Asia Israel The Knesset has passed a media overhaul law giving government greater regulatory control; PM Netanyahu attended the debate, skipping the vote; the news has been released by a number of online media in the late hours of 16 July
Europe Andorra The exceptional revision of the Parish Planning and Urban Development Plan that the municipality of Ordino is working on envisages a maximum population of 16.465 inhabitants, three times as many as at present
Asia Palestine Graduates in Gaza demand solutions from UNRWA for the high unemployment rate, which continues to be among the highest in the world, reaching 70% among young graduates
Europe Italy The Eroica, a 'vintage cycling' non-professional event that has been held in the Tuscan province of Siena since 1997, scheduled for Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October, sees 40% foreign participants this year
Europe Ukraine The country declared it is ready to develop its own air defence system production plan, with specialists in the field being invited for this purpose
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Women in São Tomé account for more than 80% of the cases of domestic violence recorded this year by the Domestic Violence Counselling Centre, which requires human and financial resources to monitor victims
Africa Sierra Leone Golley Agricultural Development Sierra Leone Limited, founded by former ambassador to South Korea Omrie Golley, will introduce drip irrigation in an attempt to defy seasonality with minimum water use
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
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
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PM James Marape told US government officials and the business sector that Pacific island nations are not there to seek aid, but to negotiate better business opportunities
Europe San Marino A 29 million dollar loan is coming from Saudi Arabia to finance the "new airfield" on Mount Titano, as announced by the State Congress of the Republic of San Marino
America Suriname The Surinamese government, led by President Chan Santokhi, met with trade unions and health unions, to address concerns regarding the new increase in VAT tax law set to take effect on October 1, with the aim of finding solutions and evaluating proposals
Asia Pakistan A suicide attack on the procession for the birth of Muhammad left at least 60 dead in a mosque near Peshawar