Asia Maldives A new national fisheries promotional brand ‘From Maldives’ has been launched at the Maldives–UK Business Forum in London, UK; Fisheries Ministry states the initiative strategically positions one of the country's most iconic sectors
Africa Sierra Leone At Army Headquarters, Cockerill Barracks in Freetown, the first US-Sierra Leone National Defence Coordination Meeting was held to discuss and prioritise cooperation for the coming years
Asia India The Bharatiya Janata Party BJP, the party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has clearly won the state elections held in Delhi, the state that includes India's capital, for the first time in 27 years
America El Salvador The country offered to house convicted criminals deported from the US, including US citizens, in the country’s mega-prison for a fee, a proposal welcomed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a gesture of friendship
America Guatemala The country will increase deportation flights from the US by 40%, repatriating both Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities while creating a border task force to combat transnational crime
Europe Monaco 2024 Real Estate Observatory reveals an increase in the number of transactions (+12%), a record sales of new properties (101 transactions) and an overall rise in prices as one in two properties sold for over €22 million
Europe Serbia As the authorities in Belgrade try to counter the ongoing protests, the Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering of the Ministry of Finance pressurised banks to hand over the account and transaction data of five well-known activists
Europe Slovakia Jana Maškarová was presented as the new president of the Slovak police; seven years ago, Maškarová was appointed the first female police vice-president
Europe Romania Timișoara municipality has approved the Urban Zoning Plan for the National Museum of the Anticommunist Revolution of December 1989
Asia Qatar The new specialised oncology centre will offer treatment to international citizens, residents and patients seeking oncological care in Qatar
America Costa Rica Costa Rica strengthened cooperation with the US on security, migration, and cybersecurity, with US Marco Rubio pledging support against organized crime, increased collaboration with the DEA and FBI, and the enhancement of telecommunications
America Colombia During a televised meeting, Colombian President Gustavo Petro argued that cocaine is "no worse than whiskey" and would be easily dismantled if legalized worldwide, sparking tensions with the US amid record coca production and disputes over drug policy
Europe Spain Barcelona City Council and the non-profit organisation Habitat 3 have reached an agreement to buy Casa Orsola, the residential building that the Spanish daily País calls 'the symbol of the rental crisis in the city'
Asia South Korea Thermal cameras and radar systems for bird detection will be installed at all airports in the country, with the aim of preventing incidents such as the one that occurred at Muan on 29 December 2024, that caused 179 casualties