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1.South Korean President meets North Korean delegation in PyeongChang

North Korean delegation arrives in South Korea for Olympic closing ceremony.

On the afternoon of February 25, he met with a high-ranking North Korean delegation that came to South Korea to attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. This meeting took place just hours after the 8-member delegation crossed the inter-Korean border. This was Mr. Moon's second meeting with North Korean officials in just the past 2 weeks.

Earlier, Mr. Moon had a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Seoul on February 10 with another high-level delegation from North Korea led by Mr. Kim Yong-nam, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly.

The February 25 meeting was a surprise, as the North Korean delegation this time included Kim Yong-chol, a general believed to be the mastermind of the March 2010 incident in which South Korea accused North Korea of ​​torpedoing the South Korean warship Cheonan, killing 46 sailors.

2.Cambodian Senate Election: CPP Wins Absolute Victory

Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won an absolute victory. (Source: EPA)

On the evening of February 25, the Cambodian National Election Committee announced the preliminary results of the election for the 4th Senate, which was conducted from 7am to 3pm the same day.

Accordingly, the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won absolutely, winning all 58 elected seats.

The Cambodian Senate has a 6-year term. It is the legislative body with the right to decide on legal documents of the National Assembly before submitting them to the King for approval./.

3.China proposes removing two-term limit for President

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Xinhua.

The committee proposed removing the provision "not serving more than two consecutive terms" from the constitution,XinhuaChina currently limits its president and vice president to two five-year terms, a move that could pave the way for Chinese President Xi Jinping to remain in office after 2023.

The committee also proposed incorporating "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" into the constitution. The constitutional reform needs to be approved by the National People's Congress. The proposals will be submitted to the annual session of the National People's Congress, which opens on March 5.

4.North Korea condemns tough US sanctions

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: AP

North Korea on February 25 condemned US sanctions and accused the US of trying to undermine improved inter-Korean relations.

North Korea's central news agency KCNA quoted a statement from the North's Foreign Ministry as saying that the two Koreas cooperated together and the 2018 PyongChang Winter Olympics were successful.

However, according to the North Korean Foreign Ministry, the US government has undermined the improvement of inter-Korean relations by imposing sanctions on North Korea before the closing ceremony of the Olympics. The imposition of US sanctions on North Korea would be considered an act of war.

5.Iranian general announced that he will join forces with Syria to attack the suburbs of Damascus.

Smoke rises from the Arbin area, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria on January 8. Source: AFP/TTXVN

On February 25, the semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, General Mohammad Baqeri, as saying that Iran and Syria will continue attacks on the Damascus suburbs controlled by "terrorists".

However, both sides still respect a UN resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire across Syria to allow for humanitarian deliveries and medical evacuations.

6.Mexican leader cancels US visit after heated phone call with Trump

US President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Photo: CNN.

President Enrique Pena Nieto was planning a visit this month or early March, but the visit was postponed after a February 20 phone call, a White House official confirmed to Reuters on February 24.CNNThe phone call is said to have lasted 50 minutes.

According toWashington Post, the first newspaper to report the cancellation, officials from both countries said Mr. Pena Nieto "canceled the plan after Mr. Trump refused to recognize Mexico's position that it would not pay for the border wall."

7. Afghanistan launched a campaign to simultaneously attack the Taliban in two provinces.

Afghan military forces. Source: cnn.com

The Afghan Defense Ministry said on February 25 that the country's army killed 19 Taliban insurgents and injured 17 others in attacks on Taliban strongholds in northern Baghlan province and western Farah province.

According to the spokesman of the Afghan army in the North, Major Mohammad Hamid Rezai, at least nine Taliban fighters were killed and three others were wounded in the coordinated attack carried out in Tala-o-Barfak district of Baghlan province. Mr. Rezai affirmed that the operation will be maintained until the area is free of insurgents.

7.German Chancellor Merkel to appoint a series of young ministers

37-year-old politician Jens Spahn is expected to be appointed by Mrs. Merkel as Health Minister. Photo: Getty

In an announcement made to the German press on Sunday evening, February 25, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the names of a series of people expected to be appointed to ministerial positions in Germany's new government.

The most notable of these is 37-year-old politician Jens Spahn. This is the figure considered to be the leader of the opposition to Mrs. Merkel within the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and always demands that the CDU change its direction and even its leadership generation.

8.Putin talks with French and German leaders on the phone to discuss the Syrian crisis

From left, French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: Reuters.

Russian President focused on discussing with French President and German Chancellor the situation in Eastern Ghouta, Syria, during a phone call on February 25.

"The sides discussed Syrian issues related to recent developments in Eastern Ghouta and the provision of humanitarian aid to this area and a number of other areas,"Tassciting the announcement from the Kremlin press office about the phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.