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 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
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
Oceania Samoa The Samoan government is willing to support a fleet replacement programme for Samoa Airways; the oldest 19-passenger DHC-6-300, 49,7-year-old, hasn't operated since 2021 when it was grounded due to corrosion problems
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
America Belize A US$77 million deal has been closed with the Saudi Fund for Development to finance a 60-megawatt solar project, reducing emissions by 60.000 tons annually, promoting Belize's economic growth and enhancing its efforts to mitigate climate change
Europe Monaco Next month, the Principality of Monaco will host the revolutionary Sustainable Gastronomy Summit, a brand-new event that is the brainchild of Michelin-starred culinary master Alain Ducasse
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The story of St. Kitts & Nevis' preparations for independence almost 40 years ago will be told by one of the founding fathers of independence, Sir Kennedy Simmonds, who was also the country's first Prime Minister, at an event on 11 September
America Saint Lucia The National Council for Competitiveness and Productivity has implemented St. Lucia Movable Assets Registry, improving access to finance for SMEs, which can now use their movable assets to secure financing
Africa Mauritius A ceremony to award certificates to 61 fishermen who successfully completed a training programme on coral culture and reef rehabilitation was held at the Mauritius Maritime Training Academy in Pointe aux Sables
Oceania Australia With 11,15 million viewers and 7,13 million average audience, national women soccer team 'Matildas' smashed all TV records: their match against England has become the most watched television show since 2001 when the existing rating system was introduced
America Brazil Homophobic slurs are now punishable by prison, a decision welcomed by rights activists, that puts such hate speech on par with racist hate speech; the country’s Supreme Court has ruled that penalties range from two to five years in prison
Africa Sudan An average of more than 700 children have been displaced every hour in the country since the conflict began, reaching over two million