America Brazil A Federal Court ordered Land Reform Agency to remove land occupiers from various sites in the Amazon; the decision follows a request from the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, a nationwide coalition that is denouncing unlawful settlings
America Nicaragua Nicaragua, in collaboration with the People's Republic of China, presented several cooperation agreements for the construction of aerial, terrestrial, and energy infrastructure, including the reconstruction of the Punta Huete International Airport
Europe Portugal The Gruta do Natal, a natural lava tube cave on Terceira Island, Azores, will act as a testbed for astronauts from all over the world starting this November
America Bahamas To celebrate 'Aviation Week', the Civil Aviation hosted the 39th Regional Meeting of the Americas of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations in the Bahamas, that experienced an increase in tourist arrivals
Europe Estonia In Kohtla-Järve, Eneli Jefimova set a new Estonian short course record in the 50-metre breaststroke, covering the distance in a time of 29,66, beating her previous record from December
America United States On Friday, 27 October, the United States voted against a UN resolution submitted by Jordan, on behalf of the Arab countries, for a humanitarian truce between Israel and the Palestinians
Asia Georgia 14.635 citizens in 2021 and 26.450 in 2022 sought asylum from EU member states, according to recent European Commission report; in 2022, 7% of these applications were granted, while in 2021 the percentage was 5%
America Paraguay The importation of arms into Paraguay has been suspended as part of President Santiago Peña's strategy to address the security challenges affecting the border region, especially in areas shared with Brazil
Europe Belarus Authorities would be abusing anti-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation to further purge civic space, suppress freedom of expression and eradicate political opposition, according to Anaïs Marin, Special Rapporteur on human rights in Belarus
Europe Lithuania The European Commission has approved Lithuania's updated €3,85 billion package under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Instrument
Africa Gambia The Network of Financial and Tax Reporters organised a training on the role of journalists in enhancing public-private partnership in the country
Africa Benin The Mediawan audiovisual group and TV5 Monde signed an agreement with the Semè City project to create 'Le Meilleur est à venir', a 220-episode television series
Asia Bangladesh The UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS visited the National Institute for Chest Diseases and Hospital, one of 29 hospitals in Bangladesh where, with funding from Global Fund, is building oxygen plants to help national health system
Africa Ivory Coast Cocoa grinders will not be allowed to stockpile beyond authorised limits during the main harvest from October to March, decided cocoa regulator, to ensure fair access to the product amid fears of supply shortages