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 South Sudan A group of independent UN experts accused several South Sudanese officials of responsibility in a series of atrocities committed against civilians
Oceania Tuvalu A media report saying that Taiwan has a significant number of troops stationed in Tuvalu, a diplomatic ally, has been denied by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
America Brazil The country has zeroed all federal taxes on solar panels until 2026 as an incentive to encourage clean energy consumption
Africa Tunisia The summer of 2023 will be the summer of thirst, said Hassine Rehili, an expert in resource development and management at the Faculty of Science in Tunis, given the water shortages expected in the coming months
Asia Oman Bawshar Central Blood Bank said there is an urgent need to donate blood due to the sharp drop in the number of donors during the holy month of Ramadhan
Oceania Vanuatu The US will open an embassy in Vanuatu; the announcements comes as Washington moves to increase its diplomatic presence in the Pacific to counter China's growing influence
Africa Malawi The government intends to provide psychosocial support to those affected by tropical cyclone Freddy to help them recover from their traumatic experiences, Vice President Saulos Chilima announced
Europe Russia Despite Daria Trepova's admission in an interrogation film released by the Interior Ministry in connection with Tataskji's death, many suspect she was framed
Africa Gabon President Ali Bongo delayed the announcement of a new presidential candidacy, expected on Sunday in Libreville at the 55th anniversary celebrations of Gabon's ruling Democratic Party
Africa South Africa The leader of South Africa's largest opposition party, John Steenhuisen, was reappointed as leader of the Democratic Alliance and called for a 'united opposition', presenting himself as the alternative for the country
Asia Japan Over one million people in the country are self-enclosed, a phenomenon so acute that it has its own word: hikikomori, or 'shut-in'; professor Seiko Goto developed a method and community center to help them
America Chile The first human case of bird flu in the country has been confirmed by the Ministry of Health, after the detection of the disease in animals in 13 of the 16 regions of its territory