Asia Laos About $12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies have been collected under new law: foreign providers of online services must register with Lao tax authorities regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the country
Africa Central African Republic Food insecurity could worsen further in the next three months in the north of the country according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Asia Sri Lanka Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill that aims to decriminalise homosexuality, in a move hailed as a "historic development" by activists
Africa Kenya Kenyan filmmaker and environmentalist Jahawi Bertolli filmed and documented Kenya's underwater and coastal natural wealth along the Indian Ocean for months to inspire the population to take care of it
Africa Sudan More than 700.000 people are forced to flee their homes to escape the fighting, an estimate of a humanitarian picture that is worsening by the day, according to Oim
Africa Zimbabwe A digital token backed by gold has been introduced as legal tender by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe with the aim of helping to stabilise the Zimbabwe dollar and protect citizens from currency fluctuations
Europe Monaco The new tourism campaign "Like nowhere else!" has made its debut in Times Square, New York, USA, as part of the Tourism Department's 2023 strategy bringing ‘the best of Monaco’ around the world
Asia Yemen Torrential rains and floods have killed around 25 people in the country since the beginning of May, with the National Meteorological Centre issuing a new warning to Yemenis not to cross waterways
Europe Vatican City His Holiness Pope Tawadros II was welcomed in the Vatican to mark 50 years of Coptic Orthodox-Catholic relations, beginning his visit from the shrine of Saint Peter
Africa Algeria A 19th century Algerian flintlock rifle, called Moukahla, was recovered thanks to the efforts of the Algerian Union, an Algerian diaspora group committed to preserving the national heritage
Oceania Tonga A major magnitude 7,6 earthquake that hit Tonga earlier this morning was felt on the country main islands including Pago Pago, but no tsunami alert has been issued; the epicenter was located 95 km NW of Hihifo, Niuas, at a depth of 210km
Europe Finland Support for EU membership has grown to a record high since the Russian attack on Ukraine and is highest among graduates and people aged 18-35 and over 65
Africa Nigeria An unprecedented number of malnourished children in need of life-saving treatment have been brought to therapeutic feeding centres run by Médecins Sans Frontières in Maiduguri, Borno, denouncing an impending catastrophe
America United States A long stalled gun violence bill was voted in Texas after latest mass shootings, a significant sign - even though the proposal of raising the age for semiautomatic rifles to 21 has almost no chance of becoming law