Europe Albania Diaspora is remembering 35 years since the cargo ship Vlora docked in Bari, Italy, with 20.000 refugees fleeing the collapse of the communist regime; the disembarking of 8 August 1991 is the largest single-vessel mass migration landing in European history
Europe Latvia Ministry of Education and Science has stated that, as of the year 2026/2027, all educational institutions will have to provide one of the EU languages or a foreign language regulated by intergovernmental agreements in the field of education
Asia Bahrain Bahraini archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the remains of a Christian monastery or bishop's house under the ruins of an ancient mosque, a discovery that could shed further light on the island's pre-Islamic Christian heritage
Africa Zambia Zambia's National Institute of Public Health called for collaboration across all sectors in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, stressing that it remains a threat to humans, animals, plants and the environment
Europe Bulgaria The country is moving towards compliance with EU requirements for the automatic exchange of information on online platform traders as it adopted revisions to the Tax Procedure and Social Security Code
Asia Turkmenistan Masdar, one of the world's leading renewable energy companies, has signed an agreement with Turkmenenergo State Power Corporation for the development of a solar photovoltaic plant, the company's first project in Turkmenistan
Africa Libya The Montenegrin Ministry of Finance said the country will pay $4m it owes Libya, part of a total of $210m Yugoslavia borrowed to secure oil imports
America Peru The country was isolated from international flights and exports for several days, as its main international airport, Jorge Chavez Airport, suffered from a major airplane collision that left the whole airport shut down
Asia Indonesia A 5.6-magnitude earthquake in the town of Cianjur, about 75 km (50 miles) south of Jakarta, killed at least 300 people under landslides and collapsed buildings, and left thousands sheltering in tents
Asia Turkey Homemade hot air balloons will take to the skies over Turkey in two tourist destinations, Pamukkale and Cappadocia, famous for hot air balloon rides
Africa Namibia Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has said that the 100-kilometre state forest in the Zambezi region is under threat from foreigners who daily enter undesignated points to collect timber
Europe Luxembourg Drivers will soon be able to replace their physical driving licence with a digital version on their mobile phone, after lawmakers adopted a bill last week
Asia East Timor The country is set to become the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc; according to analysts, membership could worsen existing tensions in the group and in the China-US rivalry in the region
America Uruguay During the 90 minutes in which the Uruguayan team faced the South Korean team at the World Cup, the national demand for electrical energy fell by 10%