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 Montenegro After the Montenegrin opposition announced a potential boycott of the November census, accusing the outgoing pro-Serbian government of lacking legitimacy, the Bureau of Statistics warned that those who refuse to participate will be fined
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Service is closely monitoring an area of low pressure located in the vicinity of 10°N latitude and 45°W longitude; with 80% probability a tropical cyclone will form in the next 7 days
Asia Laos Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, a painful and debilitating tropical disease, has been eliminated in the country, the WHO declared
Africa Eritrea The Swedish section of the National Union of Eritrean Women met to review its activities and develop a future action plan
Asia Cambodia The Referral Hospital Improvement Project, an initiative funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, is launching what is described as a "new era of health excellence" in the city and province of Siem Reap
Oceania Palau The Angaur State Government suspended its activities on 1 October due to the failure to approve the budget for the year 2024, affecting all state operations, including the Office of the Governor and the Legislature
Oceania New Zealand Twenty-one-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was elected to the Hauraki-Waikato parliamentary seat, winning over the Māori electorate and becoming New Zealand's youngest MP in 170 years
Europe North Macedonia Solving all known cases of statelessness in south-eastern Europe and preventing children from being born stateless are the commitments made by national authorities and civil society representatives at a regional conference in Skopje
America Peru Pope Francis received Peruvian President Dina Boluarte at the Vatican Apostolic Palace, and discussed about the relationship between the Church and the State, migration, and climate change, concluding with customary gift exchanges along with the audience
Europe Russia Aleksei Navalny attended a hearing by video, without the assistance of a lawyer, after three of his lawyers were arrested and two others left the country; during his testimony the sound cut out and the whole video was subsequently lost
Africa Sierra Leone A team of mediators from ECOWAS and the African Union has concluded the post-election talks between the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party, the National Electoral Commission and the main opposition party All People's Congress in Freetown
Africa Sudan Six months after fighting began in Sudan on 15 April, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday that nearly 4.000 people had been killed and thousands injured
Oceania Nauru The Nauru Utilities Corporation stated that any customer found tampering with scratch cards will be subject to severe penalties