Europe Italy Giorgia Meloni's government became the longest since Italy became a republic after WWII: the first led by a woman, it lasted 1.413 days as of 4 September, one more than Silvio Berlusconi's 2nd; premier said stability isn't a record, but a key for planning
Asia Turkmenistan The 'Oguz Han' Science and Technology Centre will be opened by the Turkmenistan Academy of Sciences to develop products in the fields of innovative nanotechnology, biotechnology and information
Asia Syria The Islamic State has reportedly killed a number of Syrian government forces soldiers in the last 48 hours in central Syria, at a time when ISIS is escalating its attacks in the country
Asia Turkey Around 20.000 tourists entered Turkey's ports in January on 18 cruise ships, the Ministry of Transport announced: it is the highest number of cruise ship passengers visiting the country for the month of January since January 2011
Europe Sweden With Sweden's entry into NATO after Hungary's ratification, the more than two centuries of neutrality of the country, which fought its last war in 1814, comes to an end
Europe North Macedonia FDI inflows to North Macedonia amounted to €616,7m in 2023, 17% less than the previous year, according to data from the central bank
Europe Romania The country officially rejected the request submitted by Chinese telecommunications group Huawei for the use of its equipment in the 5G network in Romania
Africa Zimbabwe Two years after she was murdered, Zimbabwean opposition activist Moreblessing Ali was finally laid to rest in the town of Chitungwiza, on the outskirts of Harare and a funeral was held
Oceania Tuvalu Democracy and loyalty are the reasons why the new PM preferred Taiwan to Beijing, he declared
Oceania Tonga 81,5% of Tongan women over the age of 20 suffer from obesity; the figure makes Tonga first in the world ranking for women suffering from obesity according to a study published by Lancet medical journal
Europe United Kingdom A seven-year-old girl died after a small boat trying to reach the English Channel, and UK, capsized in northern France; the country continues its investment of millions of pounds to send refugees to Rwanda
Asia Myanmar The production of veterinary vaccines can be conducted systematically thanks to the establishment of dedicated experimental animal units, financed by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, said the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Asia Malaysia The country may resume the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as the 10th anniversary of its disappearance approaches, the Minister of Transport said at a commemoration event
Europe Monaco Monegasque Red Cross announced a record number of rescuers trained in Monaco last year: 700 volunteers