Asia Myanmar Peace talks with several smaller ethnic armed organizations have been promoted by Myanmar’s military government as evidence of ongoing national reconciliation; Critics argue the discussions exclude many of the country’s most powerful resistance groups
Europe Poland Officials, World War II veterans and residents have been visiting key sites around the city to mark the 79th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944
America Chile Chile makes history in South America with the largest synthetic drug seizure in the area, resulting from an operation that led to the confiscation of over 300.000 pills and a total of 184 kilograms, alongside US$11 million in cash
Oceania Vanuatu Havannah Harbour residents launched a petition asking that Michael Kelly be immediately prosecuted for disobeying "stop work" notices issued by SHEFA Provincial Government Council and Foreshore Unit of the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
America United States Donald Trump leads among the likely Republican primary electorate, with 54% of the vote, according to a poll conducted by The New York Times and Siena College from July 23 to 27, 2023
Europe Spain Catalonia has declared a drought emergency in 24 municipalities following the severe lack of rain in recent years with cuts announced for water use for agriculture and industry
America Bolivia President Luis Arce will attend the XV Brics Summit to showcase the achievements of Bolivia's Economic Productive Model, expressing the country's willingness to join the group of emerging economies, aiming for sustainable development and cooperation
Europe Malta Military uniforms, weapons, vehicles and personal belongings of WW II soldiers will be on display for 3 days from today at Mediterranean Conference Centre for 80th anniversary of the operation that started in Malta and liberated Europe from Nazi regime
Africa Uganda Young make-up artists in Uganda are teaming up to convince the government to recognise their driving change contribution to film and the arts
Europe Belarus A coalition of Belarusian investigative journalists based abroad has identified officials collaborating with the Russian authorities in the abduction of children from the occupied territories of Ukraine and their indoctrination
Oceania Kiribati UNDP and WHO will support Kiribati, together with Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu - to increase their resilience to climate change, one of the largest and most ambitious projects to date to increase the resilience of health systems in the Pacific
Africa Sudan The armed conflict that began in the streets of Khartoum more than 100 days ago has left nearly 14 million children - one in two - in dire need of humanitarian aid
Africa Sierra Leone Sierra Leone police said they have arrested several people, including senior military officers, in connection with a suspected coup plot
Africa Tanzania IMF Deputy MD Bo Li concluded his visit to Tanzania with a firm commitment to support the country's efforts to unlock its development potential, applauding the Tanzanian authorities' efforts to implement the economic reform programme