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
Africa Somalia Al-Shabaab, a Somali fundamentalist group linked to the al-Qaeda network, denied having any contact with the executive and called for negotiations
Europe United Kingdom The Church of England has apologised for past links to slavery by a related financial body, now engaged in an extensive process to compensate victim communities
Europe Greece Constantine II, the last ousted king of Greece, has died at the age of 82 in Athens; a ministerial meeting under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis decided that he will be buried as a private citizen
Asia Iraq On 8 January, the removal of barriers around Baghdad's green zone and the opening of the crossing began, as part of a plan to ease traffic congestion in the capital
Asia United Arab Emirates Emir of Dubai announced an eight trillion euro investment plan to make the city 'the best in the world for living and working' and double the size of its economy in the next ten years
Africa Madagascar In 2022, the country earned $224,7 million in revenue from clove shipments, four times more than the $56 million earned a year earlier, setting an all-time record in the sector
Africa Seychelles The Seychelles Port Authority has launched an expression of interest in the development of the Kato Nwar project in Praslin, a new marina and promenade terminus on the island
Africa Guinea-Bissau The illegal cigarette trade is growing in the east of the country, particularly in the regions of Bafatá and Gabú, with itinerant traders using motorbikes and bicycles to illegally transport tobacco products
Africa Sierra Leone The country has endowed itself with a Diplomatic Service Academy, the first in the country and in the Mano River Union region, which was inaugurated in recent days by President Julius Maada Bio
America Mexico Authorities arrested Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the infamous crime lord known as El Chapo; the government claimed a victory in its efforts to combat violence during one of the most dangerous periods in its recent history
Europe Austria The conservatives, eager to win the upcoming local elections in the state of Lower Austria, want to further crack down on climate activists with harsher penalties, although legal experts consider such a move problematic
Africa Uganda Uganda has declared an end to the Ebola virus outbreak, which emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people in the country
Asia Turkey Leader of Turkish Medical Association and human rights activist Sebnem Korur Fincanci - jailed for 2 years and 8 months for terrorist propaganda - has been released from prison thanks to the sentence already served