America Grenada Toll-free 988 Suicide Hotline for Crisis Response has been launched to guarantee immediate support for people experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress and other mental health crises; an awareness campaign will start soon
Asia Bangladesh 29 near extinct fish species have been recovered in the past 14 years and preserved in the newly established Live Gene Bank
America Panama Panama initiated the "ordered closure" of Cobre-Panama, the largest Central American mine, following the Supreme Court's ruling of its activities as unconstitutional due to its environment harm, impacting the economy and leading to employee layoffs
Asia Brunei The country signed a protocol 'on inspections, quarantine and veterinary health requirements for wild aquatic products' to be exported from Brunei to China
America Honduras The UN has urged Honduras to extend the deadline for a migration amnesty benefiting thousands of migrants crossing the country, as it has over 522.000 irregular entries thus far reported this year
Europe Albania The Albanian parliament will have to suspend ratification of a dibated migration pact agreed with Italy after a top court endorsed an opposition request to review the constitutionality of the deal
Asia Tajikistan Training for 84 officers of the Tajikistan Border Guard was conducted by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe as part of the EU-funded project 'Stabilisation of Tajikistan's southern border with Afghanistan'
Africa Algeria The country has joined the Guided Trade Initiative to boost pan-Africa trade, a commitment of Algeria's, said Minister of Trade and Export Promotion Tayeb Zitouni
Europe San Marino A wild boar was killed on the cycle-pedestrian path along a road in Faetano; to the witness who was walking along the road, hunters allegedly called a halt with their rifles drawn while a boar, chased by dogs, plunged into the street
America Guyana Guyana and Venezuela have pledged to refrain from using force to resolve their territorial dispute over the Esequibo region, however, no resolution was reached during the meeting between Presidents Irfaan Ali and Nicolás Maduro
Europe Monaco The Mairie de Monaco has inaugurated Monaco's first Sports Village, on the South Dock of Port Hercule, with recreational and sports activities; it's the first and only in the Principality, after the closure of the annual ice skating rink
Africa Namibia Miss Earth Namibia 2023 Martha Kautanevali unveiled her national costume 'The Aloe Plant' for the Miss Earth 2023 pageant to be held on 22 December at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Asia Palestine Al Jazeera will report to the International Criminal Court the killing of its cameraman Samer Abudaqa in Gaza, who died reporting on the bombing of a school; more than 50 journalists have lost their lives in Gaza Strip since the beginning of the conflict
America Guatemala The Guatemalan Constitutional Court has granted a "definitive injunction" to ensure President-elect Arévalo assumes office on January 14; the ruling aims to safeguard constitutional order