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
America Costa Rica Several off-duty police manifestations occurred in protest against the reduction of rest hours imposed by the government to carry out a special operation against organised crime
Asia Cyprus The UN peacekeeping forces in Cyprus have begun their training on fire safety ahead of this year’s summer season
Europe Russia An advisory dated April 20 was posted on the Foreign Ministry’s Telegram channel on Saturday suggesting citizens to avoid travel to Canada, citing what it calls numerous cases of discrimination against Russians, including physical violence
Oceania Australia Cocanarup Conservation Alliance fears lithium exploration will put black Carnaby's cockatoos at risk, as the plan for tree cutting directly impacts a critical breeding area for the endangered parrots
Asia Brunei Brunei announced Saturday 22 April as the first day of Eid Al Fitr, the Islamic festival, because the sighting of the crescent moon of Shawwal has not been proven in the country
Africa Tanzania Moody’s gives Tanzania favourable credit rating; the positive outlook is due to lessened political risks in Tanzania, the country’s engagement with the international community and its structural reform agenda
Asia South Korea Seoul's central district of Yongsan plans to refurbish pavements and install CCTV cameras to help the smooth flow of crowd traffic and avert another disaster like the Halloween stampede that took 159 lives last year
America Peru Former President Alejandro Toledo has surrendered to US authorities as a preliminary step to being extradited to his country, where he is accused of the alleged crimes of money laundering, collusion, and influence peddling
Asia Singapore Hand-poke tattooing, hand made dot-by-dot with a needle dipped in ink, a practice gaining popularity since the pandemic, is now questioned for fear of poor safety and hygiene standards
Europe North Macedonia A bid to remove three faux galleons erected in the Vardar river a decade ago has run aground
Europe Albania Albania's herbal medicine sector is grappling with a shortage of workers due to emigration and has turned to foreigners from countries such as Bangladesh and India to fill the void
Africa Uganda The ruling party has agreed that the anti-Lgbtqi+ bill, passed by Parliament in Kampala a month ago, should be sent back to the House for reconsideration
America Saint Lucia Sixty sea moss drying tables and floating devices have been donated to sea moss farmers in Eau Piquant, Vieux Fort by Export Saint Lucia; a first donation of equipment had reached the Praslin Sea Moss Farmers Association in March