Asia Israel The Knesset has passed a media overhaul law giving government greater regulatory control; PM Netanyahu attended the debate, skipping the vote; the news has been released by a number of online media in the late hours of 16 July
Europe Netherlands Opposition parties called on the government to address the country's poverty rates more urgently, demanding a 'robust social package' before the summer
Europe Ireland Nearly 2.000 on-duty Irish firefighters embarked on a series of strikes on Tuesday to protest their working conditions, adding that if their demands are not met by 20 June, they will go on total strike and only respond to emergency calls
Europe Latvia In 2021, the average number of passenger cars per inhabitant in the EU increased from 0,53 to 0,57, with the equivalent figure for Latvia (0,40) considerably below the EU average, but still at the highest level ever reached
Europe Poland The prime minister has vowed to resist attempts to close the lignite mine in Turow, which is the subject of conflict between Poland and the Czech Republic, despite a court order to suspend operations
Africa Seychelles State funeral of Archbishop Emeritus French Chang-Him, who died on Friday 26 May 2023 in Seychelles hospital, was held in St Paul's Cathedral with Ministers, members of Anglican Church, Catholic Church and other religious denominations and associations
Europe France Five million leaflets will be distributed by the end of the summer in the streets and on public transport to "remind each and every one of the gestures to take when witnessing or being the victim of an assault"
Africa Benin The issue of the population explosion has been at the centre of national public debate since the government declared that high fertility poses a serious risk to the country's development policies
America United States Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw
Africa Egypt Thirty seven Egyptian universities figure in the overall index of the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which categorizes world universities based on their impact towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Africa Ethiopia Ancient religious manuscripts are in danger of disappearing with time, but at the Hamere Berhan Institute in Addis Ababa, priests and lay faithful have been working tirelessly for months replicating precious secular books by hand on parchment
Africa Gambia A new 10-month rapid response initiative launched by USAID aims to make significant progress in prosecuting those involved in human rights violations and crimes against humanity during the tenure of former President Yahya Jammeh
Africa Kenya The EU is launching its 'Green Generation' climate campaign, aimed at highlighting the EU's climate priorities and engaging young Kenyans in positive conversations about unlocking opportunities in the green economy
Asia Cambodia The country's second motorway, from Phnom Penh to the town of Bavet, on the border with Vietnam, was officially opened and an agreement was signed for the construction of a third motorway from the capital to Siem Reap and up to the border with Thailand