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
Africa Central African Republic The country announced that it rejects the request of a Chadian armed group to establish a rear base on its territory
Asia Palestine Palestinian Foreign Ministry has rejected what it called "inappropriate, false and discriminatory" remarks by the President of the European Commission von der Leyen on Israel's 75th anniversary
Europe Spain In the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, there has been no rain for 134 days, with entire farms losing cereal crops worth thousands of euros
Europe France French households will receive bonuses and rebates to be rewarded for saving energy during the winter: TotalEnergies said some 1,2 million of its customers qualified for a payment of up to €120 after reducing consumption
Asia Israel Around 200.000 people gathered outside the Knesset on Thursday evening in support of the judicial review, with several government ministers and coalition deputies in attendance, among them Justice Minister Yariv Levin
Asia Indonesia The Indonesian regulator has declared the Instant Noodle brand safe, despite a recall by Taiwan and Malaysia over fears of a possible carcinogenic ingredient
Europe United Kingdom 70% of young Britons are no longer interested in the monarchy, a YouGov survey sows just days from King Charles III coronation
Africa Somalia RECOVER “Reducing Communities’ Vulnerability to Drought and External Shocks”, flagship project on the climate adaptation agenda, will be implemented in Hirshabelle, South West and Jubaland, which hold great potential as drivers for better food security
Africa Seychelles The Islands Development Company Ltd delivered 650 kilograms of white shrimp to the Seychelles Trading Company hypermarket for sale to the public starting yesterday
America Nicaragua Over 100 religious organisations have urged US President Joe Biden to redesign the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of Nicaraguans who are already in the US due to the recent religious persecution that prevents Nicaraguans from returning to their homeland
Asia Afghanistan The UN chief appointed Turkey's Sinirlioglu as special coordinator for Afghanistan to provide an independent assessment of how to address the situation in the country
Oceania Marshall Islands A ship "flying the flag of the Marshall Islands" has been seized by the Iranian Navy in the Gulf of Oman, after it allegedly collided with an Iranian vessel and attempted to flee the scene
Europe Belgium The city of Liège voted on a motion to boycott the state of Israel, joining cities like Barcelona and Oslo in taking a strong stand against Israel's apartheid policy