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
Europe Bulgaria Bulgarian military aid to Ukraine will be increased this year, Defence Minister said, adding that the country will send weapons after they finish analysing the needs of the Ukrainian army and how much the Bulgarian armed forces are capable of giving
America Jamaica An anti-vaping campaign to tackle the rampant problem of e-cigarette use among high school students in St Ann has been launched by the National Council on Drug Abuse
Africa Burkina Faso The number of schools closed due to insecurity continues to rise: as of May 31, there were 6.149 schools closed, reports the latest monthly statistic
Europe Poland The government wants to hold a referendum on the country's participation in the EU's migrant relocation programme, with the likelihood that the vote would be held at the same time as next autumn's parliamentary elections
Africa Liberia Significant progress has been made towards fiscal transparency, as outlined by the US Bureau of Economic and Trade Affairs in its Fiscal Transparency Report 2023
America Trinidad and Tobago 850 schools throughout Trinidad and Tobago must implement the National School Hair Code; they will, however, have the authority to implement how it will be enforced
Asia Myanmar Responding to questions from parliamentarians, Singapore Foreign Minister Balakrishnan admitted that 91 Singaporean entities provide various goods to the Myanmar military despite the 1 February 2021 coup
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Today marks the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, which led to the death of 8.372 Bosniaks, mainly men and boys, one of the most painful pages of European history; European Union recalled its responsibility and failure to protect
Asia Mongolia This year's Naadam national holiday, celebrated yesterday and today, marks the 2232nd anniversary of the founding of Mongolia's first state, the 817th anniversary of the Great Mongolian Empire and the 102nd anniversary of the Mongolian People's Revolution
Africa Ivory Coast Cavally Forest is one of the last dense forests in the country, a place of biodiversity threatened by deforestation - from 16 to less than 3 million hectares from 1960 to 2021; new partners have recently joined the reforestation and protection project
Asia Maldives The Environmental Protection Agency decided to file a police report after a barge, which ran aground on the reef in the city of Fuvahmulah, left before the investigation into the incident was completed
America United States The last of the country’s declared chemical weapons stockpile has been destroyed, President Joe Biden said, thus ending a decades-long effort to eliminate the deadly weapons first used on a large scale in WWI
Europe France A new tourism campaign will ask people to reconsider trips to France’s most famous tourist sites, as the government draws attention to the fact that 80% of visitors go to just 20% of the country, causing congestion on “overloved” spots during peak season