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
Oceania Fiji Fiji Airways is targeting two million return passengers, thus considering the purchase more aircraft to increase capacity on selected existing routes
America Guatemala Guatemalans have taken to the streets to defend democracy, protesting against government entities that undermine democracy and citizen rights, reflecting citizens' concerns about attacks on the electoral process and judicial authorities' actions
America Guyana The country has signed an agreement with Dominican Republic for collaboration in agriculture, tourism, energy, and oil industries, aiming to boost regional food and energy security, job creation, and technology transfer
Asia Georgia Relief and infrastructure restoration in disaster-hit Racha is still ongoing with 90 units of heavy machinery
America Bahamas Demolition of the abandoned buildings on Bay Street has begun with the Moxey building and the owner has unveiled plans to construct a mixed-use building that includes commercial and residential space
Asia Kazakhstan The Ministry of Energy has confirmed the purchase of certain types of fuel from Russia in view of fuel consumption forecasts, including high demand in AI-95 gasoline for the vacation season
Africa Benin GuarantCo will provide a financing solution of up to USD 63 million to support the financing of a fleet of electric motorbikes and their batteries and exchange stations in Benin and Togo
America United States The deadliest fire in over 100 years in the US, with at least 110 victims, has devastated the town of Lahaina on Maui island; Hawaii, the US state at highest risk of natural disasters from eruptions to floods to fires, has seen an increase in accidents
Africa South Sudan The country is increasing its spending plan for the fiscal year by a third, even as Juba's economic reforms received a negative assessment from the USA
Oceania Micronesia The annual meeting of the Joint Committee of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command officials and representatives of the Federated States of Micronesia took place in Kosrae
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Three Vincentian students are among the 15 from the Caribbean who have been awarded Chevening scholarships to study in the UK
Africa Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has opened an orientation seminar on public service systems for ministers and deputy ministers, a component of the administrative orientation program he established in his first term
Europe Andorra Apartment prices continue to rise and sales fall, with Estadistica's report showing that the price rose 15% in the last quarter