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
Europe Moldova The US has imposed sanctions on seven prominent members of a Russian-influenced group with links to the intelligence services for their role in Moscow's campaign to destabilise the country
Africa eSwatini The Minister of Trade and Industry Manqoba Khumalo challenged sugar industries in developing economies to seriously consider diversification and value addition in their strategies to ensure long-term profitability
Africa Mali 14 armoured vehicles with mine protection will be sent from Cambodia to Mali to support the UN mission
Oceania Micronesia Together with the Cook Islands, the country joined ministers from 56 countries to sign a ministerial declaration calling for an end to global plastic pollution by 2040
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Beach hawking will soon be regulated in the country, where the sale of Ice Boxes has increased, in a manner that the Ministry of Tourism has described as illegal and therefore in need of restriction
Oceania Marshall Islands New Marshall Islands Ambassador Anjanette Kattil was recently sworn in to begin her term as ambassador to Taiwan and non-resident ambassador to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore
America Peru The country has reduced the timeframes and permits required to begin mining operations from 18 months to 90 days; the aim is to reduce bureaucracy and increase the state’s competitiveness in international mining business
Europe Germany The country has asked the European Commission to investigate the flow of allegedly fraudulent biofuels into the EU, according to a spokesman for the German Environment Ministry
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Products from Llewelyn's Manufacturing Company, a family-owned manufacturing and service company from Zetlands, Gingerland, were on display at AGROALIMENTARIA 2023, a three-day trade fair in the Dominican Republic
Asia Saudi Arabia The King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority was officially announced as a government member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Africa Somalia The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has announced sanctions against 26 individuals and entities linked to the terrorist group al-Shabaab, facilitators and financial operators, carobe smugglers and companies associated with them
Asia Oman As temperatures rise during the summer season, safety authorities have reminded drivers of the importance of not leaving hazardous materials inside their vehicles to reduce the risk of fires
America Haiti More than 13.000 Haitians have been displaced and dozens have been killed by the first storms of the hurricane season