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
Asia South Korea Air passenger traffic grew 57% on-year in January, with a strong demand for connections to China; international travelers to and from South Korea reached 7,28 million, 91% of record year 2019, according to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Africa Tunisia Ashraf Dhahbi, a Tunisian astronomical physics and mathematics researcher, has just joined the EMAC research team at NASA's Goddard Space Travel Center
Europe Ukraine Approximately 23.000 people are missing in Ukraine 'because they have been captured, killed, or have lost contact with their families after fleeing their homes', the International Red Cross points out in a statement
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 Pakistan On Monday, the services of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, were interrupted for the third consecutive day in Pakistan
Oceania Micronesia 116.000 litres of fresh water have been delivered to Pohnpei by Australian warship Reliant; usually one of the wettest places in the world, Pohnpei declared a state of emergency on 12 January due to the lack of rainfall
Asia Thailand Transport Minister Suriya Juangruangreangkit has instructed the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand to try to persuade airlines to lower fares on domestic flights, in response to complaints from travellers
Asia Yemen The Houthi group in Yemen claimed responsibility for the missile attack on what it described as a 'British ship' on Sunday in the Gulf of Aden
Oceania Solomon Islands Elections are intensifying in the Solomon Islands, with political parties presenting their pledges and some forming alliances
Europe Kosovo On the occasion of the 16th anniversary of Kosovo's independence, the Durres Port Authority announced that efforts are underway to advance the strategic project to build a dry port in Pristina
Africa South Sudan UN human rights experts called on South Sudan's leaders to properly manage the conclusion of the country's political transition to achieve lasting peace and prevent violence and gross human rights violations
Europe Norway The au pair programme is being phased out after years of complaints about exploitation by Norwegians who used it to get cheap domestic help; from 15 March no more applications for au pair work will be accepted from residents of countries outside the EEA
America Uruguay Facing a recent surge in cocaine smuggling, Uruguay has formally seeked US assistance, specifically from the DEA, after heightened gang violence and reputation damage