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 Bolivia Along with Colombia, the country will present a joint proposal to the UN for the removal of the coca leaf from the list of prohibited substances, as it is used for traditional and medicinal remedies, as well as religious rituals
America Colombia The government has just released official migration reports that show how 2022 was the year in which the highest amount of Colombians fled their country, reaching a record-breaking 547.000 people
America Antigua and Barbuda Eastern Caribbean Central Bank announced that it has hired The Marketing Machine, a full-service marketing consultancy based in Antigua and Barbuda, as the lead marketing agency for DCash, the digital version of the Eastern Caribbean dollar
America Venezuela State channels have begun using AI-generated “avatar reporters” to promote pro-government narratives, as recently seen in the circulation of online news stories highlighting the nation’s recent economic progress
Europe Norway More women are revealing incidents of bullying, sexual harassment and even rape within the Norwegian military, while defense chiefs now admit to a "culture problem" among young male recruits who attack their own female colleagues
Asia Armenia Foreign Minister arrived in Aleppo, Syria, and visited the Shaar region, where Armenian rescuers carried out search and rescue operations during the first days after the earthquake
America Argentina President Alberto Fernández arrived in Ushuaia this week to commemorate the Day of Argentine Antarctica by inaugurating a branch of the University of Tierra del Fuego and conducting the fourth official head-of-state visit to Antarctica
Africa Ivory Coast In eleven years, the country has doubled its cashew nut production from 400.000 tonnes in 2011 to 1,028 million tonnes in 2022
America Mexico Due to its frequent earthquakes, the country has one of the most advanced search and rescue dog teams, and has thus decided to deploy a specialised team of dogs to Turkey to help find misplaced people
Asia South Korea A landmark ruling by the Seoul High Court recognised the legal status of same-sex couples, allowing them to have the same health insurance rights as heterosexual couples
Asia Sri Lanka The distribution of school uniform fabric for 2023 has began; the first consignment of the uniform materials was officially sent to Provincial and Zonal: 1/3 of the fabric has been cut, packed and labeled so that it is given directly to the schoolchildren
Europe Vatican City One year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, says the Holy See is continuing to strive for peace, following the lead of Pope Francis
America Peru The state's congress has officially banned Colombian President Gustavo Petro from entering Peru for comparing the country's police officers to "Nazis", due to how they were mishandling the current protests