America Uruguay To restore police presence on the streets is priority for Montevideo's new police chief, who rejects the idea of heavy hand, defends use of armored vehicles to protect officers, maintains that Uruguay is far from falling into violence as Central America
Africa Egypt Facing a very serious internal economic crisis and the war in Gaza on its borders, Egypt, the third most populous country in Africa, will vote this weekend; according to common opinion, head of state Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be confirmed for a third term
Europe Poland The eight years of autocratic rule of the Pis (Law and Justice) in Warsaw are officially over, after Donald Tusk was instructed by parliament to form a new executive
America Argentina Javier Milei has officially assumed the Argentine presidency for the 2023-2027 term; mentioning in his inaugural speech the foreseen stagflation, and ensuring it as the “final ordeal" preceding his plans for the nation's “reconstruction”
America Brazil Brazil has deployed troops to the Venezuela border in response to Venezuela's territorial claims over the disputed Essequibo region, reinforcing its presence to ensure territorial inviolability
Europe Serbia The visibility of female candidates for upcoming elections is not as strong as in 2020 election campaign and representation in the Serbian Assembly has increased only slightly over the past decade, according to the Academy in Women's Leadership
Africa South Sudan South Sudan withdrew all its peacekeeping forces sent to the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo; they had been sent as part of the East African Community Regional Force
America Colombia Colombia has shifted its drug policy by revoking fines for personal drug use; the move aligns with President Gustavo Petro's call to avoid criminalizing drug consumers, emphasizing the pursuit of drug traffickers instead
Africa Nigeria Owners brought hundreds of dogs in traditional Nigerian costumes during the annual Lagos Dog Carnival; organiser Jackie Idimogu said the theme of this year's carnival was 'Wazobia' to celebrate Nigeria's heritage
Europe Russia The country would be working on creating 'African military corps' to replace the Wagner group; according to a report by Radio France International, this initiative emerged following the visit of the Russian Deputy Defence Minister to Niger
Europe Vatican City St. Peter's Basilica has announced two new charity projects, aimed at helping refugees and prisoners, as part of preparations for the upcoming Jubilee in 2025, which is expected to attract more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome
Asia Japan PM Kishida would be set to remove all Cabinet members of the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, previously led by former MP Shinzo Abe: they allegedly received tens of millions unreported funds from fundraising parties
Africa Mali The official closing ceremony of the UN mission Minusma, the Integrated Stabilisation and Peacekeeping Mission in Mali, was held in Bamako; as stipulated by the protocols, the UN flag flying on the highest flagpole was lowered
Europe Belgium Various Belgian and European civil society groups started a two-week 'Not this Pact' campaign with the aim of cancelling the currently negotiated EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and starting afresh