Asia Bangladesh An auto-fine system will be launched today on Dhaka-Chittagong highway: it will automatically detect speeding, illegal parking, driving against traffic with AI-powered cameras; police urged transport owners, workers, stakeholders to support the initiative
Europe Slovenia Returning to its full format, the 24th feminist and queer festival Red Dawns opened with a performance by visual artist Tatiana Kocmur at the Alkatraz Gallery in Ljubljana, which will be dedicated to all victims of sexual violence
Africa Kenya The second edition of the acceleration programme aimed at agribusiness start-ups promoted by O-Farms, in collaboration with the Nairobi-based E4Impact Foundation accelerator, has started, with 10 Kenyan start-ups that will have access to funding
Africa Burundi Alexandre Muyenge, president of the Burundi Football Federation, on a visit to Paris discussed with FIFA president Infantino new paths to success for the sport in the country
Asia Bahrain Social media influencers who spread false information that female students wearing the abaya were prevented from attending an honours ceremony at a girls' school in the Northern Governorate are set to face legal action
Asia Malaysia The government would be considering targeted fuel subsidies, which could exclude the rich from benefiting, according to Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan
America Dominica In the coming days, several international workers from countries such as the People's Republic of China, the United States, Spain and other parts of the world will arrive on the island to work on the construction of the international airport
Africa Burkina Faso The 28th Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou closes today with 15 fiction features competing to win the Golden Stallion of Yennenga, Fespaco's highest award
Oceania Kiribati The island of Nonouti, in the South Gilbert Group of Kiribati, confirmed its readiness to welcome international travellers, presenting community tourism products to senior government officials and industry professionals
Africa Somalia The US is increasing military assistance to Somalia against al-Shabab as the country sees success in the fight against what the US calls 'the largest and deadliest al-Qaeda network in the world'
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's national company KazTransOil has started receiving Kazakh oil to be transported to Germany
Asia Cambodia PM expressed optimism that Cambodia will achieve its vision in accordance with the National Strategic Plan for Mine Action 2018-2025 and the goal of a mine-free state by 2025
Africa Libya A school has been inaugurated in Tripoli to train young people in programming and bring them closer to technology, the Tripoli Codign Academy, an initiative of the Raqam-e project, financed by the French government and implemented by Expertise France
Europe Finland The Finnish parliament overwhelmingly supported its application for NATO membership, with 184 members of the 200-seat parliament voting in favour, seven against and one abstention