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 Afghanistan The death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen to more than 2.000 after hard-to-reach areas were hit by Saturday's magnitude 6,3 tremors
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's meetings, incentive travel, conference and exhibition market is being affected by price controls on hotel rooms in the capital Colombo, industry officials said
America Bahamas Caribbean Agriculture Week, the regional's largest agricultural event, will be held in Breezes from today Oct. 9 and will include a panel on cannabis cultivation, in anticipation of the country passing legislation on medical use
America Guyana Guyana will send troops to support the UN-organised security mission in Haiti, with the exact number to be still determined; other Caribbean countries like Jamaica, Suriname, Barbados, and the Bahamas are also planning to send police officers
Asia Malaysia Nestlé Malaysia expanded Project SAVE, the company's voluntary extended producer responsibility initiative to reduce plastic pollution, in the frame of efforts to create a waste-free Malaysia
Europe Czech Republic On the night of Sunday, 8 October, the Czech Republic's Giant Mountains witnessed the first snowfall of the season, with patches of snow above 1.100 metres
Africa Mali War has resumed in northern Mali between the army and former independence rebels, with Malian armed forces advancing northwards; clashes with former rebels have intensified since August, after eight years of ceasefire
Oceania Palau Stationing a US missile system in Palau would be aimed at security and not aggression, President Surangel Whipps said amid local criticism of the proposal
America Dominican Republic Preventive detention has been requested by Public Ministry as a coercive measure against the seven directors of the Herrera Savings and Credit Cooperative, arrested in connection with a fraud
Africa Algeria Algeria is no longer interested in joining the BRICS economic alliance in its current form, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said
Asia Iraq Washington has rejected Iraq's request for $1 billion in cash from the Federal Reserve, on fears that it contradicts efforts to curb Baghdad's use of the dollar and stop the flow of illicit money to Iran
Africa Lesotho 'Hloekisa Lesotho' clean-up campaign in Leribe is considered spearhead by the Deputy PM, whose government has committed to several measures, such as the implementation of the plastic tax, to ensure that Lesotho is kept clean
America Guatemala Protests and roadblocks have persisted for a week in Guatemala as demonstrators demand the resignation of the Attorney General, Consuelo Porras, accusing her and the Public Ministry of interfering in the recent elections