Africa Zambia To support formalized and safe gold mining in Chitambo district, government pledged to provide equipment to registered cooperatives, enabling small scale miners enhance their operations, and to build a district hospital with mortuary services
Europe Austria Austrian law enforcement seized hundreds of weapons, ammunition, Nazi memorabilia and narcotics in a raid against members of a motorbike group called Bandidos Motorcycle Club
Europe Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kiev with the international working group dealing with Russia's environmental crimes, including Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg
Asia Armenia The fourth meeting of the Armenia-EU Partnership Committee established under the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Extended Partnership Agreement took place in Brussels
Asia Bangladesh Massive work is underway to dispose of the capital's sacrificial animal waste within 24 hours, with a total of 19.244 cleaners engaged in completing the task
Europe Belarus State Awards for Professional Distinction were presented by the Prime Minister at a solemn ceremony in the Palace of the Republic in Minsk
Asia Azerbaijan Artsakh Human Rights Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan issued a statement calling on the international community to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its crimes against Artsakh
Asia China According to the China Tourism Academy, there will be more than 100 million young-old travellers in China by the end of 2025 and the silver tourism market is expected to reach one trillion yuan ($138,18 billion) by then
Europe Russia At their meeting in Moscow, Pope Francis' special envoy for peace in Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, and Patriarch Kirill also discussed a possible meeting between Kirill and Pope Francis
Africa Comoros Ben Abdou Said Soilihi Abdou, affectionately known as the 'dean' and a monument of the press, has died after a passionate 43-year career
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Olympic Committee spoke of its ambition to leave a "footprint" in international sports, but stresses that it faces "obstacles" on freedom of movement
Europe Belgium The umbrella organisation for the homeless in the Belgian capital, Bruss'help, counted 7.134 homeless and ill-housed people in the Brussels region, a 19% increase since the last count
Asia Bhutan To support cross-border conservation of the red panda, Bhutan will sign a new agreement with the Zoological Survey of India, in the presence of the EU Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
America Dominica The National Co-operative Credit Union recorded a surplus of 4,6 million East Caribbean dollar (over 1,5 million€) for the financial year 2022, despite the uncertain global climate