America Cuba International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities
Africa Niger Niger has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court calling it an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression"; the country had announced it intention to leave in September 2025, along with Mali and Burkina Faso
Asia Nepal First 5G spectrum auction is in preparation; it is expected to pave the way for commercial 5G rollout, enabling faster mobile internet expanded digital services nationwide
America Venezuela A temporary morgue has been organized at La Guaira port, as death toll from lat week's earthquake rises to over 2.600 victims and air video footage takes stock of the extent of the devastation
Asia Uzbekistan Cabinet approved a procedure for issuing permits for transplanting, shaping, and pruning of green spaces not included in the state forest fund; the resolution specifies activities are allowed after the vegetation season to 1 April of the following year
Oceania Australia Over 80% of under-16s in Australia said they were still using social media three months after the ban came into force, observational study shows; experts observed “limited implementation, incomplete compliance, substantial circumvention of restrictions”
Europe Belarus Festival “Belarus Bolshoi Theatre Evenings at the Radziwill Castle” gathered guests from 18 countries at Nesvizh Castle and featured 13 new productions; the program also celebrated the 100th birthday of beloved composer Alexander Zatsepin
America Chile First sight of a puma and reappearance of colocolo cat in Quebrada de la Plata Natural Monument underline the ecological value of one of the most important wild spaces in the Metropolitan Region, refuges of biodiversity of Chilean Mediterranean ecosystem
Europe Iceland The expansion of the Grótta Nature Reserve has been formally approved and now encompasses the entire Seltjörn lagoon, furthering protection of a unique ecosystem and birds habitat
Africa Seychelles At the newly built, with China aid, Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation headquarters, Seychelles and China celebrated the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations with drumbeats, flowing silk, and high-energy martial arts
Africa Gambia 350 out of 600 contract workers of national telecoms company Gamtel/Gamcel claimed they are yet to receive the compensation benefits granted under the restructuring and privatization of the company, despite World Bank provided US$4,6 million funds
Africa Guinea Several cases of fraud have been reported in various exam centers during 2026 session; Ministry of National Education's report details mass seizures of mobile phones and smartwatches, the exclusion of numerous candidates and invigilators
Asia Cambodia Cambodian students won the Asia-Pacific Debate Championship, triumphing on major global issues through their argumentation and rebuttal skills; The victory earns them the right to represent the whole Asia-Pacific region at the upcoming global finals
Asia Indonesia Students in Jakarta staged protests against rising fuel prices and what they described as costly government programs that burden public finances; Demonstrators argued that increasing living costs are worsening economic pressures on ordinary Indonesians