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
Africa Togo The teaching of English as early as kindergarten and elementary school has been announced by the Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education and will come into effect from the next school year throughout the country
Africa Burkina Faso A total of 191.937 Internally Displaced People have returned to their respective localities in the different regions of Burkina Faso as of August 31
Africa Rwanda President Paul Kagame has announced that he will run for a fourth term in next year's presidential election
Africa Sudan In Sudan's tangled political and military scene, new armed actors are emerging, fuelling fears that the conflict that has been going on since last April between the army and the paramilitary rapid support force could last for a long time
Asia North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un reportedly stressed his priority to "exponentially" increase the stockpile of nuclear weapons in the face of what he called 'US threats' in a speech during the Supreme People's Assembly session
Asia Saudi Arabia The municipality in the Najran region has prepared several parks to welcome hikers and visitors during the cooler months of the year
Europe North Macedonia The first green bond of North macedonia will be issued in the amount of €10 million on 3 October, the government announced
Oceania Palau The proposed national budget for the year 2024 foresees a delay in funding for the Compact Review Agreement, signed in April this year
Asia Qatar Qatar Duty Free has announced a major partnership that will further strengthen its commitment to promoting excellence in sport with a three-year sponsorship agreement with Lusail International Circuit for the Qatar Grand Prix
America Canada The federal government presented a voluntary code of conduct for advanced generative AI, as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development; executives from a dozen Canadian companies and organizations have signed the document so far
Europe Serbia Teachers and their trade unions demand a basic wage equal to the country's average wage and a reduction in non-academic work after huge demonstration on 24 September
Oceania Samoa The US Navy ship USS Jackson left Samoa on Wednesday after a week-long mission, delivering aid and providing development assistance to communities in the country