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
America Ecuador The country has launched a debt buyback plan that will free up money to protect its Galapagos Islands; buying back bonds for a total of US$800 million, the state will refinance them more cheaply to then funnel the savings into the Galapagos
America Nicaragua Over 100 religious organisations have urged US President Joe Biden to redesign the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of Nicaraguans who are already in the US due to the recent religious persecution that prevents Nicaraguans from returning to their homeland
Europe San Marino A particular news story was reported in the local newspapers when a thief stole 4 eggs from a carton, but left the carton empty in the shop
Europe Spain In the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, there has been no rain for 134 days, with entire farms losing cereal crops worth thousands of euros
America Guatemala The country is one of the most entrepreneurial worldwide, according to a study by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor GEM, as it is one of the nations where the highest percentage of the adult population is the owner and manager of a new business
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro has signed a letter at the Council of Ministers to ratify the installation of the International Commission Against Impunity in Honduras (CICIH) in the country, thus initiating the work of the group of experts
Africa Central African Republic The country announced that it rejects the request of a Chadian armed group to establish a rear base on its territory
Asia Afghanistan The UN chief appointed Turkey's Sinirlioglu as special coordinator for Afghanistan to provide an independent assessment of how to address the situation in the country
Europe Belgium The city of Liège voted on a motion to boycott the state of Israel, joining cities like Barcelona and Oslo in taking a strong stand against Israel's apartheid policy
Europe Germany The German Christian Democratic Union and the Bavarian Christian Social Union called for the reintroduction of internal border controls between Germany and the neighbouring Schengen countries
Europe France French households will receive bonuses and rebates to be rewarded for saving energy during the winter: TotalEnergies said some 1,2 million of its customers qualified for a payment of up to €120 after reducing consumption
Asia Palestine Palestinian Foreign Ministry has rejected what it called "inappropriate, false and discriminatory" remarks by the President of the European Commission von der Leyen on Israel's 75th anniversary
Africa Eritrea A national workshop on organic fertilisers has concluded, attended by over 130 experts from home and abroad