Europe Hungary Hungary has become the only country in Europe without a printed political daily as Magyar Nemzet switched to a weekly publication yesterday 1 August; smaller European media markets are likely to follow
Asia Lebanon The country will soon appoint a new prosecutor as part of its investigation into the corruption of the central bank governor, a move that could delay responses to requests for cooperation from European investigators who are conducting their own probe
Asia Oman Muscat Festival, first held in 1998 and discontinued since 2020 for COVID-19, has undergone a rebranding to Muscat Nights; it will open tomorrow and last until February 4 202 in Qurum Natural Park in Muscat and Al Naseem Public Park in Seeb
America Grenada Local Rastafarian community will receive funding from PM Dickon Mitchell and the Democratic National Congress administration following a pledge to give them a prominent place in the plan to commercialise the medical marijuana industry
Europe Denmark Some 1.382 pets were abandoned by their owners in 2022, according to Dyrenes Beskyttelse, the organisation that goes by the name Animal Protection Denmark, a number that has set a sad new record
Europe Malta Voice for Choice said it was concerned about the government's suggested changes to Bill 28, stressing that the law is already the bare minimum and should pass as is without further amendment
Europe Iceland Last year Icelandair carried 3,7 million passengers, compared to 1,5 million in 2021, a 150% increase, reaching 91% of pre-Covid 2019 capacity
Asia Tajikistan According to data from the Statistical Agency of the President of Tajikistan, about 1 million foreign tourists visited Tajikistan last year, a number 3,4 times higher than 2021
Oceania Solomon Islands Washington has announced its intention to reopen the US embassy in the Solomon Islands; according to some, the move is an attempt to counter China's growing assertiveness in the region
Europe Ukraine Ukrainian soldiers have arrived in the United States to learn how to use the US Patriot air defence system
Europe Belarus Cooperation between the Belarusian State University and the University of Belgrade, including the exchange of students between the two institutions, was discussed in Belgrade, Serbia
Africa Benin As part of the dynamic initiated to promote Benin's contemporary creation and invite people to discover the diversity of Benin art, an exhibition will be hosted at Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat, Morocco, from 18/01 to 15/5
Europe Estonia A critical situation has arisen in Tallinn in recent months, with ambulances sometimes having to wait for several hours outside hospitals to be able to admit patients who needed urgent medical care or often going 100 kilometres away to regional hospitals
Africa Sudan The President of South Sudan and the head of the Sudanese Sovereign Transitional Council agreed to establish a joint security force to prevent the smuggling of illegal weapons