Oceania Solomon Islands With newly improved roads in Auki, provincial police appealed to drivers in Malaita to use responsibility and greater care in driving; reckless driving had reportedly increased since works began, forcing to monitor underage drivers and speeding vehicles
Asia Laos Political activist 'Jack' Anousa Luangsuphom, who survived an assassination attempt, has left the country to receive urgent medical treatment, the BBC reports
Africa Kenya Kenyan filmmaker and environmentalist Jahawi Bertolli filmed and documented Kenya's underwater and coastal natural wealth along the Indian Ocean for months to inspire the population to take care of it
Asia South Korea For the first time in 11 years, the account balance of 10 May posts a Q1 deficit notwithstanding a positive March, due to dull exports, slowdown in the chip industry and slower impact of China’s reopening
Africa Burkina Faso Francis Kéré, the first African to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize last year, will now have an architectural scholarship at Yale named after him
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Almost 500 children under the age of five died of malaria in 2022 in Kasai province alone; last year the disease accounted for 32% of hospital visits in the province
Asia Syria The Arab League voted unanimously to readmit Syria to the organisation after an absence of more than a decade
Europe France A referendum on immigration is needed to regain control of migration policy, according to two lawmakers from the right-wing party Les Républicains who refer to a context of migration chaos
Asia Japan Lawmakers are introducing Japan's first laws against the sexual exploitation of photos; the bill against 'photo-voyeurism' will prohibit acts such as upskirting and secret filming of sexual acts
Europe Iceland The country will not stop whaling this summer despite a worrying report from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority presenting the results of monitoring last year's whaling season
Africa Central African Republic Food insecurity could worsen further in the next three months in the north of the country according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Asia Sri Lanka Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill that aims to decriminalise homosexuality, in a move hailed as a "historic development" by activists
Asia Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan is expected to import 500 million kilowatt hours of electricity from Russia this year, according to an estimate by National Energy Holding Taalaibek Baigaziev after a national power shortage
Africa Malawi A Malawi High Court has ordered the Ministry of Education to allow students with dreadlocks to be enrolled in the country's public schools