Asia Laos About $12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies have been collected under new law: foreign providers of online services must register with Lao tax authorities regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the country
Europe Ukraine A giant hammer and sickle have been removed from the iconic Motherland Monument in Kiev as part of a campaign to remove Soviet symbols that has intensified since the beginning of the war
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
Africa Sierra Leone Sierra Leone police said they have arrested several people, including senior military officers, in connection with a suspected coup plot
Asia Yemen Yemen's military officials said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched attacks on government troops outside the besieged city of Taiz and fired reconnaissance drones
Asia Japan High winds cut power lines in Okinawa Prefecture, leaving over 200.000 households without electricity, Naha airport closed and hundreds of thousands of people were advised to evacuate as Typhoon Khanun neared, threatening torrential rains
America Brazil Amazon Indigenous leader Chief Raoni Metuktire has urged President Lula da Silva to protect Indigenous rights by removing "invaders" from Indigenous territories and including Indigenous people in discussions on carbon credits
Asia Lebanon Lebanon's General Directorate of State Security called on parents, as well as schools and universities, to be more vigilant in protecting their children and teenagers from harassment and abuse
Africa Somalia Somalia's Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs has pledged to investigate the selection process that led to an unprepared athlete representing the country at the International University Sports Federation World University Games in Chengdu, China
America Trinidad and Tobago The seventh edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games will take place in the islands of Trinidad and Tobago from 4-11 August 2023 with over 1000 athletes and para-athletes aged between 14 and 18 years participating in seven sports
Asia Syria Over 23.000 Syrian refugees will be supported in Jordan thanks to Japan's allocation of $2,5 million for a specific UNHCR project
Europe Kosovo The main party representing North Macedonia's ethnic Albanian minority offered to withdraw its ministers from the government to meet the opposition's demand to pave the way for EU accession talks
Africa Ghana According to a report by the Ghana Statistical Service, in the third quarter of 2022, one in four young people, or 24,2% of those aged 15 to 24, were not engaged in education, employment or training, or 1,5 million people in this age group
Africa Ivory Coast Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bedie, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, has died at the age of 89