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
Asia Yemen The issue of landslides to which public roads are exposed, the damage that roads in capital cities and provinces suffer from rainfall and flooding, and road accidents caused by holes and traffic have been addressed by the House of Representatives
Asia Bangladesh The country could experience power outages for another two weeks, the energy minister said, as increased electricity consumption due to rising temperatures caused a shortage of fuel for generating plants
Asia Thailand The organisers and City Hall apologised for the damage to the artwork of students graduating on Sunday when participants of the Bangkok Pride event entered the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
America Chile The country’s unemployment rate has dropped to 8,7%, 1% lower than the same period last year
Europe Vatican City A penitential rite was celebrated at St. Peter's Basilica Altar of Confession, desecrated on June 1st as a man stripped naked and climbed to show ‘Save the children of Ukraina’ written on his back
Asia United Arab Emirates The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai has started the implementation of a seasonal schedule using Big Data to analyse traffic and ridership to set timetables; the initiative covers all marine transport: Dubai Ferry, abras, water taxis and water buses
America Argentina The country has presented guidelines for trustworthy AI, emphasising ethical principles, transparency, and interdisciplinary teams in the development and implementation of AI technologies — a crucial step towards responsible AI adoption
Asia Cyprus The planetarium at Tamassos and Orinis was officially inaugurated on Saturday night, May 3rd; it is the first of its kind in Cyprus and the biggest observatory in the Eastern Mediterranean
America Trinidad and Tobago Alleviate Sargassum Action Programme (ASAP) has been launched with the cleaning of Lambeau beach; the 2023 initiative by Tobago Recycling Resource Initiative, a public-private partnership, aims at spreading awareness on collecting and possibly using algae
Europe North Macedonia Skopje airport, together with Belgrade’s, would be regional hubs for human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants and drugs, warns a new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime
America Costa Rica Strengthening cooperations for the upcoming EU-CELAC Summit, EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen has launched EU's Multiannual Indicative Programming with Costa Rica, emphasising joint efforts in decarbonisation, digitalisation, and refugee challenges
Europe Switzerland Swiss universities say the government’s planned 2% annual increase in education and research funding for 2025-2028 won't guarantee quality as it will probably be cancelled out by a rise in prices
America Canada Municipalities across Quebec are on alert and receiving evacuation notices as wildfires worsen in the north, while Alberta has welcomed around 2.000 foreign firefighters