Asia Georgia The EU annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World noted “severely curtailed” human rights in Georgia, reduced bilateral political contacts and dialogue between Brussels and Tbilisi amid “significant democratic backsliding”
Oceania Solomon Islands The country is one step closer to making history with their first fleet of electric buses, in line with the nation's ambitious climate goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050
Oceania Palau A House bill calls for the establishment of a register of foreign agents that would require persons representing foreign interests to make a public declaration
Europe Russia A new law that should make it more difficult to escape from military service has been passed by the Parliament In an accelerated procedure
Oceania Papua New Guinea The president of ABG issued a warning to those who seek to destabilise the Panguna Legacy Impact Assessment, which is underway in the areas near the former Panguna mine, with many seeking legal action against Rio Tinto for its responsibilities
Asia Philippines The Department of Education and the Department of Health, together with a private group advocating for road safety, urged all Filipino motorists to share the road and stop for children
America United States Around 18.000 cows were killed in an explosion at a Texas dairy farm near the town of Dimmitt; according to local authorities, machinery in the facility may have ignited methane gas and the blast also left one person in critical condition
Europe Ukraine S-300 missiles fired by the Russian army during the night destroyed the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Kushuhum, in the Zaporizhzhia region
Africa Zambia The Minister of Finance and National Planning had a meeting with the outgoing World Bank Group President to discuss the debt crisis
America Costa Rica The government has passed a law that prohibits the marketing and free delivery of plastic bags and straws, and limits the use of plastic bottles
Africa Somalia Somali opposition leader Siad Abdi Nur urged Russia to deploy forces in civil war-torn Somalia as a counterweight to the Western presence in the area
Africa Chad The organisation Sos eléphants du Tchad publicly denounced the resumption of elephant poaching in the country, calling on the authorities to take "firm measures" to prevent these activities
Asia Turkmenistan Turkmenistan's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has launched the Spanish language version of its official website
Europe Slovenia After Austria decided to once again extend controls at the internal Schengen border, the Italian interior minister assured his Slovenian counterpart that Italy does not intend to impose controls at the border with Slovenia