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 Greece Ministry officials and shipyard workers' representatives agreed to increased safety measures at shipyards over the summer, following a fatal accident during repair work on a ship
Europe Croatia In the area of the Little Croatia Park in Krakow there is the only Croatian Stars Avenue in the world, where there are stars with the names of famous Croats or Poles with Croatian roots; this year 8 new stars were inaugurated
Europe Denmark Following a series of cases highlighting the inadequacy of cancer treatment, the government presented a large sum of money, approximately 5 billion kroner, to strengthen the health care system, a large part of which was earmarked for cancer treatment
Asia Sri Lanka Food security is improving in all provinces, according to FAO and WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission report; 3,9 million people, or 17% of population, are moderately and acutely food insecure, a decrease near to 40% compared to last June/July
Africa Senegal Saint-Louis, a small town in the north of the country, is home to an interesting space that pays homage to the town's still little-known artistic and cultural history, the Saint-Louis Museum of Photography, the 'MuPho'
Asia United Arab Emirates U-Ask platform, a unified chatbot powered by artificial intelligence for government services, was launched, allowing users to access information on government services in Arabic and English
Europe Latvia From 29 March to 21 April this year, the volume of textile waste recycled increased by 15% thanks to the environmental campaigns implemented by the Latvian Green Dot and Eco Baltia Environment; figures compare to the previous month
Asia East Timor The government signed the contract for the redevelopment and expansion of Dili airport
Africa Madagascar Civil society organisations have raised the alarm over the RN2 motorway construction work, denouncing the lack of public consultation and asking the authorities to suspend the work to allow for a prior and inclusive public debate
Europe Czech Republic 246 CV90 combat vehicles will be purchased from Sweden's BAE Systems Hägglunds of Örnsköldsvik in a SEK 22 billion (€2 billion) deal; for the country, this is the largest military purchase in its modern history
Africa Tunisia Tunisian Association for the Fight against Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Aids has published the sexual health education guide 'Let's talk about it' as part of its programme aimed at enabling young people to develop sexual education knowledge
Africa Mauritania By providing meals to students living in rural areas, authorities and World Food Programme aim to combat school drop-out; net enrolment rate for the primary cycle age group of 6-11 years is less than 80%
Africa Ethiopia The conservation and enhancement of the archaeological site of Axum, in the Tigray regional state, will be supported with a contribution of €2 million by the Italian government