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
America Guatemala President-elect Bernardo Arévalo plans to file a legal petition demanding constitutional order restoration and the removal of the Attorney General and two officials; this follows a temporary transition suspension due to searches at the Electoral Tribunal
America Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago badminton officials PJ Williams and Kevin Yung have been promoted as referee and umpire respectively by Pan Am Badminton
Asia Azerbaijan Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have entered the Azerbaijani separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenian separatists and the central government reached an agreement
America Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega has entered into a dispute with Chile and Colombia due to allegations against him of human rights violations, calling Colombian President Gustavo Petro a "traitor” and accusing Chile of having dictatorial laws
Europe Poland Nexun, a portfolio company of infrastructure investor Marguerite, has signed a co-development agreement with a Polish developer for 16 medium-sized projects of solar photovoltaics
America Costa Rica The UN-produced song "Tayëla" has won the Best Pop Song of the Year award in Costa Rica, performed by Sara Curruchich and the collective of indigenous local women, Icuru Tsö, emerging from a human rights and music workshop by various UN entities
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The World Bank downgraded the country's rating in a report analysing the adequacy of the national policy framework and institutions for the effective implementation of financial aid for development
Africa Sierra Leone A 43-year-old man, concerned that he will have to live indefinitely with a facial tumor, was the first to undergo surgery aboard the Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship, at the port of Freetown
Europe Hungary Hungary is one of the ten largest seed-producing countries in the world; last year, the Hungarian seed sector produced 350.000 tonnes of seed, sold in equal parts on the domestic and foreign markets
Oceania New Zealand 68 science projects to be funded in 2023 for their potential to transform the country's economy, environment and society have been selected by the government
Africa Mali The International Exhibition on Accelerated Digital Development organised by the National Council of Employers of Mali will be held from 28 to 30 November in Bamako
America El Salvador El Salvador marked its 202nd anniversary of Central American independence with parades of soldiers and students, attended by thousands of spectators; security forces performed acrobatics and simulations, while firefighters joined in the celebrations
Oceania Solomon Islands The first Pacific Games village to be used for this year's edition has been formally handed over by Australia to the Solomon Islands, which will host the Pacific Games for the first time