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 Nepal India has granted permission to sell an additional 180 megawatts of electricity generated by four of Nepal's hydropower projects to the Indian market
Europe Poland The 32th Karpacz Economic Forum, the largest conference in Central and Eastern Europe, awarded US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski with the prestigious “Person of the Year" prize
America Cuba The Foreign Ministry said it had uncovered a human trafficking ring aimed at recruiting Cubans to fight for Russia in its war in Ukraine; the country is a close ally of Russia, but in its statement stressed that it "is not part of the conflict in Ukraine"
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, with the aim of reinforcing relationships and promoting sustainable development, peace and stability in the Middle East region
Africa Djibouti The Director General of the National Police, Colonel Abdourahman Ali Kahin, received the Commander of the Japanese base in Djibouti, Colonel Suzuki Kosuke, for talks on strengthening bilateral cooperation relations
Asia Japan Tokyo will provide over $140 million in additional financial aid for its fishing industry following China's blanket import ban on Japanese fish products after the release of radioactive water from Fukushima
Europe Hungary The international federation World Athletics has appointed Márton Gyulai as the organization's sports director; the Hungarian professional, deputy general manager of Budapest 2023 Nonprofit Zrt., organized World Athletics Championships in Budapest
Oceania Tonga New postal equipment and vehicles have been donated to Tonga Post by the Australian government and the Australian people, through Australia Post
Europe Bulgaria The EC Representation in Bulgaria has launched an information campaign on the adoption of the euro to answer how the changeover will take place and what will happen to the local currency
Africa Ghana Ghana has become the first African country to produce a cholera vaccine, by DEK Vaccines Limited, a consortium of Ghanaian pharmaceutical companies led by the private sector, giving the country a chance as a future vaccine producer on the continent
Asia Kuwait Kuwait's debate team took first place for the first time in the International Arabic-language school debate championship, 6th edition, Doha, Qatar 2023, winning debate on the issue of dividing students into classes based on academic ability
Asia Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, says the primary goal of initiating impeachment proceedings is to have the Constitutional Court confirm a blatant violation of the Constitution by the President
America Haiti Haitilibre reports 219 inmates died of starvation or illness in Haitian prisons in 2022, mainly due to malnutrition or lack of access to adequate medication and health care, pointing out deficiencies in the justice system at all levels