Asia Bahrain 394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people
Europe Ukraine From the White House to London, from Berlin to the EU, everyone has excluded direct involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, except French President Macron, criticised by some geopolitical experts, who see it as a dangerous escalation of the conflict
Asia Iran On the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, the country launched an ambitious environmental initiative with the inauguration of 67 projects, covering 17 provinces, to combat pollution and promote sustainable practices
Africa Mozambique The consulting firm Oxford Economics said that after Mozambique's 5% growth, the economy will slow to 4.5% this year, despite the expected 2,5% increase in natural gas production
Asia East Timor Mozambique's ambassador to East Timor and Indonesia, Belmiro José Malate, expressed Mozambique's willingness to support the Timorese authorities in the training of Portuguese language staff and teachers
Asia Israel Thousands of artists from around the world, as well as thousands of citizens via an online petition, called for the exclusion of the song 'October Rain', representing the country at Eurovision, which makes strong allusions to what happened on 7 October
America Dominica Opposition Senator Delbert Paris called for a 'free and liberated Dominica' while addressing hundreds of opposition supporters at a peaceful rally held in Roseau
America Venezuela Venezuela has allegedly stopped receiving deported flights from the US and Mexico in response to US sanctions
Europe France The 'steak' label on vegetarian products has been banned in a new government decree in response to a long-standing complaint from the meat industry that consider terms such as 'vegetarian ham' or 'vegan sausage' confusing for consumers
America Guatemala Guatemala has declared an "orange alert" as the Agua volcano erupted, affecting 20 hectares; specialized teams, supported by private helicopters and the Guatemalan Army, are currently battling the flames on the ground and in the air
America Peru Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea and Chinese Foreign Minister Hua Chunying have discussed future steps to enhance bilateral relations and joint actions, recognizing ties over the past decade and China's pivotal role in Peru's trade
Asia Myanmar For the first time, the presence of Skywalker hoolock gibbons has been confirmed in the forests of north-eastern Myanmar, discovered by researchers who used acoustic monitoring and DNA analysis to identify 44 groups of these endangered primates
Africa Somalia Save the Children called for greater protection of women and girls in Somalia, following the increase in sexual abuse and rape of teenage girls in recent months
America Saint Kitts and Nevis A resolution to increase the salaries of government ministers, senators, opposition members and both rapporteurs of the National Assembly was passed in Parliament after years of debate