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
Africa Guinea The development of the Simandou project has reached a crucial stage, with the signing ceremony in Beijing of the Investment and Cooperation Agreement for Blocks 1 and 2 of Simandou Iron Mine and related infrastructure
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 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
Africa Mauritius The country expects to receive 24 cruise calls during the 2023 season and 30 in 2024, suggesting a gradual return to pre-pandemic figures; in 2022, fewer than 10 calls had been recorded
Africa Equatorial Guinea Norwegian shipowner Island Drilling has lengthened its agreement for the semi-sub Island Innovator off Equatorial Guinea
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's first baseball data analytics competition was held in Taoyuan and brought together baseball fans from across the country
Europe Estonia A recent tender organized by the Estonian state resulted in a potential production of 1.070 gigawatt hours of renewable energy, although bids are currently provisional and subject to verification
Asia Maldives For today's elections, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih distributed title deeds for plots of land that have yet to be reclaimed, promised a 40% salary increase for the public sector, and waived all fees for parking violations of the past five years
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The mountains of Bjelasnica and Igman are witnessing the construction of new facilities, the widening of ski slopes, new drainage systems, and the reduction of stones on the slopes, which are the resorts' long-standing problems
Africa Eritrea Eritrean forces allied with the Ethiopian government committed "war crimes" in the Tigray region days before and even after Addis Ababa signed a peace agreement with the rebels, according to a report published by Amnesty International
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 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
Europe Switzerland 134.407 digital motorway stickers were sold in the first month following its introduction; the Federal Office of Customs and Border Protection figures show it’s mainly people from abroad who are interested in the new offer of digital permit