America Grenada Toll-free 988 Suicide Hotline for Crisis Response has been launched to guarantee immediate support for people experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress and other mental health crises; an awareness campaign will start soon
Europe Albania 20 people have been arrested in the port city of Durres as prosecution said they played a role in shipping hazardous waste produced by an Albanian steel mill to Thailand; the operation is being continued for the arrests of 13 other suspects
America El Salvador The MERIAN project for agricultural modernization has been implemented; it has introduced a digital model to expand technical assistance coverage, strengthen research and modernize education for farmers through technology
America Nicaragua Second phase of the “Nuevas Victorias”, a national housing program in Managua, has been launched in partnership with China advancing a bilateral cooperation project to build homes of social interest and expand access to affordable housing in Nicaragua
America Mexico Mexico has reiterated it has offered to facilitate dialogue between the US and Cuba amid rising tensions over Washington’s sanctions on countries supplying oil to the island, while continuing to send humanitarian aid to address Cuba’s energy crisis
America Honduras Six agricultural schools have been transformed with Chinese-funded labs and food processing facilities, boosting technical training for rural youth and modernizing agro production
Asia Georgia Ilia State University announced admission quotas reduced to 300 students for the 2026-27 academic year, a destabilizing drop from 3.828 admissions in 2025; students and staff protested admission restrictions rallying outside the Ministry of Education
Oceania Vanuatu Major plans to refurbish Port Vila and Santo airports have been announced as part of a push to improve infrastructure, boost agriculture, and strengthen the economy ahead of Vanuatu’s 50-year Golden Jubilee
Oceania Tuvalu Prime Minister formally submitted Tuvalu’s Instrument of Ratification for the Pacific Resilience Facility to the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, thus officially committing to regional cooperation and climate resilience
America Chile 13 parties have been dissolved as they failed to reach 5% of the valid votes cast in latest election; the Board of Directors of the Electoral Service SERVEL applied current legislation to the letter
Europe Greece Protesting farmers from across Greece who converged on central Athens yesterday, driving dozens of tractors to parliament, horns blaring, are expected to leave the capital today at noon, after parking their tractors on Syntagma Square overnight
Asia Mongolia Due to varying weather conditions, ice thickness differs across lakes and along river stretches and the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA has warned citizens and drivers not to travel over ice in an attempt to save time or shorten routes
Africa Burundi Petroleum Supply Agency SOPEBU met with 114 owners of public transport vehicles to discuss possible irregularities in the usage of fuels; digitalized data collection would show that drivers did not complete the scheduled runs but finished supplied fuel
Africa Republic of the Congo In Brazzaville, a new business is reshaping the local economy: parking lots on plots of land, cultivated or uncultivated; in underserved neighborhoods landowners transform their properties into paid parking spaces, charging affordable rates for drivers