Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
Africa Seychelles State funeral of Archbishop Emeritus French Chang-Him, who died on Friday 26 May 2023 in Seychelles hospital, was held in St Paul's Cathedral with Ministers, members of Anglican Church, Catholic Church and other religious denominations and associations
Europe North Macedonia A number of constitutional amendments that would pave the way for North Macedonia to continue its stalled EU accession process are being reviewed by the government
Europe Finland Christian Democrats are pushing for the right of health workers to refuse to perform abortions as part of government talks
Africa Ethiopia Ancient religious manuscripts are in danger of disappearing with time, but at the Hamere Berhan Institute in Addis Ababa, priests and lay faithful have been working tirelessly for months replicating precious secular books by hand on parchment
Asia Yemen Abda Sharif, a lawyer and diplomat, has been appointed as the UK's new ambassador to Yemen; following the start of the war in late 2014, the UK closed its embassy in Sanaa and relocated its ambassador and staff to Riyadh
Europe France Five million leaflets will be distributed by the end of the summer in the streets and on public transport to "remind each and every one of the gestures to take when witnessing or being the victim of an assault"
Africa Gambia A new 10-month rapid response initiative launched by USAID aims to make significant progress in prosecuting those involved in human rights violations and crimes against humanity during the tenure of former President Yahya Jammeh
Asia Oman The Omani cave exploration team is making great strides in the field of cave investigation, having recently explored a cave that may be the deepest, descending to a depth of at least 300 metres
Africa Mozambique Largest ruby ever put up for auction, made from a 101-carat rough ruby found in Mozambican mine, was sold in New York for record sum of just under $35 million; the country is world's leading producer of this stone, controlling 40% of world trade
Africa Egypt Thirty seven Egyptian universities figure in the overall index of the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which categorizes world universities based on their impact towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Europe Ireland Nearly 2.000 on-duty Irish firefighters embarked on a series of strikes on Tuesday to protest their working conditions, adding that if their demands are not met by 20 June, they will go on total strike and only respond to emergency calls
Africa Burkina Faso The humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso is, according to the annual ranking of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the 'most neglected in the world'; in 2022, the number of citizens in need of humanitarian aid increased by 40% compared to 2021
Africa Kenya The EU is launching its 'Green Generation' climate campaign, aimed at highlighting the EU's climate priorities and engaging young Kenyans in positive conversations about unlocking opportunities in the green economy