Asia Turkey Ankara is preparing for NATO Summit scheduled for 7–8 July 2026, the second hosted by Turkey with the one in Istanbul in 2004; this year's non-NATO guest list comprises East-Asian and Pacific powers, the absence of the central Asian block stands out
Asia Iran The morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked protests across the country
Asia Philippines A Member of Parliament urged the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System and water concessionaires to offer prepaid water metering for poor and low-income households
Asia South Korea Heavy rainfall has been affecting South Korea since 9 July, causing floods and landslides with casualties and damage; as of 18 July, media reports indicate 49 deaths, with the highest number of 19 people dead in North Chungcheong Province
Asia North Korea A US citizen crossed the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea during a visit to the Joint Security Area on Tuesday 18th July according to the United Nations Command
America Venezuela During the CELAC-EU Summit in Brussels, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez advocated for addressing economic inequalities and ending blockades, impacting both Europe and Latin America and calling for mutual cooperation
Africa Seychelles The Seychelles Prison Service has officially opened a dental clinic at the Montagne Posée Prison Center that will cater to both inmates and officers
Africa Zambia Zambia's restructured debt, combined with solid international support, is poised to have a transformative impact on the country's socio-economic landscape, according to Lois Mulube, Acting Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance and National Planning
Africa Republic of the Congo Out of 90.973 candidates who took the General Baccalaureate examinations, 40.479 managed to pass, a 44,5% success rate; according to statistics, the Cuvette-Ouest department topped the list with a 90,02% success rate
Asia Tajikistan A temporary ban on cement exports has been imposed to fully meet domestic needs for this construction material
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Next Saturday, July 22, the first Organic Agriculture Fair of the Agricultural Export Support Project will be held at Parque Popular in the capital of São Tomé, with the motto "From the garden to your table"
Africa Mali Several West African leaders met in Nigeria to discuss how to manage security at the end of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali and to push for a return to democracy after a series of coups
Oceania New Zealand Owners of flood-damaged properties in Karekare, west Auckland, have welcomed the new fund for displaced residents, after an interim payment was promised to those who had to move out of their homes
Africa Mozambique The government has dismissed as mischievous an article in the privately owned NewsDay newspaper that Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe's party, had engaged a militia group from neighboring Mozambique to help it win the upcoming harmonized elections by force