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
Oceania Tonga PM expressed concern about the stalling progress in achieving Sendai outcomes by Pacific Island countries, which are experiencing an increasing number of natural disasters, geopolitical tensions and significant technical and human capacity constraints
Africa Niger The government has set the date of bank holidays on 03 August each year; historically, Niger bank holidays have undergone several date changes
Oceania New Zealand A video of New Zealand soldiers dancing the haka, a New Zealand war dance, in support of Ukraine, was posted on Twitter by Ukraine Ministry of Defence
America Nicaragua Approximately 100 Costa Rican tourists were denied entry at the Nicaraguan border due to security reasons; the travelers expressed disappointment and planned to submit a protest to the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Europe North Macedonia Members of the Army will take part in the NATO battle group operation in Romania for six months starting in June 2023
Africa Angola Minister of Justice and Human Rights assured the credibility of the technical and scientific work carried out in memory of the victims of the political conflicts that occurred between 11 November 1975 and 4 April 2002
America Antigua and Barbuda More than 2.000 people have until next week to settle their payments for allotted land, or their lots could be reassigned
Oceania Nauru The blasting operation by the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation is still ongoing, urging pedestrians and motorcyclists not to travel on certain sections of the road
Asia Vietnam There are growing fears that the prolonged shortage of vaccines may soon lead to a resurgence of infectious diseases in the country; last year, the vaccination rate for the Expanded Immunisation Programme did not reach the annual targets
Asia Turkmenistan To ensure a generous sugar beet crop using a scientifically based crop rotation in accordance with agrotechnical requirements, the President signed a specific decree for the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection
Africa Uganda Government officials and humanitarian actors from Uganda and Kenya concluded a 3-day simulation exercise near Mount Elgon mountain ranges in Mbale, eastern Uganda, to test and validate standard operating procedures on cross-border disaster displacement
Europe Sweden Swedish Foreign Minister Billstrom said the country still hopes to become a member of NATO by the alliance's July summit in Vilnius, hoping that the objections of Turkey and Hungary will be overturned
Oceania Marshall Islands Elizabeth Marques is breaking the norm in Majuro with her work as a taxi driver, trying to encourage other women to take up the job; there are only two female drivers in Majuro, she stated