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
America Ecuador The country has enforced its first Personal Data Protection Law, imposing fines on companies that disclose customer information without authorisation; the law covers all types of data and aims to safeguard citizens from the illegal data market
Asia Tajikistan Roghun tourist zone development programme for the period 2024-2028 has been approved: approximately 18 million somoni (equivalent to USD 1,7 million) is the budget needed
America Mexico President Manuel Andres López Obrador has declared no desire for economic or commercial relations with Peru, calling Peruvian President Dina Boluarte an “usurper” and rising the tension in between the two countries
Africa Tanzania Artists from Tanzania, Ethiopia and Ghana have helped launch a five-year project to seek more funding for art and culture, with the aim of convincing African governments to allocate at least one per cent of their budgets
America Cuba 29 May marked the 54th anniversary of Cuban hockey, as on the same date in 1969 the first official game of the sport was played on the island between the Green and Blue teams at the Sport City ground in the capital
Africa Morocco Sixteen African countries will be represented at the 11th Dakhla International Film Festival, scheduled from 2 to 8 June 2023 in Dakhla
America Paraguay The FAO has begun aiding the country in battling Avian Influenza, providing technical specialists and stressing the need for biosecurity measures in Latin America to prevent significant losses
America El Salvador UN experts have expressed concern over the country's state of exception, citing violations of fair trial rights, arbitrary arrests, and lack of evidence, claiming to urgently call to uphold fair trial standards
Asia Turkmenistan To ensure a generous sugar beet crop using a scientifically based crop rotation in accordance with agrotechnical requirements, the President signed a specific decree for the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection
Asia Turkey All processes related to compulsory military service will soon be available through e-Devlet, or e-Government - the country's online government services portal, in a frame of digital transformation
Oceania Nauru The blasting operation by the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation is still ongoing, urging pedestrians and motorcyclists not to travel on certain sections of the road
America Guatemala Guatemala city has suspended cigarette sales for a day, raising awareness about the harmful effects of smoking, and promoting alternative options
Oceania Tonga PM expressed concern about the stalling progress in achieving Sendai outcomes by Pacific Island countries, which are experiencing an increasing number of natural disasters, geopolitical tensions and significant technical and human capacity constraints