Asia India Indian Railways' first hydrogen-powered train made its maiden journey covering an 89-km route between Jind and Sonipat in Haryana state; the 10 coaches were powered by a 1.200 Kw hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system, the world's most powerful for a train
Africa Comoros To better tackle the problem of rubbish in Mutsamudu, Fomboni and Moroni, Comoros main cities, the Japanese government has granted the Union of the Comoros a donation of $2.270.497
Africa Burundi Alexandre Muyenge, president of the Burundi Football Federation, on a visit to Paris discussed with FIFA president Infantino new paths to success for the sport in the country
Africa Burkina Faso The 28th Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou closes today with 15 fiction features competing to win the Golden Stallion of Yennenga, Fespaco's highest award
Europe Belarus Internal troops and riot police squads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are now armed with attack drones
Africa Kenya The second edition of the acceleration programme aimed at agribusiness start-ups promoted by O-Farms, in collaboration with the Nairobi-based E4Impact Foundation accelerator, has started, with 10 Kenyan start-ups that will have access to funding
Africa Somalia The US is increasing military assistance to Somalia against al-Shabab as the country sees success in the fight against what the US calls 'the largest and deadliest al-Qaeda network in the world'
Asia Saudi Arabia Several agreements will be signed with leading universities in Saudi Arabia in the coming months to support and promote yoga, according to Saudi Yoga Committee Chairman Nouf Al-Marwaai
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's national company KazTransOil has started receiving Kazakh oil to be transported to Germany
Africa Ethiopia Drought in the Borana area of the Oromia region has forced more than 7.800 students to drop out of school; 174.000 students enrolled in 490 schools in the area are suffering from the drought with a significant drop in their results
Asia Syria World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited rebel-held areas of northwestern Syria devastated by last month's earthquake for the first time since the disaster
Asia United Arab Emirates The 29th Dubai Boat Show - underway these days in Dubai with 1.000 exhibiting companies and brands from over 60 countries - is the largest maritime show in the Middle East
Africa Cape Verde The municipality of Praia will be represented by plastic artists at the Lisbon Art Biennial 2023
Africa Sudan A protester died yesterday in Khartoum after being hit in the chest by a bullet fired by police during a demonstration against the military regime