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 Bahrain Bahrain's lower house of parliament announced the severing of economic ties with Israel and the return of ambassadors from both sides
Europe Lithuania Six out of ten Lithuanians would be in favour of greater restrictions on the entry of Belarusian citizens into the country; women, people over the age of 50 and residents of rural areas and smaller towns are more likely to support stricter conditions
Europe Ireland Over 5.000 families who contacted the charity Threshold in recent months were at risk of losing their homes
America Antigua and Barbuda About a dozen inmates of Her Majesty's Prison celebrated their graduation, successfully completing several courses, through the "Seeds of Hope" programme, launched in 2022 to help rehabilitate inmates
Europe Estonia Estonian real estate market transactions have fallen by a third year-on-year, back to levels of 10 years ago; European Central Bank is refraining from raising interest rates, but experts do not expect the Estonian real estate market to improve soon
Oceania Tonga A new mammograph for Tonga will be purchased with support from the Australian Government
Asia Iraq The country earned over $9,6 billion from oil sales in October, according to a survey by the state oil market agency, SOMO
Africa Togo Delali Ayivi, a young photographer of Togolese origin, builds on the legacy of her great-great-grandfather, Alex Agbaglo Acolatse, one of the first Togolese photographers, who proposed a different image of his people, from a non-Westernised point of view
Europe Iceland A powerful seismic swarm started on the Reykjanes Peninsula on the night of 24 October, just north of the city of Grindavík; since then, more than 7.000 earthquakes have been detected in the area, including a M5,0 earthquake on 27 October
Europe Germany Newly passed legislation will allow asylum seekers in Germany faster access to the labour market, while imposing harsher penalties for human traffickers
Africa Equatorial Guinea After updating the educational manuals, it was decided to implement new subjects such as moral education, new languages and civic-social education, among others, for primary, secondary and high schools
Europe San Marino The World Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects and Related Phenomena 2023, at its 32nd edition, will be held in San Marino City tomorrow Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 November
Europe Ukraine "No one believes in our victory like I do, no one," Volodymyr Zelensky told the American weekly Time, saying he was tired of continuing to convince the allies that, with their help, Ukraine could defeat Russia