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 Yemen The truce between the warring factions in Yemen is "largely holding", but is still in danger of collapsing due to intense fighting in Marib and Shabwa, according to UN envoy Hans Grundberg
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
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
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
Africa Egypt Egypt and the EU signed a €40 million grant agreement for food security in the country, implemented by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Africa Central African Republic The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern about the possibility of worsening general violence against the population
Oceania Papua New Guinea Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae has joined nation leaders in paying tribute to former PM and member of Kokopo, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, who passed away on Friday 31 March in East New Britain, his home province
Asia Maldives Four regional hospitals – two in northern and two in southern Maldives – will be developed under a project for local development supported by the Chinese International Development Cooperation Agency, which MoU was signed yesterday with a ceremony in Malé
America Canada The excise tax on alcohol was set to increase by 6,3% starting April 1, which would have been the largest hike in over 40 years, but it was instead temporarily capped at 2% after the outcry from microbrewers and distillers
Europe Bulgaria Early parliamentary elections, the fifth in the past two years, have opened, with the conservative Gerb party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, who has led the government for almost a decade, favoured
Europe Serbia An extension of the spending deadline for the IPARD farm fund has been requested to the European Commission to ensure €30 million in grants for Serbian farmers do not remain unused
Europe Poland Wojtyla's monument was daubed with the inscription 'Maxima culpa' from the title of the book that accuses the pontiff of covering up child sex abuse perpetrators when he was archbishop in Krakow