America Uruguay To restore police presence on the streets is priority for Montevideo's new police chief, who rejects the idea of heavy hand, defends use of armored vehicles to protect officers, maintains that Uruguay is far from falling into violence as Central America
Asia Thailand eTree, a digital platform designed to help growers register correctly the trees they are growing to sell as timber, was launched by the Royal Forest Department and FAO
Asia Sri Lanka A process has begun to release Single Super Phosphate into the country as a replacement for Triple Super Phosphate or Sludge, which is used to provide the phosphorus needed for paddy cultivation and other crops
Africa Gambia The Association of Gambian NGOs and others from civil society joined 180 organizations from across Africa and the world to call on the government to fulfill its pledge to protect women and girls, supporting the law banning female genital mutilation
Europe Serbia Air Serbia's route between Belgrade and Chicago opened in May and averaged over 5.000 passengers per month, proving a useful option for the diaspora in the US
Africa Lesotho The Project Management Office of the Central Bank of Lesotho has been named the first PMO of the year for the country
Asia Lebanon The country has lodged a formal complaint with the UN Security Council over Israel's 'deliberate killing' of the Lebanese Reuters journalist and the wounding of other members of the press
Asia Singapore An old McDonald's Singapore menu from the 1980s recently resurfaced on social media, leaving netizens marvelling at the low prices back then
Asia Yemen Yemen defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 at Damac Club Stadium in the first leg of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027, thus taking a significant step towards the next round
Africa Liberia The International Election Observation Mission of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa commended the National Electoral Commission for the manner and form in which the October 2023 general and presidential elections were conducted
Asia Bhutan Bhutan's national digital identity was launched, the first digital identity system based on the self-sovereign identity system
Africa South Sudan The first batch of graduated unified forces of South Sudan will be deployed this month with sticks due to the arms embargo in place
Asia Iraq The country intends to invite investors for its first waste-to-energy project as part of its post-war development plans
America Barbados Calls for resignation of Education Minister continued on Saturday during a march of about 100 people, including representatives of the Unity Workers' Union, the Barbados Concerned Citizens Group, the Steering Committee and the Watch Out My Children group