Europe Slovenia Anti-establishment populist party leader and current Parliament Speaker, Zoran Stevanović, is pushing to hold a national referendum on withdrawing from NATO and is strictly opposing the government's financial and military aid packages to Ukraine
Asia Myanmar The Japanese government has lodged an official complaint with Myanmar after confirming that passenger ships provided to the country through a special development assistance programme were used for military purposes
Africa Lesotho Food products in a batch consisting of 1053 tonnes of white rice, parboiled rice and wheat, worth USD 26 million, have been donated to the government by People's Republic of China
America Ecuador The country has launched a debt buyback plan that will free up money to protect its Galapagos Islands; buying back bonds for a total of US$800 million, the state will refinance them more cheaply to then funnel the savings into the Galapagos
Asia Mongolia Mongolia's largest financial and stock market business forum 'Nation of Investors', at its 7th edition, will be held today 29 and tomorrow 30 April in Ulaanbaatar
Africa Republic of the Congo The President of the Republic laid the foundation stone of the future headquarters of the Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo
Asia Bhutan Travel sellers around the world can now book flights with Bhutan Airlines on the Amadeus Travel platform
Africa Djibouti The Minister of Energy, responsible for natural resources, received a delegation of Austrian entrepreneurs
Asia East Timor In the run-up to the general elections scheduled for 21 May, the election campaign has begun; President of Bishops' Conference has called on politicians to promote peace and work for stability and the common good
Asia North Korea Two of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's megayachts have undergone repairs and upgrades at a newly renovated shipyard in recent weeks, according to NK Pro's analysis of satellite images
Africa Kenya A 2nd pastor has been arrest over charges of mass killing as investigation into cults that encouraged followers to starve themselves to death in the hopes of meeting Jesus in Malindi and Kilifi area; over 100 people holed up in the church were liberated
America Colombia The US government has announced that it will open care centers in the country for asylum seekers who intend to travel to the border between the US and Mexico, in order to prevent an expected increase in the flow of migrants
Europe Sweden In just a few days, 12-year-old Murhaf Hamid succeeded in raising more than 3 million crowns for a charity after being the target of hateful and openly racist comments
Asia Malaysia The producer price index for local manufacturing fell further to - 2,9% in March 2023 compared to - 0,8% in February 2023, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said