Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
Asia Cambodia The Department of Monument Preservation and Preventive Archaeology of the APSARA National Authority is carrying out repairs to the north door of the second level of the Eastern Mebon temple, which has fallen into a state of disrepair
Asia Kyrgyzstan Residents of Furkat village, Kara-Suu district, came across a rare two-headed snake spotted in the bushes on thin branches; expert biologist Irina Stezhko identified the reptile in the footage as belonging to the viperid family
Europe Denmark With just days to go before the start of the second round of offshore carbon capture and storage licenses, the Danish Energy Agency has announced the postponement of the process until policy issues are resolved
Europe Bulgaria Dr Nikolay Georgiev has been appointed the new executive director of the Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture of Bulgaria
America Cuba The Belgium-based humanitarian project Sovereign Cuba sent three suitcases with a total of 60 kilograms of medicines and supplies for the Cuban health sector
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi appealed to rebel groups in Ituri and North Kivu provinces to lay down their weapons and join what he called the disarmament and reintegration operation
Asia Brunei A team of 19 ballet students trained locally by Peak Club's Elite Dance Coaching won several awards at the recent International Youth Dance Competition held in Singapore
Africa Cameroon 18 Chorkor fish-smoking ovens and training in sustainable fish-smoking methods have been provided by FAO to fishermen from several villages in Logone-Birni to support the reintegration and economic recovery of internally displaced persons
Africa Kenya The Missing Child Kenya Foundation, a Kenyan aid group that works to locate missing children, has used forensic imaging technology to locate more than 1.000 missing children in seven years
Asia East Timor A state-of-the-art early warning system for a range of climate-related disasters that should be operational around 2026 is being built with the support of the United Nations Environment Program
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina 16 August has not been declared a statewide day of mourning due to the Gradačac tragedy, as the quorum required for the decision within the Council of Ministers was not reached
Asia Japan Tens of people were injured and over a hundred houses were damaged as Typhoon Lan, the second in two weeks, passed through Japan to the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, leaving behind collapsed roads and bridges and stranded residents in local districts
America Dominican Republic The record for arrivals was broken with 6,2 million visitors through July, the best month in history with 792.981 non-residents entering the country