Asia Syria Germany's Ministry of Transport lifted the landing ban and normalized passenger traffic with Syria from 27 July 2026, thus opening to direct flights Düsseldorf-Damascus today 29 July, Berlin Brandenburg-Damascus and Cologne/Bonn-Aleppo on 1 August
Africa Uganda International Criminal Court upheld the sentencing of Ugandan Dominic Ongwen to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity, former child soldier and one of the leaders of the armed movement Lord's Resistance Army
America Paraguay The Integration Bridge - the bridge that terrestrially joins the country with Brazil - has officially been inaugurated after three years of being in the works
Asia East Timor East Timor and Australia signed a $73,4 million financing agreement for the development of President Nicolau Lobato International Airport
Oceania Palau Students from Palau High School and Ibobang High School participated in an event to end violence against women; 1 in 4 women in Palau experience domestic abuse and 1 in 10 some form of sexual violence in their lifetime
America Panama The government has begun planning a project to nearly double its power transmission, which includes also nearly doubling its hydro, wind and solar projects for this upcoming year
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Commercial Court announced that assets subject to foreclosure will be put up for public auction
Asia Syria UN chief has warned in a new report that millions of Syrians may not survive the winter if aid deliveries from Turkey to the rebel-controlled northwest are not renewed next month, in a frame of progressive worsening of the dire humanitarian situation
Asia Brunei Brunei has been accredited by the Singapore Food Agency as source of chicken eggs and will therefore start to export eggs to Singapore after the visit of Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu
Asia Yemen Houthis have enforced a controversial code of conduct for government workers in regions they control, requiring thousands to declare allegiance to the group
Asia Bhutan By July next year, the country should have a national tourism policy and implement it; according to Director General of the Bhutan Tourism Council, the final draft of the policy will be ready by this month
America Bahamas Food distribution non-profit organization Hands for Hunger Executive Director Keisha Ellis said soaring costs are contributing to a growing need for food in Bahamian society that outpaces charitable efforts