Asia Israel The Knesset has passed a media overhaul law giving government greater regulatory control; PM Netanyahu attended the debate, skipping the vote; the news has been released by a number of online media in the late hours of 16 July
Africa Kenya A bid by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise use of cannabis for religious purposes has been rejected by the High Court; according to Rastafarians the ban on smoking cannabis infringed on their constitutional right to freedom of religion and belief
Asia East Timor On National Public Civil Servant Day civil servants have been praised for their work by President Ramos-Horta and invited to continue deliver accessible, transparent and effective public services, thus bettering the sector
Africa Niger The first ordinary session of the Consultative Council for the Refoundation CCR for the year 2026 has been convened for today 17 July following a decree signed on 15 July by the President, Head of State, General Abdourahamane Tiani
America Ecuador The first steps in the selection process for the architectural proposal of the new National Museum MuNa have been made; it is envisioned as a new cultural landmark for the country
Africa Burundi Olivia University Cultural Week stood out for health-centered initiatives that had a direct impact on the local population: a blood drive and free screening organized with a number of partners including Burundi Red Cross and Kira and Tanganyika hospitals
America Grenada Cuban doctors working at Grenada's General Hospital have been offered special contracts in an effort to keep them on the job and to address allegations from the US that Havana is using them to earn foreign currency, as 10 countries caved into the pressure
Asia Cyprus Lionfish consumption could help limit the spread of one of the Mediterranean’s most problematic invasive species; citizens are invited to consider choosing lion fish on the local market
Africa Angola Angola is among the African countries that have made the most progress in combating corruption in the last decade, according to preliminary findings from the 2026 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Asia Kazakhstan The Almaty Zoo has welcomed a Przewalski’s horse foal, marking another milestone in its efforts to conserve one of the world’s rarest wild horse species
Europe Belgium Flanders approved the use of self-driving Tesla vehicles on its roads, despite the Flemish administration's doubts about the readiness of the system and the fact that the decision impacts the whole Belgian
America Argentina Vice President Villarruel stirred up controversy ahead of the match against England for World Cup semi-finals saying the team would be playing against "usurping pirates" with reference to the political dispute over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands
Africa Mali Ambassador to Algeria will return to Algiers and Mali's national airspace will reopen to all civilian and military aircraft operating flights to and from Algeria after an yearlong hiatus
Asia Brunei For the 80th birthday of His Majesty the Sultan, thousands of people gathered to witness the ceremonial Guard of Honour parade; Upon His Majesty’s arrival, a 21-gun salute by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces was fired as the national anthem was played