Africa South Sudan Conditions for elections remain unfavorable, UN experts warned during a press conference in Juba after concluding their visit to South Sudan; planned December elections face risks from renewed violence, shrinking civic space, persistent impunity.
America Brazil The country has zeroed all federal taxes on solar panels until 2026 as an incentive to encourage clean energy consumption
Africa South Africa The leader of South Africa's largest opposition party, John Steenhuisen, was reappointed as leader of the Democratic Alliance and called for a 'united opposition', presenting himself as the alternative for the country
Oceania Vanuatu The US will open an embassy in Vanuatu; the announcements comes as Washington moves to increase its diplomatic presence in the Pacific to counter China's growing influence
Asia United Arab Emirates Emirati astronaut Hazzaa Al-Mansoori has become the first Arab to be appointed to the key role of augmentation leader for an expedition to the International Space Station
America Chile The first human case of bird flu in the country has been confirmed by the Ministry of Health, after the detection of the disease in animals in 13 of the 16 regions of its territory
Africa Malawi The government intends to provide psychosocial support to those affected by tropical cyclone Freddy to help them recover from their traumatic experiences, Vice President Saulos Chilima announced
Asia Syria 40 Syrian and Turkish children living in south-eastern province of Gaziantep collaborated to write and illustrate a book entitled 'Gokce', alluding to the fact that people of all races, cultures and creeds live together under one sky
America Argentina The IMF has announced a US$5.4 billion disbursement to the country, as the state has declared a severe economic panorama; the new disbursement brings to US$28.9 billion the total funds already allocated to Argentina since March 2022
Europe Russia Despite Daria Trepova's admission in an interrogation film released by the Interior Ministry in connection with Tataskji's death, many suspect she was framed
Asia Yemen The truce between the warring factions in Yemen is "largely holding", but is still in danger of collapsing due to intense fighting in Marib and Shabwa, according to UN envoy Hans Grundberg
Africa Egypt Egypt and the EU signed a €40 million grant agreement for food security in the country, implemented by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Africa Central African Republic The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern about the possibility of worsening general violence against the population
Asia Japan Over one million people in the country are self-enclosed, a phenomenon so acute that it has its own word: hikikomori, or 'shut-in'; professor Seiko Goto developed a method and community center to help them