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
Europe Andorra The number of active enterprises grew by 1,7% in the third quarter: 202 more enterprises have been recorded in the Trade and Industry Register, as published yesterday by the Department of Statistics
Asia Syria Israeli fighter jets struck Aleppo International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, knocking it out of service, according to Syrian state media, marking the fourth such alleged attack in a fortnight
Africa Sudan 100 delegates from Sudan civil society groups, neighbourhood resistance committees, women's organisations, trade unions, political parties and religious and traditional leaders met in Addis Ababa to establish a Democratic Civil Front to end the war
America United States California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco - the second most dense city in the US - are dangerous
Asia South Korea The number of babies born in Korea in August plummeted to the lowest level in nearly three years, data showed, heightening concerns of a looming demographic crisis driven by the world’s lowest fertility rate, decline in marriage and aging population
America Chile Chile's delegation at the Third Belt and Road Forum in China is actively seeking economic and trade cooperation opportunities, aiming to expand bilateral relations through meetings with Chinese officials and entrepreneurs
Asia Vietnam The HCM City Young Workers' Support Centre organised a mass wedding ceremony for 82 couples to help less well-off workers have a proper ceremony
Oceania Solomon Islands Plans have been revealed to organise an Iumi Wan Festival to celebrate local talent during this year's Pacific Games in the capital Honiara
Africa Comoros A project was launched to promote civic education for women and young people to increase their participation in public and political life in 6 pilot municipalities, supported by UNDP in cooperation with the Ministry of Elections and USAID
Africa Madagascar A collective of opposition candidates participating in Madagascar's presidential elections held a large demonstration in Antananarivo, denouncing what they called "an illegitimate electoral process"
Africa Algeria Algeria is in talks with Germany to become one of its key suppliers of green hydrogen and to upgrade its pipeline connections to reach a wider swathe of Europe
Europe Belgium The government of the Brussels-Capital Region will grant the transport operator STIB additional funds to increase security in metro stations and direct homeless and drug addicts to an appropriate shelter and assistance programme
Asia Armenia The Armenian government has awarded a $215 million contract to a consortium of two Iranian companies for the modernisation of a 32-kilometre section of the main highway connecting Armenia to Iran via the Syunik region