Europe United Kingdom A wave of far-right anti-migrant sentiment is sweeping across the UK and a protest in Portsmouth was marked by violent incidents; around 500 hooded people besieged the port, disrupted ferry terminals after learning of the landing of 140 migrants
Europe Denmark 2023 was a difficult year for country's universities: the government wants to reduce some master's degrees from 2 years to 1 and University of Copenhagen dropped in QS world university rankings for 2024 from 82nd to 107th place
Europe Kosovo The Vice-President of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Lutfi Haziri, said he was ready for new elections, calling on Prime Minister Albin Kurti to resign, who he said had lost his legitimacy
Africa Botswana Hundreds of people took to the streets in Gaborone on Saturday to protest legislation that seeks to make same-sex relationships legal
Africa Sudan Médecins Sans Frontières said its team was attacked in Khartoum, warning that it could suspend operations at one of the few hospitals still operating in Sudan's war-torn capital
America Brazil A Presidential decree will reduce civilian gun ownership from four to two weapons and limit ammunition; the move reverses the pro-gun policy of Lula da Silva’s predecessor Bolsonaro
Asia Saudi Arabia AlUla's latest attraction, Daimumah, from the Arabic word for sustainability, brings together art, nature and heritage in a scenic oasis, where tourists can connect with the past in a sustainable agricultural destination nestled in the Saudi desert
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In 2023, a total of 5.236 suspected cases of monkeypox and 229 deaths among suspected cases were reported, according to a new report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Europe Italy The National Association of Partisans celebrates 80 years since the end of the fascist regime with the 'anti-fascist pastasciutta' at 220 events across the country in memory of the historic moment when the Cervi family offered pasta on 25 July 1943
America Barbados Public sector vehicle drivers and conductors want the police to develop a crime prevention programme for them and have also called on vehicle owners to invest in dashboard cameras
Europe Norway A new poll indicates that seven out of 10 Norwegians now support euthanasia, or what they call aktiv dødshjelp (literally, active help to die); to receive it, however, they still have to travel abroad, because euthanasia remains illegal in Norway
Africa Kenya Five new northern white rhino embryos have been created by a team of biologists in Kenya working to save the species from extinction; BioRescue said it is the highest number of embryos created so far from any egg collection
Europe Slovakia Farmers, foresters and some politicians have called for the regulation of brown bears following the alleged increase in their attacks on farms and humans, a much-debated issue in the country
Africa Comoros The exhibition 'Words on Metal' was opened at the Alliance française art gallery in Moroni, with images by photographer Jeff Humbert, mixed with rapper Cheick Mc's lyrics, portraying in black and white the daily life of the Comoros