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 United States Minnesota Vikings Alexander Mattison received racist messages after the team’s loss on Thursday Night Football; he shared 2 of 60 Instagram screenshots he allegedly received, both containing racial slurs and telling Mattison to take his own life
America Bolivia Along with Chile, the country has agreed to a joint plan for border development and enhanced control against smuggling, aiming to bolster mutual trust and evaluate options for better railway and air connectivity
Europe Greece Survivors of June shipwreck of migrant vessel off Pylos, in which hundreds of people died, have filed a lawsuit against Greek authorities, accusing them of breaching their duty to protect the lives of the people on board the ship
Asia East Timor Helder Lopes began his six-year term as the new governor of the Central Bank of East Timor; he emphasised the need to revive the country's lending and private investment
Europe Monaco Jean Castellini has stepped down from his role as Monaco's Minister of Finance and Economy with immediate effect after more than a decade in office
Africa Equatorial Guinea The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, has confirmed his participation in the Summit of the Group of 77 and China in Cuba
Asia Iran Ahead of the first anniversary of Jina Mahsa Amini's death on 16 September, her family wrote that they intended to mourn at her grave site; since last year, Amini's family has been under close surveillance by the Iranian authorities
Europe Switzerland A wolf pack has formed in the Swiss National Park in the Engadine for the first time in over a hundred years
Europe Italy The arrivals of thousand migrants on Lampedusa, southernmost island off Italy with a population of only 5.000, are continuing; the reception system is collapsing due to its inadequacy to receive large numbers and slow transfers to other destinations
Africa Eritrea Eight Yemeni fishermen have returned to the town of Hodeidah after months of kidnapping and torture in Eritrean authorities' prisons; General Authority for Red Sea Fisheries condemned the repeated crimes of violation suffered by the fishermen
Africa Ethiopia Ethio Telecom has launched commercial 5G services in the country; serving over 70 million subscribers, it will initially offer 5G through 145 sites located in the capital
Africa Mauritius Emerging trends in international taxation were the focus of a one-day workshop held at the initiative of the International Fiscal Association IFA, Mauritius Branch, Mauritius Finance and ACCA Mauritius
Europe North Macedonia Activists will protest today to stop the construction of hydroelectric power plants on Mount Kozuf, which they say will ruin one of the few remaining pristine natural sites in the country