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
Africa Seychelles The Mont Fleuri Lospitalite Tourism Club participated in the Round Island beach clean-up, an activity in which students from the local school cleaned parts of the island
Europe Montenegro Montenegrin police on Wednesday said they will start daily patrols of schools due to increasing youth violence, and following the mass shootings in neighbouring Serbia
Oceania Australia Last month, the US, Australia and the UK unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines starting in the early 2030s to counter China's Indo-Pacific ambitions; UK visit is now ongoing
Asia Kuwait Expatriates living in Kuwait will now be charged for blood transfusions, if undergoing non-urgent surgeries; with the new policy, also the prices have been announced
Africa Ethiopia Abuna Mathias, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Tewahedo, said that "the current challenges his Church is facing in the regional states of Oromia and Tigray are going further"
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
Africa Guinea Three civil society figures have been released from prison ten months after their arrest in consequence of a day of violence; it has been one of the main demands of the Guinean Living Forces Movement, met by Guinean authorities
Asia Syria The Arab League voted unanimously to readmit Syria to the organisation after an absence of more than a decade
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
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
Oceania Marshall Islands The twice-postponed Micronesian Games will be held from 15 to 24 June 2024 in Majuro, Marshall Islands
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