Oceania Solomon Islands Preparations are underway for a second mass stray dog culling in Western Province, planned and approved earlier this year; the necessary dog bait and veterinary drugs have arrived at Gizo Town, the provincial capital
Oceania Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. is seeking to appoint a non-Palauan as Director of the Office of Public Security
America Haiti An environmental protection organization said a major catastrophe is looming for ecosystems in the Americas and the Caribbean due to the fire that has been burning for the past month at Pic Macaya, a UNESCO site
Europe Greece Veterinarians are fighting to save a white tiger cub abandoned in a rubbish bin at an Athens zoo, believed to be a victim of the illegal wildlife trade
Africa Zimbabwe Teachers' unions have criticised the government over the selective pay of its workforce, following the controversial allocation of a 400% pay rise to the military and police
Asia Pakistan The country has reported its first polio case of 2023, at a time when delegations of the French Agency for Development and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are in the country to analyse efforts to eradicate the disease
Africa Sierra Leone Presidential candidate 2023 of the main opposition All People's Congress party - Samura Kamara - has nominated MP Chernor Ramadan Maju-Bah as his running mate for the upcoming elections, to be held on 24 June 2023
Asia Palestine Hyundai Construction Equipment must take immediate action to prevent its products from being involved in demolitions in the Masafer Yatta region, south of the occupied West Bank, Amnesty International said in a recent report
Oceania New Zealand After the US and the UK, New Zealand became the latest country to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok on 'government devices' over security concerns
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is moving to reduce the interest rate on student loans from the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis to 5%
Asia Turkmenistan Iranian truck traffic to Turkmenistan has resumed after three years at the Bajgiran border crossing in the city of Ghuchan; the break was due to pandemic restrictions
Europe Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic arrived in northern Macedonia to meet Kosovo PM Albin Kurti for a new round of talks with EU officials on the implementation of an agreement to normalise ties
Africa Republic of the Congo A yellow fever free vaccination campaign for members of the Congolese Armed Forces has been officially launched in Brazzaville
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano met Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman in Riyadh to discuss prospects for joint cooperation in energy sectors