Asia Bahrain 394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people
Africa eSwatini New HIV infections have declined steadily over the years and are expected to decline further to 4.300 in 2023, as great strides have been made in the country's response to HIV with the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030
Oceania Marshall Islands US Navy's Pacific Partnership programme will be in the country for a fortnight from 30 October with sailors, doctors and nurses to provide health care, renovate two primary schools, conduct a disaster response exercise and relationship events
America Chile The Constitutional Council has begun voting on the new constitution's initial articles in the country's second attempt to replace the dictatorship-era document, with the first article passed affirming Chile as a social and democratic state
Asia Kuwait Gender segregation at university will be implemented, even though criticised as a setback for freedoms in the country; MP Hayef reported that the Minister of Education has agreed to eliminate registration for mixed classes
Asia Maldives A new pier has been built by the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company at Hoarafushi Airport, making travel to the northern islands much easier
America United States Minnesota Vikings Alexander Mattison received racist messages after the team’s loss on Thursday Night Football; he shared 2 of 60 Instagram screenshots he allegedly received, both containing racial slurs and telling Mattison to take his own life
Africa Mozambique The Mozal aluminium smelter, on the outskirts of Maputo, plans to increase aluminium production by 40.000 tonnes in the current economic year June 2023 - June 2024
Europe Ukraine To build a DNA database and facilitate the identification and subsequent reunification of abducted children with their families, DNA kits will be donated by the Netherlands
Africa Ghana About $24 million worth of onions are imported by the country from Niger alone; Minister of Food and Agriculture lamented the country's inability to manage its food issues
Europe Switzerland A wolf pack has formed in the Swiss National Park in the Engadine for the first time in over a hundred years
Europe North Macedonia Activists will protest today to stop the construction of hydroelectric power plants on Mount Kozuf, which they say will ruin one of the few remaining pristine natural sites in the country
Africa Eritrea Eight Yemeni fishermen have returned to the town of Hodeidah after months of kidnapping and torture in Eritrean authorities' prisons; General Authority for Red Sea Fisheries condemned the repeated crimes of violation suffered by the fishermen
Europe Kosovo Negotiations mediated by the EU with the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have made no progress in improving their relations because it was "not possible to bridge differences today"