Asia Mongolia A 40-metre replica of Japan’s historic Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions was donated to Mongolia by a Japanese collector; The replica, depicting the Yuan dynasty’s invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, will be housed at the Kharakhorum Museum
Asia South Korea Major local-based global technology companies have agreed on US$700 million worth of cooperation projects; The initiatives involve collaboration in advanced technologies, including AI and semiconductors to expand South Korea’s global tech leadership
Asia Oman An oil spill in Hallaniyat archipelago, off southern coast, affected roughly 390 sq km after a tanker ran aground inside a protected marine area established last year to protect sensitive ecosystems home to diverse marine life, including rare sea turtles
Asia Sri Lanka 81% of Sri Lanka internet users use AI to search information and a quarter abandon traditional search engines entirely, Digital Outlook 2026 reports; experts warn that algorithmically generated confidence is dangerously outpacing basic digital literacy
Europe Ireland The first person extradited from UAE to the Republic under the new, permanent treaty, which came into force last year has landed in Dublin, carried by an Air Corps flight following years of investigations by Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau
Europe Denmark Around one million students in primary and secondary education started their school year across Denmark; Most are primary and lower secondary school students 6-16 years old and the exact starting date can vary town by town
Africa Malawi Agriculture Minister has responded to claims swirling around her reform of Malawi’s fertiliser procurement system and her team suggested that trading cartels are orchestrating a smear campaign to discredit her
Africa Uganda Taifa Group has announced the resumption of Nation Media Group’s operations in Uganda following Presidential authorisation; the move is described as a boost to regional investment, media development and East African integration
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo 42 years after last census in 1984, when DRC still went under the name of Zaire, authorities are preparing to count the population to gather reliable data for planning public services; millions of people with no official ID will be recorded by the state
Europe Switzerland Several cantons have cancelled the traditional firework displays for the national holiday on 1 August due to fire risk, including Basel, that reinforced ban on any fire in the city except the beloved lantern parade, involving several hundred children
Oceania Fiji The Land Transport Authority is introducing a mandatory Learner Driver Course for all Class 2 Learner Permit applicants from today; The new requirement is aimed at standardizing driver education and improving road safety outcomes in Fiji
America Jamaica Over 1.000 of 1.500 nights of emergency housing provided for families displaced by natural disasters by non-profit Airbnb.org since 2020 have been used in Jamaica; the independent organization was founded by Airbnb to provide relief in crisis
Asia United Arab Emirates Emirates customers made over one million connections to Starlink Wi-Fi in seven months, using more than one petabyte of data through the satellite internet service accessible free onboard aircraft in the fleet
Africa eSwatini Macadamia industry, rapidly expanding in eSwatini, is poised to strengthen export capacity and increase agricultural value as Elangeni Food Group moves closer to commissioning its macadamia processing facility