Europe Italy Giorgia Meloni's government became the longest since Italy became a republic after WWII: the first led by a woman, it lasted 1.413 days as of 4 September, one more than Silvio Berlusconi's 2nd; premier said stability isn't a record, but a key for planning
Asia Kyrgyzstan The flag of Kyrgyzstan will not be changed, as some asked, as the procedure would mean spending billions of som; PM Tazabek Ikramov had pointed out earlier this month that the money could be used to build hospitals and kindergartens instead
America Canada Prime Minister is calling out an unacceptable hate surfacing in Canada amid the Israel-Hamas war, calling for Canadians to remember "this is not who we are" and pushing for a humanitarian pause long enough to get back on track towards a two-state solution
Africa Liberia The International Organisation for Migration presented to stakeholders in the city of Ganta the Local Migration Governance Indicators, which call for the care and protection of migrants
Europe Poland Poland will be equipped with a next-generation air defence system thank to a new agreement with the UK worth over £4 billion
Asia Yemen The Yemeni Governor of Al-Mahra has started the distribution of over 1,4 million textbooks for the various curricula for the academic year 2023-2024 with funding from the Oman Charitable Organisation
Asia Syria The Syrian Network for Human Rights published its monthly report summarising the situation in October; among other topics it highlights that Russian-Syrian alliance forces carried out at least 85 attacks on vital civilian facilities in north-west Syria
Asia Turkmenistan The country has reached the regional target in the fight against hepatitis B through vaccination, as confirmed by the certificate of the European Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation
Oceania Vanuatu Power and telecommunications outages exacerbated the challenges of responding to Cyclone Lola said the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme Secretariat
Asia United Arab Emirates The United Nations World Tourism Organisation has officially certified Fujairah as a sustainable tourism destination, awarding the Fujairah Adventures Centre a membership certificate confirming its status as an affiliate member of the UNWTO
Africa Zambia Zambia's central bank has increased the statutory reserve ratio, the rate at which commercial banks keep funds at the central bank, following consistent pressures in the foreign exchange market
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, in an interview published for the Croatian National, said that he is not in favour of secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina, but that he has the support of 10-15 countries, including EU members
Europe Vatican City The Ratzinger Prize 2023 went to two Spanish theologians and philosophers Pablo Blanco Sarto and Francesc Torralba Roselló
Asia Uzbekistan Gazli and Khojaabad underground gas storage facilities are 98% full; 3,445 billion cubic metres of gas out of the 3,5 billion planned have been pumped in preparation for the autumn-winter season