Asia Turkey Ankara is preparing for NATO Summit scheduled for 7–8 July 2026, the second hosted by Turkey with the one in Istanbul in 2004; this year's non-NATO guest list comprises East-Asian and Pacific powers, the absence of the central Asian block stands out
Asia Kuwait The Legal and Financial Committee of the Kuwait Municipal Council gave the go-ahead to a proposal on the translation of municipal regulations into English, emphasising the need for rapid completion of the translation project
Asia Indonesia A pyramid hidden in a hillside on an island in West Java Gunung Padang may be the oldest in the world according to an interdisciplinary team of archaeologists, geophysicists and geologists; in 1998 it was declared a national cultural heritage site
Africa Libya The country acceded to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
America Bahamas The Water and Sewerage Corporation contract awarded to the daughter of the company's executive chairman Sylvanus Petty will be cancelled, said Prime Minister Philip Davis
Europe Romania MedLife, the largest network of private medical services in Romania, will introduce a drone transport system for biological laboratory samples in western Romania; MedLife will be the first private medical operator in Central and Eastern Europe to do so
Asia Thailand A ban on alcohol consumption has been implemented in seven major national parks in northern Thailand in order to reduce littering and maintain a peaceful environment for visitors
Oceania Tonga According to the International Monetary Fund, Tonga's economy is performing well, but faces increasing headwinds, following the recovery from the volcanic eruptions of January 2022 and the opening of borders after the long blockade of Covid-19
Europe Hungary An international migration research network involving five research institutes from three continents will be established in Budapest
Asia Tajikistan A sudden spike in petrol and liquefied natural gas prices has led to an increase in public transport fares in some regions of Tajikistan, up to a 25% rise in shared minibus taxi fares in Khorog
Oceania Papua New Guinea The Papua New Guinea Department of Information and Communications Technology's cyber security team recently conducted a crucial awareness session at the Port Moresby National High School
Asia Qatar HMC's emergency departments received more than 700.000 visits in 2022; efforts to improve the level of care resulted in a reduction of waiting time for patients to be seen by a doctor to less than one hour after arrival
Africa Kenya Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan holy man suspected of leading the hunger cult and being responsible for the deaths of over 400 people, was found guilty on separate charges
Asia Sri Lanka The country has started planning to recruit graduate teachers and teaching assistants to fill vacancies in Tamil language schools