Asia North Korea Experience gained by North Korean forces on the battlefields of the Russia-Ukraine war imposes changes in the security calculus on the Korean Peninsula, as NK troops have been exposed to the technology and tactics of modern warfare, UN Commander reveals
Europe Ireland Hundreds of Irish writers will share millions of euro following a €1,31 billion settlement of a copyright infringement case by artificial intelligence giant Anthropic; first case against training of large language models will let authors share millions
Asia Iraq Preliminary designs for its flagship Development Road Project and railway corridor have been completed, marking a major milestone as the government prepares to advance one of its largest infrastructure initiatives into the implementation phase
America Guyana 87-year-old MV Barima capsized in Atlantic waters en route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma, an Indigenous community near Venezuela; over 70 people were killed in Guyana’s worst maritime disaster: government appointed international experts to investigate
Oceania Tonga 200 years of permanent establishment of Christianity in Tonga have been celebrated with major national commemorations, public events, the Free Wesleyan Church Conference and a day of holiday
America Haiti Haiti has entered the Central American and Caribbean Games, with over 8.000 participants at their 100th year, with athletes in taekwondo, boxing, cycling, judo, chess and 3x3 basketball
Africa Mozambique Africa’s first fully electric mine will be developed at the Moatize coal complex with a €140,6 million investment by Vulcan; The project replaces diesel-powered mining equipment with electric machinery to reduce fuel dependence and lowering emissions
America Ecuador A net worth audit of Ecuador’s mayors and prefects has been launched by the Ecuador National Assembly’s Commission on Autonomous Governments following a Pulitzer Center-supported investigation that revealed increased assets of some officials
Europe Czech Republic A custom-made 3D-printed titanium implant is being tested: its porous structure can be infused with drugs to be gradually released; developers at UCT in Prague and Motol University Hospital will use one of the country's most advanced 3D metal printers
Asia Malaysia MediSAS national health insurance scheme will be launched at the end of July, offering affordable coverage for critical illnesses and major medical treatments; The program is designed to expand financial protection for lower- and middle-income households
Africa Mauritania A land-lease agreement was signed with Saudi Arabia; 53.957 hectares of land in the districts of Boghé and Aleg, in Brakna Wilaya, will benefit from investment by a Saudi company that will deploy modern agricultural technologies to enhance production
Asia Palestine The ancient West Bank town of Sebastia is now on both the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger; despite strong objections from Israel, UNESCO approved emergency procedures in its 48th WHC session in Busan, South Korea
Asia Philippines A persistent infestation of soft scale insects continues to threaten Philippines’s sugar industry, damaging crops and reducing yields in key producing provinces; Authorities are expanding monitoring and pest-control measures to contain the outbreak
Africa Gabon The municipal council of Port-Gentil, the Mayor and the Prefect of Bendjé Department met to adopt resolutions aimed at strengthening local governance, modernizing the municipal administration, and accelerating the development of the economic capital