Europe United Kingdom There will not be an apology over Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade, when King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer visit the Commonwealth summit in Samoa 25-26 October, and a Downing Street spokesperson already ruled out financial reparations
Europe Montenegro The extradition of Do Kwon, the South Korean entrepreneur behind two failed cryptocurrencies, has been halted by a court in Podgorica; the case has worried the Montenegrin justice system for more than a year and caused tremors in local politics
Asia Kazakhstan Russian health authorities have imposed temporary restrictions on the import of certain food products from Kazakhstan; officially linked to alleged irregularities, it could also be a response to Kazakhstan's recent decision not to join the BRICS
America Canada 112 million CAD (€75 million) have been pledged to build interim housing for those who lost their homes in the Jasper wildfire; with $880 million in insurance claims it is the 9th most expensive natural disaster for insurance companies in Canadian history
Asia Palestine 1000 women and children in need of medical care will soon be evacuated from Gaza to Europe, according to the head of the European section of the World Health Organisation
America Bahamas The British government has handed over 10.000 pages of archival documents relating to The Bahamas' path to independence from Britain in 1973; digital copies of these documents should soon be available for online consultation
America United States Elon Musk is pledging to give $1 million a day to voters who sign his political action committee’s petition backing the Constitution for detention of arms and freedom of speech, in open support for Trump’s candidacy for which he also committed $70 million
Asia Turkey Turkish preacher and Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who was once very influential in politics, until a decade ago a political ally of President Erdoğan and later one of his greatest opponents, has died at the age of 83
Europe Russia Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny and president of the anti-corruption foundation he created, said she intends to become president of Russia and to continue her husband's struggle
Europe Moldova President Maia Sandu claimed pro-Russian forces illegally interfered in Sunday's presidential polls, which will go to a run-off ballot next month, while referendum results only narrowly approved enshrining EU accession as a national goal
Africa Cape Verde Porto Novo, in Santo Antão, will host a fish treatment and processing centre to supply the municipality's school canteens, an investment planned as part of the Terra Azul project
Europe Albania Former President Ilir Meta, now leader of the opposition Freedom Party, was arrested on charges of corruption, money-laundering and non-declaration of assets
Europe Switzerland An average of 185 people die every year while playing sport in Switzerland; most of the fatal sports accidents occur in mountain sports, followed by snow sports and water sports, according to latest report of the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention
Asia Myanmar During the Thadingyut Festival, thousands gathered at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon to pray for an end to the civil war and recurrent floods in Myanmar; many came from crisis-hit areas, seeking solace amidst the worsening conflict and natural disasters