Asia Thailand A mobile cinema project, run by the Culture Ministry, tours remote villages with trucks equipped with large screens and sound systems; It screens local films and educational videos, promoting Thai culture, learning, and community engagement in rural areas
America Guatemala Archaeologists have discovered a 2.800-year-old Maya city in Guatemala's Petén jungle, revealing one of the earliest and most significant ceremonial centers of the region, named "Los Abuelos" after ancestral sculptures found onsite
America Panama Indigenous communities in Panama have denounced arbitrary detentions and violent repression during protests against the possible reopening of the disputed copper mine, which the Supreme Court had suspended in 2023
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu has seen the arrival of Taiwan’s Dunmu Goodwill Fleet for the first time in 12 years; the 3 ships fleet are paying visit to diplomatic allies and providing open-sea training for newly enlisted sailors and non-commissioned officers
America Canada Over 166 fires are currently active across central Canada, 84 of which are considered out of control; a state of emergency has been declared by Manitoba, followed by Saskatchewan, and mass evacuations have started, with over 17.000 needing airlifting
Africa Kenya Ngugi wa Thiong'o, a giant of modern African literature, died at 87; never silenced by jail, exile or illness, his works are a document of Kenyan transformation from colonialism to democracy, spanning almost six decades
America Peru Researchers in Peru have uncovered over 100 new Chachapoya structures at Gran Pajatén using advanced non-invasive tech, marking a historic expansion of knowledge about this pre-Inca civilization’s architectural network
America Mexico Pharmaceutical companies that invest locally have been seen their privileges increase in a new decree that aims at boosting domestic production and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers amid trade tensions with the US
Europe Monaco An official response was issued following public remarks by the National Council criticising the work and pace of civil service, widely reported in the media; government challenged what it described as “hurtful and unjustified” claims
America Uruguay A historic agreement was signed with China to export rapeseed and soybean meal, boosting agricultural trade and cooperation through pilot shipments, joint research, and plans to expand into other agro-industrial sectors
America Ecuador Following a historic gunmen ambush that killed 11 soldiers during an anti-mining operation on 9 May, 1.800 soldiers have been deployed in a massive response that seized heavy machinery used in illegal mining, one of the most lucrative criminal economies
Asia Nepal A massive royalist rally in Kathmandu on 29 May saw the participations of tens of thousands demanding the return of the monarchy; the peaceful demonstration marked a significant moment in Nepal’s ongoing political debate over republicanism
Africa Mauritania Centuries-old manuscripts in Oualata libraries, a fragile yet invaluable legacy, face destruction amid desert sands encroaching and population abandoning their houses, leaving in search of better jobs
Africa Niger Aid al-Adha and Tabaski will be celebrated on June 6, announced on May 28 by the Islamic council of Niger after the observation of the lunar croissant Dhoul Hijja 1446 on the hégirien calendar; Nigerian population is invited to multiply good actions