, stating that there were errors in the court’s acceptance of relevant evidence during the trial process, which may have a negative impact on future cases. If this request is not approved, Trump may seek further review by the Supreme Court.

On January 15th, according to South Korean media reports, the Criminal Investigation Agency for Senior Public Officials and the police may execute another arrest warrant for Yoon Seok yeol on the 15th. On the 12th, the Public Mediation Office has sent official documents to the Ministry of National Defense and the Presidential Guard, requesting their assistance in executing the arrest warrant for Yin Xiyue. This action is considered as a warning message issued by the Public Relations Office in advance.

On January 15th, according to the Russian Federal Office for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, large-scale network disruptions occurred in multiple regions of Russia from approximately 5:05 pm to 5:30 pm Moscow time on the 14th, affecting both fixed and mobile networks. As of 17:55 on the same day, some mobile clients related to finance, navigation, and shared services were still unable to function properly. The relevant departments are investigating the cause of the accident.

On January 15th, a “Osprey” transport plane belonging to the Okinawa based military base in Japan and the United States landed at the Chongyongliangbu Airport in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan on the afternoon of the 14th without submitting a landing request to the airport in advance. The Kyushu Defense Agency of Japan stated that a warning signal appeared in the cabin of the US military “Osprey” transport plane at that time, and therefore a “precautionary landing” was carried out. This US military “Osprey” transport plane departed from the airport around 4:00 pm local time on the 14th. Due to the incident, one passenger plane was delayed.