Oceania Solomon Islands Preparations are underway for a second mass stray dog culling in Western Province, planned and approved earlier this year; the necessary dog bait and veterinary drugs have arrived at Gizo Town, the provincial capital
Africa Uganda Because of the country's controversial anti-LGBTQ law, the World Bank will stop new loans to Uganda
Asia Bangladesh The government has decided to "transform" and "modernise" the Digital Security Act and change its name to the Cyber Security Act by amending some sections of the existing law
Africa Niger The former Minister of State at the Presidency of Niger and former Tuareg rebel leader, Rhissa ag Boula, announced the creation of a Committee of Resistance for the Republic in opposition to the military coup junta
Africa Sudan Without emergency visas granted by the Sudanese authorities, Médecins Sans Frontières may soon be forced to withdraw its support for the Turkish hospital in the capital Khartoum after visa applications have been pending for eight weeks
Africa Ghana Traders fear that the sanctions imposed on Niger by Ecowas may lead to an increase in prices of some food products at a time when the country is already experiencing high inflation
Europe Russia First lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years was launched by the country in an attempt to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, a region believed to contain coveted pockets of water ice
Europe Ukraine A 'humanitarian corridor' in the Black Sea has been announced to free stranded cargo ships, a new test of Russia's de facto blockade since Moscow abandoned last month's agreement to allow Kyiv to export grain
Asia Palestine President Abbas has fired most governors in the occupied West Bank, responding to long-standing calls for a political shake-up as frustration grows with the semi-autonomous Palestinian Authority
Asia Pakistan New official data show that girls' enrollment in private schools in Sindh is nearly 9% lower than that of boys, highlighting that authorities need to do more to encourage female participation in education
Europe Germany The government approved the budget of its flagship Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF) to accelerate the green transition by providing €212 billion to various building renovation, decarbonisation and industry projects between 2024 and 2027
Africa South Africa South African Tourism's annual Sho't Left Travel Week will again this year see a number of business partners, airlines, hotel groups and tour operators offer generous discounts of up to 50% from 4 to 10 September, as the country celebrates Tourism Month
Europe Italy Michela Murgia, popular writer and activist, died yesterday at the age of 51; the country mourns a free and independent-thinking intellectual at her funeral today in Rome
Europe United Kingdom For the first time in the UK, a drone recently acted as a postman in Orkney, an archipelago of 70 islands sixteen kilometres off the north coast of Scotland, a remote and inaccessible place for postmen to reach