Asia Philippines An Air Quality Index has been issued amid temporary haze from Indonesian forest fires; The Health Department advised residents to wear masks, limit outdoor activities, and remain indoor if possible
Asia Israel Israeli protesters blocked highways and gathered in front of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and army headquarters in the latest demonstration across the country against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned overhaul of the judicial system
Oceania Micronesia Ten high school students from the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands traveled to the Northern Marianas to participate in the Junior State of America Civics Institute Micronesia earlier this month
Asia Kyrgyzstan The Capital Construction Department of the Bishkek mayor's office is building a kindergarten in the Archa-Beshik residential district and said construction is 90% complete
America Paraguay Paraguay's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Luis Castiglioni, has proposed constructing a border wall with Argentina to curb illegal smuggling, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the two countries
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo There has been an increase in violence against women and girls in the east of the country, according to UNHCR notes, where violence between non-state armed groups and government forces has spilled over into provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri
Europe Moldova PM held talks with members of Association of Former Political Prisoners and Deportees to discuss problems faced by the more than 6.000 former political prisoners and survivors of Soviet repressions, like improved financial situation
Africa Eritrea Engineer Mesfun Berhane of the Department of Agriculture and Lands of the Central Region reported that commendable water and soil conservation is being implemented with the aim of restoring the environment
America Mexico The country’s manufacturing sector grew by 6,8% in 2022, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, being the highest growth rate in Mexico's manufacturing sector in the past 10 years
Africa Libya The Libyan Interior Ministry said it had 'documented the expulsions by the Tunisian authorities to the Libyan border' and posted a video on Facebook in which migrants tell their stories
Asia India Speaking at Connect Karo 2023 event in Delhi, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant stated that India must become the first country in the world to industrialize without carbonizing
Europe Serbia Almost a quarter of Serbs do not want members of the LGBTI+ population as co-workers, while almost one in three do not want to be friends with them; the country was shaken by the recent brutal murder of 18-year-old transgender Noa Milivojev
Asia Lebanon Lebanon's central bank will dismantle the controversial exchange platform known as Sayrafa after the end of Governor Riad Salameh's 30-year term
Asia Palestine Outgoing EU envoy paraglided off the coast of Gaza in a rare flight aimed at drawing attention to the blockaded Palestinian enclave