Europe Vatican City “Within Your Gates: The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem” is born: the interdisciplinary forum is promoted by Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and developed in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame
Europe Liechtenstein Residents will soon be able to pay for some public services in Bitcoin in a project backed by the principality's head of government and finance minister, Daniel Risch
Europe North Macedonia The water level of Lake Dojran has decreased by one centimetre according to the latest measurements
America Canada A new stop-work order has been issued for the Coastal GasLink pipeline in BC over erosion and sediment control issues; it adds 11km to the 20km already paused over similar concerns, although the company promised last year it would deal with those issues
Asia North Korea A South Korean non-governmental organisation announced that it recently sent bottles full of rice and USB sticks to North Korea, the first time it has made such an activity public since the COVID-19 outbreak
Europe Spain The Catalan government has announced the expropriation of 70 empty flats belonging to large property owners that will be made available to vulnerable citizens at risk of exclusion
Europe Serbia Thousands of people took part in the "Serbia against violence" rally in Belgrade, demanding an end to the promotion of aggression in the media and the dismissal of security officials after the two mass shootings
Africa Senegal A report by the think-tank Afrikajom Center, the first of its kind by the think-tank, states that democratic governance in Senegal has suffered a significant decline for more than a decade
Europe Romania Ford Otosan has announced the hiring of an additional 1.300 employees at its car and engine production facilities in Craiova, southern Romania, as its plan includes the start of production of electric vehicles
Asia Qatar Qatar Airways Group CEO HE Akbar Al Baker was ranked second in the Forbes Middle East's list of 100 Middle East travel and tourism leaders for 2023, which includes two other Qataris
Europe San Marino Under a new Decree-Law, the country will issue a new bond with a countervalue of EUR 350 million and a coupon of 6,50%
Europe Norway Several residents of the Gjerdrum area, north-east of Oslo, spotted a brown bear walking along a local road; a wildlife researcher advised them to start singing a song if they encounter the bear on foot, to signal that they are humans
Asia Maldives Meraki Coffee Roasters has launched the first Maldivian-made, compostable and low-cost coffee capsules, available on Moolee from Ooredoo Maldives for free delivery across the country
Asia Cyprus Agapinor 2023 international armed forces exercise was held in Cyprus on 7-11 May within the framework of the Bilateral Defence Cooperation Programme between Cyprus and Israel, and Cyprus experts are joining EU specialist to train 24 Ukrainians in demining