Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
Europe Italy Salvini, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, posted a video of magistrate Apostolico demonstrating as private citizen in 2018 to discredit a recent sentence of hers, raising further debate on the autonomy of the three powers
Oceania Marshall Islands Dr Irene Taafaki, a woman who had a huge impact on education in the Marshall Islands, died unexpectedly in Majuro last week
Asia Iran Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, VP of the Centre for the Defence of Human Rights, 'who has been fighting against the death penalty and for women's rights for years, and who is still imprisoned in Tehran'
Africa Uganda Ugandan security forces have arrested 40 people in an operation against supporters of opposition leader Bobi Wine
America Saint Lucia A crackdown on illegal liquor sales has been announced by the Saint Lucia Customs and Excise Department, who also advised holders of expired licences to renew them immediately
Africa Tunisia Abir Moussi is the latest prominent opponent of President Kais Saied to be arrested or imprisoned
Africa Sierra Leone The 24th Chinese medical team in the country provided medical care services to some schoolchildren in Jui, a town in the western area of Sierra Leone
Africa Ivory Coast Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has removed the prime minister and dissolved his government
Oceania Tuvalu Discrimination on the basis of gender and disability - as long as it does not conflict with traditional values - has been banned under a new constitution that came into effect this week
Asia Turkey Turkey has become one of the worst countries in the world for Internet freedom, according to the latest report by the Observatory for Human Rights
Oceania Papua New Guinea The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League has appointed Tony Archer as Manager of Competition Governance and Match Officials
Asia Singapore Two premium, prime location, projects in Kallang and Tanglin Halt have been launched as part of Build-to-Order October and comprise 2.116 out of 6.800 flats for sale
Europe Spain Nearly 50 European leaders took advantage of a summit held Thursday in Granada to underline their support for Ukraine