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
Africa Niger A committee of three leaders was set up over the weekend at the Ecowas summit in Abuja to negotiate with Niger's military junta on the transition to a democratic government
Asia Iran On the day the Nobel Prize was awarded, on the stage at Oslo City Hall, an empty chair represented Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, in the presence of her twin children Kiana and Ali, who, in exile in France since 2015, read their mother's speech
Africa Nigeria Owners brought hundreds of dogs in traditional Nigerian costumes during the annual Lagos Dog Carnival; organiser Jackie Idimogu said the theme of this year's carnival was 'Wazobia' to celebrate Nigeria's heritage
America Brazil Brazil has deployed troops to the Venezuela border in response to Venezuela's territorial claims over the disputed Essequibo region, reinforcing its presence to ensure territorial inviolability
Asia South Korea Of some 50.000 middle and high school students asked across the nation in 2022, 14,3% thought of suicide over the past 12 months, says a survey released by the Korea Center for Disease and Prevention Agency, now bringing the rate to 1 in 7 students
Asia Japan PM Kishida would be set to remove all Cabinet members of the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, previously led by former MP Shinzo Abe: they allegedly received tens of millions unreported funds from fundraising parties
Europe Denmark Denmark's governing parties - the Social Democrats, Liberals and Moderates - voted in favour of a controversial bill that would criminalise the mistreatment of important religious texts such as the Koran or the Bible
America Argentina Javier Milei has officially assumed the Argentine presidency for the 2023-2027 term; mentioning in his inaugural speech the foreseen stagflation, and ensuring it as the “final ordeal" preceding his plans for the nation's “reconstruction”
Africa Egypt Facing a very serious internal economic crisis and the war in Gaza on its borders, Egypt, the third most populous country in Africa, will vote this weekend; according to common opinion, head of state Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be confirmed for a third term
Asia Lebanon PM Mikati announced the closure of all public administration offices, public institutions and municipalities for yesterday, in response to global support for Gaza and in solidarity with the Palestinian people and residents of Lebanese border villages
Europe Serbia The visibility of female candidates for upcoming elections is not as strong as in 2020 election campaign and representation in the Serbian Assembly has increased only slightly over the past decade, according to the Academy in Women's Leadership
America Colombia Colombia has shifted its drug policy by revoking fines for personal drug use; the move aligns with President Gustavo Petro's call to avoid criminalizing drug consumers, emphasizing the pursuit of drug traffickers instead
Europe Vatican City St. Peter's Basilica has announced two new charity projects, aimed at helping refugees and prisoners, as part of preparations for the upcoming Jubilee in 2025, which is expected to attract more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome