Asia Georgia President Zurabishvili intends to veto the amendments to the Electoral Code recently approved by the Georgian Parliament, as these amendments contradict the 9 recommendations of the Venice Commission and the EU
Asia Iraq The advisor to Iraq's National Investment Commission revealed that the country plans to produce around 12.000 megawatts of solar energy by the end of 2030
Asia Cyprus The recent controversy surrounding the removal of a book depicting families with same-sex parents from a nursery school in Cyprus has sparked a debate on the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ rights in the country’s education system
Asia Indonesia The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has decided to consider Indonesia's application for new membership
Asia Laos Social media has recently ignited a heated debate on disciplinary practices in schools, particularly those run by the state and located in rural Laos, for practices that are often considered outdated and inappropriate
Asia North Korea In defiance of UN resolutions, Vladimir Putin paid homage to Marshal Kim Jong-un with a luxury limousine made in Russia, 'as a demonstration of their special relationship', as the North Korean state media writes
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia said Israel's actions in the Palestinian Territories are 'legally indefensible' at the second day of the International Court of Justice hearing
Asia Japan A traditional rice-planting dance was performed on 18 February at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture; the shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake
Asia East Timor The President of the Republic, José Ramos-Horta, swore in Sérgio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai as the new Minister of Justice of the 9th Constitutional Government at a ceremony held at the Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace in Dili
Asia Armenia The ECW First Emergency Response grant, provided by UNICEF, will support the Armenian government's refugee response plan with $1 million and improve access to early education services for refugee and host community children
Asia Kuwait Implementing fingerprinting for teaching staff in the Ministry of Education to control malpractice has been proposed by former Education Minister Dr. Badr Al-Issa, sparking a parliamentary and media storm
Asia North Korea A North Korean art festival scheduled for April will not feature live performances by foreign participants this year, the DPRK Ministry of Culture said
Asia Pakistan On Monday, the services of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, were interrupted for the third consecutive day in Pakistan