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 Libya The Tripoli-based national unity government and other Libyan authorities are "repressing domestic and foreign non-governmental organisations," according to Human Rights Watch
Asia Lebanon French prosecutors have notified Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh of their intention to file preliminary fraud and money laundering charges against him
Asia Bangladesh The country became a party to the Minamata Mercury Convention, reaffirming its strong commitment to global efforts to reduce pollution; the government decided to ratify the Convention after consultations with all stakeholders
America Trinidad and Tobago The country is expected to receive a $30 million state-of-the-art forensic science centre, said National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds, in collaboration with the Chinese government
America Chile Due to increasing irregular migration, national deputies have approved two projects that significantly expand police powers in border control and increase the deadline for migrant expulsion from the country from 48 hours to five days
Africa Cameroon The Expanded Vaccination Programme, the government's mass vaccination plan, achieved an 80% coverage rate in 2022, according to last year's 12-month report
Asia Syria Lebanon has deported dozens of Syrians to the war-torn country they fled, as anti-Syrian sentiment grows amid a severe economic crisis
Africa Tunisia A prison warrant was issued by the judge at the Tunis Court of First Instance against the president of the Ennahda movement, Rached Ghannouchi, for conspiracy against state security
Europe Bulgaria Russian ambassador in Sofia said that if she were a Bulgarian citizen she would vote for the leader of the radical pro-Russian Vazrazhdane party, Kostadin Kostadinov, in violation of the Vienna Convention
Europe Slovenia The government has extended retail price caps on electricity and natural gas for households, small commercial consumers and protected consumers, as well as retail price caps on electricity paid by SMEs, until the end of the year
Asia Nepal The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has resumed producing power from biodegradable waste at the Teku biogas plant; the plant had been set up in 2017 but had been idle after only a few days of operation
Europe Kosovo European Parliament gave final approval for visa liberalisation for citizens of Kosovo; the visa waiver should come into effect on 1 January 2024
Africa Ethiopia As of Monday, the judicial office of the provisional administration in the Ethiopian region of Tigray began releasing prisoners arrested during the civil war over the past two years