Asia Laos Mineral sector has exceeded its five-year production and revenue targets; The government credits stricter oversight, improved licensing, and stronger environmental standards
Africa Ghana At the 2025 Ghana-China Business Summit, CEO of Ghana Tourism Authority has revealed plans to construct the country’s first amusement park in Cape Coast as well as confirming investors' interest in building eco-lodges in Kakum Park forest conservation
Africa Seychelles New political party Seychelles People’s National Movement has been officially registered by the Electoral Commission; SPNM was handed Certificate of Registration, stamped copies of their Constitution and Manifesto, Political Parties Act and Elections Act
Europe Monaco A charity football match between Monaco and Japanese legends will be held at Stadium Suita in Osaka on 27 June; organized by a non-profit organization founded by HSH Prince Albert II, it will raise funds for earthquake victims of the Noto peninsula
Europe Moldova Amendments to the Law on Advertising define state advertising, setting criteria for allocating public funds transparently and fairly: media diversity, editorial independence, language, focus/audience, professional ethical standards, disclosure of funding
Asia Iran Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, proposed himself as interim leader to guide the country through regime change, calling on the international community for support, after the US had bombed Iran, that in turn hit US bases in Qatar
Oceania Vanuatu Airbus replied to earlier news in the Vanuatu Daily Post saying it didn't held any talks with Government since October 2024, despite PM Napat’s recent claim that negotiations are underway to recover VT2 billion (€14 million) paid during COVID-19 pandemic
Europe Iceland Dozens of pilot whales were found stranded in Ólafsfjörður; with rescue teams from the Tröllaskagi region and Akureyri called out to assist, the whales have been successfully refloated and guided back to the open sea by around 7 p.m.
America Trinidad and Tobago TT reaffirmed itself as the world's largest exporter of ammonia, a substantial foreign exchange entry; most ammonia goes into the production of fertilisers and the largest market are the US with 25% of the exports, Morocco 16%, Switzerland and Mexico 9%
Asia Nepal A preliminary 4 km-deep drilling by Nepal–China teams uncovered over 1,12 billion m³ of methane in Dailekh’s Jaljale, Karnali Province and a commercial viability report is due by end 2025; The resource could supply Nepal’s gas demand for around 50 years
Africa Liberia President Boakai has taken part in the WAES Summit in Abuja to present Liberia’s vision for trade, investment, and development in the region; the West African States Summit was followed by WAE Head of States meeting to deliberate on common challenges
Europe Malta St John’s Co-cathedral celebrated the arrival of a new bronze bell that will join Grandmaster Pinto bell in the belfry tower to restore harmonic balance to the unique bell ensemble; Carola Francisca was cast by the Royal Eijsbouts Bellfoundry, Netherlands
Africa Malawi Amid increasing campaign activity in view of general elections in September, aspiring MP for Rumphi Central constituency pledged to push for a new law to allocate university admission quotas to the best students of local Community Day Secondary Schools
Africa Madagascar 34.000 children, 22.000 women of reproductive age in Makueni and Tana River counties will take advantage from a new $100,000 health resilience fund launched through a partnership between Prudential Kenya and the Kenya Red Cross Society