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 Benin Benin national team must beat Group C leaders Gambia in the last game of the TotalEnergies group of the Africa Cup of Nations U-20 to qualify for the next round of the tournament
Africa Morocco Financial Action Task Force decided to remove the country from the enhanced monitoring process after assessing the country's compliance with international standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopian Hailemaryam Kiros overcame Ugandan Victor Kiplangat in the last 200 metres to win the Osaka Marathon
America Guatemala The country will be the first in Latin America to establish the Special Tribunal for Russia, a special international criminal tribunal to prosecute Russian political and military leaders involved in the crime of aggression against Ukraine
Asia Bahrain Tickets for the Backstreet Boys concert scheduled for 9 May at the Al Dana Amphitheater will be on sale from today; the concert is part of the band’s much-expected DNA Would Tour
Asia Turkmenistan Nominations of candidates for parliamentary deputies have been concluded; according to the Electoral Code of Turkmenistan, the right to nominate candidates rests with political parties registered before election day, as well as with citizens' groups
Asia Lebanon President of the Lebanese Pharmacists' Syndicate said in a statement that 'the expansion of the trade in smuggled drugs in Lebanon has led to a drop in imports of legal medicines to almost a quarter, resulting in a decrease in revenue for Syndicate
Africa Comoros A list of organisations, structures and movements considered 'terrorist organisations' has been issued in an ordinance released by the Ministry of the Interior
Asia Iran Three Iranian players won medals at the 1st Asia-Pacific Rapid Chess Championship for the Deaf, including two gold medals, one male and one female
Oceania Samoa A Samoan lawyer based in Australia is concerned that Samoan diasporas in Australia are being under-represented when they are injured at their workplaces due to lack of education around their rights and financial instabilities
Africa eSwatini ‘First Fruits’ is the theme of the youth-focused budget presented by the Minister of Finance, which plans a 79,22% increase of the scholarship budget for the benefit of 3.500 students instead of 2.500
Africa Zimbabwe Zimbabwe has closed plans to compensate with arable land white commercial farmers displaced during a turbulent land redistribution program, despite clearly admitting a shortage of resources to offset costs incurred to improve the land