America Canada Canada has become a significant player in the illegal wildlife trade according to an investigation by the Globe and Mail and the Pulitzer Center that give evidence of black-market activity propped up by vast wilderness, patrol blind spots, weak penalties
Asia North Korea The country has accused the US of covering up its involvement in the bombing of the Russian-owned Nord Stream pipeline a year ago, in what one expert called yet another attempt by Pyongyang to curry favour with Moscow
Asia Nepal Malaria elimination target could be missed again after seven new cases of indigenous infection were reported in various districts since the beginning of 2023
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Air Canada will return to Saint Vincent with three-weekly flights starting from 30 October
Europe Romania Boys up to the age of 18 will be able to receive free HPV vaccinations, like girls, with the vaccine included in the reimbursement system by the end of the year
America Brazil A blockchain-based digital ID program will be launched; over 214 million Brazilians will benefit from this secure digital identity system, enhancing data protection and streamlining government services
Oceania Vanuatu Port Vila City Council has been suspended by the Minister of Home Affairs on the basis of an inspection report that confirmed maladministration and malpractices by the current management
Europe Lithuania The country has declared itself ready to take in migrants who entered Italy illegally if the EU solidarity mechanism is activated
Europe Sweden The military will be deployed to help the police fight gang crime, following a sharp rise in fatal shootings and bomb attacks in the country; the army had began aiding police in patrolling borders earlier this year
Asia Myanmar The military junta is reportedly using access to vaccines as a political weapon; like with international aid shipments, basic inoculations are being distributed on the basis of political loyalty
Asia Palestine Khaled El Qaisi, a Palestinian-Italian student living in Rome, Italy, has been released a month after his arrest on 31 August at the Allenby crossing point between the West Bank and Jordan, but still cannot leave Israel
Europe Slovakia The orientation of Slovakia's foreign policy will not change, said Smer-SD President Robert Fico
Africa Seychelles The Public Utilities Corporation's 33kV Mahé Sud grid has been inaugurated, allowing residents and businesses in the southern region of Mahé to access a more reliable and efficient electricity grid
Asia Yemen Yemen Airways, the state-owned airline, discontinued its only air service from Sanaa, the Houthi-controlled capital, citing restrictions imposed by the Houthis on its funds