Europe Vatican City “Within Your Gates: The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem” is born: the interdisciplinary forum is promoted by Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and developed in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame
Africa Gambia The National People’s Party Student Wing President urged Gambian youths to safeguard the country’s peace and stability amid growing protests over the electricity crisis, warning that violence will only deepen the hardship families are already facing
Oceania Fiji A new suite of digital tools has been launched in support of Fiji’s agricultural sector; it will streamline administrative processes, make essential services more accessible, cut travel times for bureaucratic hurdles for growers in remote areas
Europe Denmark A total ban on mobile phones and other private screens in primary and lower secondary schools covering both classrooms and school playgrounds has been proposed after latest record-low PISA results
Europe Estonia The Riigikogu, the Estonian Parliament, elected the current Chancellor of Justice, Ülle Madise, as the new President of Estonia during an extraordinary session; Mrs. Madise got the support from part of the opposition and received 71/78 votes in favor
Africa Gabon The Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema International University has been inaugurated in Cap Estérias, Akanda; it aims to expand higher education opportunities in Gabon with three institutions covering technology, tourism, and education sciences
America Saint Lucia Stakeholders, veterans, administrators, and artists from Saint Lucia’s calypso, soca and Dennery music communities have agreed that a legally recognised group should represent artists and industry professionals across all three genres
Asia Thailand Rubella has been eliminated in Thailand as a public health threat, achieving the WHO criteria for interruption of endemic transmission; imported cases is now the key concern, especially for infections during pregnancy
Africa Mauritania Nouakchott is experiencing a cement shortage, according to local press, that has disrupted construction works, leaving workers without work for days; Though reasons are unknown, traders speculate it may be electricity shortages affecting cement plants
Oceania Samoa The old oxygen plant building at Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital - where tanks stored were empty - caught fire; though the cause is still under investigation, experts suspect that the blaze may have been triggered by the burning of bee hives nearby
America Honduras Over 20.000 children across Honduras are living on the streets, primarily aged 7 to 14 and the figure shows a worrying shift: while 12-14 previously predominated, now also children 6-8 are seen, confirms civil society actor Casa Alianza
Africa Sudan One person was killed, nine wounded as debris from a falling drone struck residential neighborhoods in northern and western Omdurman, medics and local residents said; the aircraft is suspected to belong to Rapid Support Forces RSF
Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
Asia Sri Lanka Official foreign reserve assets (+4,6% in August) include the proceeds from the People’s Bank of China swap arrangement; the move comes as Sri Lanka continues efforts to strengthen its external financial position and rebuild foreign exchange buffers