Oceania Papua New Guinea Condemning a man to a 3 years sentence, a Judge explicitly said women harassed or abused at work should report the episode to the police, underlining no one has the right to touch women without their consent
Europe France Olivier Giroud became France's record goalscorer on Sunday with 52 goals after striking against Poland at the World Cup, surpassing the record he shared with Thierry Henry
Asia Mongolia The central bank purchased a total of 19,9 tonnes of gold in the first 11 months of this year from natural and legal persons, one of the main ways in which it ensures the country's economic stability by constantly increasing its foreign exchange reserves
Europe Montenegro Montenegrin NGO Prima has announced that it will propose amendments to the criminal law that would increase prison sentences for perpetrators of revenge porn
Asia Syria The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said in a report that Syria arbitrarily arrested 196 people, including 11 children and three women, in the month of November
Africa Mali Mines and improvised explosive devices killed nine Malian soldiers during November in central and southern areas at the mercy of a decade-long jihadist insurgency, the army said on Sunday
Africa South Sudan South Sudan's army is reportedly preparing to send a battalion of 750 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the East African Regional Force tasked with restoring peace in the country's eastern region
Oceania Nauru At the 9th Pacific Aviation Officials Meeting, arrangements were announced to host the third Regional Aviation Ministers Meeting in Nauru tentatively for early November 2023
Africa Benin Players competed in a table tennis match as part of the celebration of 50 years of friendship between China and Benin in Cotonou on December 4, 2022
Asia Indonesia Semeru volcano on the island of Java, the highest volcano in the archipelago, has erupted, forcing thousands of people to leave the area; authorities have declared a high alert, raising the level from three to four, the highest
Oceania Australia The country argues against the UN putting the Great Barrier Reef on ‘endangered’ status; in July 2021 the UN proposal did not pass
Europe Russia Russia's permanent representative to international organisations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, has said that Russia will no longer supply oil to European countries after the EU decision to impose a price cap
Africa South Africa South African rugby player and Rugby World Cup winner Sbu Nkosi has been reported to the police as a missing person, his club said on Saturday
Asia Kazakhstan To boost local production of medical drugs, Roche Holding AG, a Swiss pharma, plans to launch a contract manufacturing company for cancer drugs in Kazakhstan