Asia Syria Germany's Ministry of Transport lifted the landing ban and normalized passenger traffic with Syria from 27 July 2026, thus opening to direct flights Düsseldorf-Damascus today 29 July, Berlin Brandenburg-Damascus and Cologne/Bonn-Aleppo on 1 August
Asia Kuwait Over 4.500 people were injured in some 40.000 road accidents recorded from January to mid-September in Kuwait and 225 Kuwaitis and residents lost their lives in accidents
Europe Kosovo Those arrested for the terrorist attack on the Kosovo police on Sunday in Banjska, Zveçani, can be sentenced from 25 years to life imprisonment, said Gëzim Shala of the Kosovo Institute of Justice
America Venezuela Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have agreed to jointly explore offshore natural gas, aiming to boost domestic supply and expand exports to the Caribbean; negotiations had been previously stalled due to US sanctions
Asia Maldives Over 280 nominations from officials have been received by the Election Commission for the presidential election runoff scheduled for next Saturday
Europe Luxembourg Luxembourg's largest trade union OGBL is threatening to strike at the local Coca Cola subsidiary after wage negotiations broke down
Europe Lithuania Following the inclusion of Kaunas' modernist architecture on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the municipality of Lithuania's second-largest city says that maintenance and protection of the area "will become more effective, not stricter"
Africa Madagascar Roland Ratsiraka of the Malagasy party Tonga Saina, spokesperson for the Collectif, said that there was a violation of the Constitution and several obstacles to the smooth running of the pre-election campaign
America Guyana The Venezuelan government rejected Guyana's challenge to its call for a consultative referendum on the Essequibo territory; condemning the "insolent declaration" by the Guyanese government, Venezuela asserted its sovereignty and rights over the territory
Europe Liechtenstein The Liechtenstein Judo Association has found a successor for Holger Scheele, with Jaime Jaramillo taking over as national coach at the beginning of 2024
Africa Botswana The United Nations food agency and the government of Botswana held a training workshop for 60 horticulturalists aimed at improving agricultural practices by teaching wastewater use, food safety practices and other essential farming techniques
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro visited Honduran immigrants in shelters in the US southern border, acknowledging the humanitarian crisis and the need for collective efforts to ensure security and respect for their rights
Africa Cape Verde The Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Gilberto Silva, today commented that it was an "important sign" and "very gratifying" to see children associated with the fight against climate change
America El Salvador Dozens of protesters marched to the Foreign Ministry demanding the release of 33 Colombians detained in El Salvador due to Nayib Bukele’s efforts to detain gangs; officials have contacted El Salvador for deportations, with no response