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
America Chile A safety warning has been issued after the Volcano Lascar erupted over 6.000 metres into the sky and has now been classified as “unstable”
Europe Slovenia The country has introduced a €1,2 billion business aid plan, which states that the measures will only come into effect if electricity, gas and steam prices increase by more than 50%compared to 2021
Asia Kuwait Over the past 11 months an increase in the number of registered divorce cases and a decrease in marriages has been reported in official statistics
Asia Armenia Armenian Foreign Minister presented the situation in the Lachin Corridor to the President of the UN Human Rights Council
Europe Switzerland The Swiss parliament has elected two new members of the government, social democrat Élisabeth Baume-Schneider and nationalist-conservative Albert Rösti, following the resignation of two members of the seven-headed Swiss Federal Council
Africa Libya The use by the EU border agency, Frontex, of aerial surveillance to allow the Libyan coast guard to intercept migrant boats, knowing of the subsequent abuses, makes it complicit according to Human Rights Watch and Border Forensics
Europe Hungary Inflation in Hungary reached 22,5% year-on-year in November, marking a new 20-year high, with food and energy remaining the items with the biggest hikes; consumer prices rose at a record rate of 1,8% since October
Africa Ivory Coast The first edition of the competition to decree the country's most beautiful beaches has begun; the project puts the seven Ivorian coastal communities in competition for the promotion of beaches and inland tourism
Europe Russia This year Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold his marathon December press conference, breaking an annual tradition dating back to the early years of his presidency
Europe Belgium PAN Europe and Nature&Progrès Belgium took legal action against the systematic authorisation of two cypermethrin-based insecticides, jointly asking the Belgian Council of State to immediately suspend the authorisation
America Peru President Pedro Castillo announced that he was dissolving the Congress and using emergency powers to call new elections; considered as a coup d’état, he has now been impeached and replaced by his deputy Dina Boluarte
America Antigua and Barbuda Two new winners were crowned in the male and female categories - Sheradie Harris and Gilela Williams - of the 'Release the Beast' speed walking competition on Friday
Europe Czech Republic The prime minister stated that he will appoint his current emissary, Tomáš Pojar, to the position of the soon-to-be-created national security adviser, with the task of coordinating intelligence and security forces