Europe Vatican City The truth of facts as an essential element to “disarm words and disarm the world,” said Pope Leo XIV, so that storytelling and narrative may once again serve peace; this was the leitmotiv of World Meeting on Human Fraternity round table “G20 Information”
Africa Central African Republic The results of the second round of the 2025 baccalaureate exam show a success rate of 37,5%, up from the previous year; the announcement was made 4 September by the Minister of State for National Education, on Radio Centrafrique.
America Dominica Start of national voter confirmation campaign has been postponed to October 2025 with amendment passed in Parliament, sparking criticism over effective election reform and over possible manipulation of the process to favour overseas-based voters
America Barbados Barbados, with the Marine Institute of Ireland, is starting a mapping of its seafloor few small islands have attempted on such a large-scale: it will include part of its EEZ, 432 times larger than its land area; work to cover fully will take years
Europe Slovakia Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Celtic the Late Iron Age sacrificial pit during renovation works at Trenčín Castle, containing the skeletal remains of at least five people, including a child; third such pit found in Slovakia
Europe Romania New austerity measures deemed as 'necessary' for a fiscal reform and designed to lower Romania 7,5 billion euro public deficit target civil servants, magistrates, corporates, businesses, bureaucracy and corruption
Asia Tajikistan Public organizations are invited to take part in a selection for the implementation of a project aimed at addressing gender-based violence through economical empowering of women and girls in the Vahdat district, with particular focus on refugees
Asia Qatar The Qatari Cohesion Octagon Parachuting Team, affiliated with the Qatar Air Sports Committee of the Joint Special Forces, won first place and the gold medal at the 24th World Championship in the Netherlands with 181 points
America Dominican Republic Tourism Minister announced that the clear strategies designed with the help of SITUR data system helped bring tourism back to strength; targeting South America for a year-round tourism, figures show that now visitors from Argentina are 3rd in arrivals
Asia Laos The government is enforcing stricter penalties on tobacco companies that fail to comply with new graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging, aiming to curb smoking and protect public health
Europe Poland A massive 20-kilogram ovarian tumor was successfully removed from a 68-year-old woman in the Provincial Integrated Hospital in Elbląg; suffering from multiple conditions, she presented worsening abdominal pain, ascites and shortness of breath for weeks
Asia Singapore Singapore announced it will host the World Bank’s ICSID Investment Disputes Centre first office outside the United States; the new hub will handle investor-state arbitration cases in the region and provide related training
Asia China Over 12.000 Chinese troops participated in the parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II; the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea have appeared in public together for the first time
Africa Zambia Thousands of University of Zambia students were hosted at State House and introduced their newly elected student leadership for the academic year; President Hichilema emphasized that education remains a cornerstone of his development agenda