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 Afghanistan The UN has warned that it will withdraw from Afghanistan in May if the Afghan Taliban does not allow local female personnel to return to work; UNDP also published a study warning that restrictions on women's rights will worsen the economic catastrophe
Asia Bangladesh The country approved a $318 million payment to a Russian nuclear power developer using the Chinese yuan, offering the latest case of countries bypassing the US dollar to make international payments
Africa Madagascar Madagascar Airlines has just obtained its air transport certificate and operating licence from the Civil Aviation Authority of Madagascar
Asia Malaysia Total passenger movement in Malaysia increased by 15% to 6,7 million in March 2023 compared to the previous month, according to a statement from Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd
America Dominican Republic The Coalition for the Defence of Protected Areas has urged the government to cancel all titles to the protected landscape of Cabo Rojo Beach - Pedernales, known as Bucanyé, and manage its restitution on behalf of the Dominican State
Europe Belarus The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Bank spoke about measures taken to support the economy in the context of sanctions
America El Salvador The IACHR has requested to restore the constitutional rights that have been suspended for over a year due to the consecutive renewal of the state of exception that prevents detainees from knowing their charges and receiving legal assistance
America Belize To save the properties near the water from coastal erosion, the government has partnered with the UN Development Programme to install new massive synthetic sandbags that create physical barriers that slow shoreline disintegration
Asia East Timor Astronomers are gathering in East Timor to observe a rare type of solar eclipse, Thursday's Ningaloo eclipse, which will occur only seven times this century and can only be observed from a few places on Earth
Asia Armenia Operation of the Sotk gold mine has been suspended since 15 April due to periodic firing by Azerbaijan
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The country has offered many opportunities to Bangladeshi companies in contract farming, such as hiring Bangladeshi labourers, transferring technical services and agricultural supplies and various incentives
Europe Andorra The former treasurer of the Association of Mothers and Fathers of the Sagrada Família school has deposited some €33.000 in the Batllia to recover damages caused
Africa Comoros As Operation 'Wuambushu' approaches in Mayotte, a teacher warns of the consequences for students and families, particularly of the risks of 'expulsion' and those related to the destruction of homes, fearing a xenophobic anti-Communist 'cleansing'