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
America United States In the 60th March on Washington held Saturday, a celebration of the historic 1963 event, marchers and speakers vowed to continue battling racism and inequities to fulfill Martin Luther King’s dream
Africa Tunisia More than 30 Tunisian and international creators are gathered until Aug. 31 in the town of Mahres for the 35th International Festival of Plastic Arts with workshops, exhibitions, stands and various art performances and street shows
America Trinidad and Tobago Daytime and nighttime temperatures "above normal" are forecasted for August-October 2023 on both islands by the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service
Oceania Solomon Islands The Chinese Navy's floating hospital docked for the first time in the Solomon Islands at Honiara harbour, bringing free advanced medical services to the local population until today 27 August
Africa Ethiopia Over four million Ethiopians are currently internally displaced, according to the UN Migration Agency, largely due to conflict and drought
Africa Seychelles Former Seychelles President Danny Faure will lead a group of Commonwealth election observers to the Maldives, where presidential elections will be held on 9 September 2023
Europe Moldova People who contributed to the successful organisation of the immersive exhibition "Bessarabi in Gulag", set up on the Grand National Assembly Square in July, received an honorary diploma from the government and letters of thanks
Asia Turkmenistan Ministry of Textile Industry and Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of the Country, in cooperation with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation, will donate goods and food products to children in Primorsky Territory of Russian Federation
Asia Singapore Starting in January 2024, school bus operators will be allowed to increase the cap on fares under existing contracts by up to 13%, the Ministry of Education said, in raising fares for the second consecutive year
Europe Malta Plans for a second electricity interconnector, now approved by the Environmental Resources Authority, will be developed by Interconnect Malta, a government-owned company under the responsibility of the Ministry of Energy
Europe North Macedonia In presidential and parliamentary elections, personal documents with the old State name can still be used, while according to Prespa Agreement from Feb 2024 only documents with the new constitutional name ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ will be accepted
Oceania Tuvalu Due to the breakdown of refuelling facilities at Funafuti International Airport, Fiji Airways has warned its customers it is unable to board fuel in Tuvalu and consequently to complete return trips to Suva
Europe Kosovo A statue bearing the names of 23 Kosovo Albanians who saved Jews from the Holocaust during World War II has been inaugurated in Pristina