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 Mexico The country has created a presidential commission to fight the trafficking of synthetic drugs, firearms and ammunition, as officials are heading to Washington to meet with their US and Canadian counterparts to tackle the issue
Oceania Samoa The mangroves should not be affected when the new bypass from Vailoa to Sogi will be developed, warns Samoa Conservation Society
Asia Georgia Today 14 April Georgians celebrate Mother Language Day, an annual tradition to honour the events that occurred on 14 April 1978
Europe Denmark Danish men live five years longer than two decades ago; in this period, overall life expectancy has risen to 81,5 years, exceeding the EU average
Europe Hungary The United States may announce new sanctions against influential Hungarian individuals, diplomatic sources reported
Asia Yemen Yemen's warring parties and the International Committee of the Red Cross have completed preparations for a three-day prisoner exchange operation, that has been however postponed to Friday
Africa Morocco Researchers have called for the sand cat - common name of Felis margarita - to be reclassified as a 'near-threatened' species in light of a new study published in the Journal of Arid Environments
Asia Syria The country will reopen its embassy in Tunisia after the North African country announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Damascus, after cutting off relations a decade ago
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation officials have received the flag of the host nation of the FEI World Cup Finals 2024, the first time the event will be held in the Middle East
Europe Czech Republic A widespread screening programme for osteoporosis, which aims to reach 800.000 people, has been launched this month by the General Health Insurance Company as the condition has become a serious problem due to a lack of prevention
Africa South Sudan The National Bureau of Statistics released a new population estimate survey that calculates the African country's inhabitants at 12,4 million
Africa Namibia Farmers in Namibia have experimented with a nuclear-based approach to field irrigation, which has helped them to substantially improve water use efficiency
Europe Italy National state of emergency has been declared for the next six months after the dramatic increase in migrants arriving from the Mediterranean sea; activists and NGOs denounce consequent lowering of living standards for migrants