Europe Slovenia Anti-establishment populist party leader and current Parliament Speaker, Zoran Stevanović, is pushing to hold a national referendum on withdrawing from NATO and is strictly opposing the government's financial and military aid packages to Ukraine
Asia East Timor At the ASEAN-India summit, the prime minister announced that an Indian embassy in Dili will be established
Europe Albania Albania and Kazakhstan agreed to cooperate in the field of tourism by establishing direct flights between the two capitals after a meeting of the Presidents of the two countries
Asia Saudi Arabia The 4th AlUla Date Festival opened Friday with the slogan "Taste Our Pride," with events taking place every Friday and Saturday until Nov. 11, in line with goals of Vision 2030, aimed at strengthening Kingdom's position as the world's largest producer
Asia Afghanistan Human Rights Watch has urged the International Criminal Court to investigate the sexual abuse and harassment of women and girls in Afghanistan as a "crime against humanity"
Asia Iran The cost of living in Iran has reached unprecedented levels, with the year-on-year inflation rate for households across the country rising to +39,8% in August
America Guyana Guyanese groups have launched a campaign to promote public tolerance of LGBTQI individuals and push for the repeal of colonial-era laws criminalizing same-sex intimacy, gaining support from 63 organizations, businesses, and international entities
Africa Benin The Committee to Protect Journalists said authorities in Benin must immediately and unconditionally release Nigerian journalist Damilola Ayeni, drop all charges against him and allow him to work safely
Oceania New Zealand The Chocolate & Coffee Festival, New Zealand's largest celebration of chocolate and coffee, an annual two-day event, takes place today and tomorrow in Auckland
America El Salvador Two years after the historic adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender, the results remain a debate, as the country has faced challenges such as declining adoption and uncertainty surrounding the government's investment in the cryptocurrency
America Honduras A record number of 248.000 foreign migrants passing through the country heading to the United States has been registered
Oceania Kiribati Pointing out that the sea is a major source of his country's livelihood, Kiribati Vice-President Teuea Toatu expressed his concern and disappointment over Japan's dumping of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean
Oceania Micronesia Full-time government employees can expect a pay raise starting 1 October, after President David Panuelo signed a new law, a press release reported recently; this would be the national government's first pay raise in 24 years
America Mexico The Supreme Court has legalized abortion nationwide, deeming the criminalization of abortion in the Federal Penal Code unconstitutional