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 Cape Verde The country is a member of the newly formed Chess Committee at the Multisport Games, the newest structure of the International Chess Federation in which the country is represented by the president of the Caboverdian Chess Federation, Francisco Carapinha
Africa South Africa Archaeologists in South Africa would have discovered 153.000-year-old Homo sapiens footprints, the oldest known traces attributed to our species, as presented in a new study
Europe San Marino While work is ongoing on the roundabouts on State Road 16, which once completed will deliver a traffic light-free road system, the design phases planned for the redevelopment and safety upgrade of State Road 72, Rimini - San Marino, are also continuing
America Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi has joined Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva's Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) revival efforts, engaging with counterparts to discuss regional integrations
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The Prime Minister of the Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the President of the Association of Pensioners of the City of Goražde signed a contract to subsidise firewood for pensioners in the area of BPC Goražde
Africa Rwanda Long Form Podcast hosted Niyonkuru, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Sports, talking about country's future as a sports tourism hub and the ongoing upgrading of Amahoro National Stadium into a state-of-the-art sports house
America Bolivia A law that declares sexual crimes against minors as imprescriptible has been approved, also paving the way for the establishment of a commission tasked with investigating cases of pedophilia involving religious figures
Oceania Tuvalu Of the 26 square kilometres of land that make up the Pacific island of Tuvalu, 11 hectares are occupied by landfill; Moe Saitala Paulo, of the Department of the Environment, said there were no facilities or capacity to manage it
America Peru The state has declared a state of emergency for a period of 60 days in response to the potential El Niño phenomenon, citing an imminent danger of water deficit impacting 131 municipalities across 41 provinces in the country
Asia Jordan Rashid Al Rabab'a is the first Braille news presenter in the Arab world; a Media and Communications graduate, he joined Roya Media Group this month of May 2023
America Belize The country has received US$20M from the Inter-American Development Bank to transform education, bridge gaps, and establish STEAM labs in high schools, considered a crucial investment for the country's future workforce and resilience
Europe Serbia Bollywood star Varun Dhawan has revealed that his debut OTT series 'Citadel' will contain some unique action sequences and that the team will soon travel to Serbia for filming
Africa Comoros Independent National Electoral Commission has begun to renew the electoral rolls: it will register Comorians living in the country and abroad, transfer polling stations, rectify marital status and delete names in case of death or loss of voting rights