Asia United Arab Emirates Emirates customers made over one million connections to Starlink Wi-Fi in seven months, using more than one petabyte of data through the satellite internet service accessible free onboard aircraft in the fleet
Africa Algeria Water management - a major challenge for the country with a high need for drinking water and successive drought periods - is relying more and more on desalination plants and dams
Asia Saudi Arabia Intermix residency programme at JAX, Riyadh's art district, welcomed the public to the open studio exhibition, which presents various works by local and global multidisciplinary and textile artists who reimagine the concepts of art and fashion
Europe Ukraine The city of Kherson was reportedly liberated by the Ukrainian army after eight months of occupation, with Moscow announcing that it had completed the withdrawal of its troops
Africa Chad Chadian opponent Succes Masra, who recently left Chad, has approached the International Criminal Court regarding the repression of demonstrations on 20 October against the transitional authorities
Asia Lebanon Lebanon's divided parliament failed Thursday to elect a new president for the fifth time, with the post vacant since Michel's term expired; the new session is set for 17 November
America Canada Amid a national shortage, emergency supplies of pain and fever medication for kids are expected to arrive soon at hospitals, overwhelmed by respiratory illnesses; observers say more should be done to guard against future drug shortages
Africa Equatorial Guinea Sixteen Indians, who have been in the custody of Equatorial Guinea's navy for three months, have appealed to the Indian government to help them return home
Asia Bahrain The country has been in pre-election silence since yesterday ahead of the start of voting at parliamentary and municipal levels on 12 November; Bahrainis abroad were able to cast their votes in a two-day process that ended on 9 November
Asia Iran The country reportedly claimed to have developed a hypersonic 'super missile' capable of penetrating any country's defence systems, bringing the UN Nuclear Watch to raise concern
Africa Seychelles A new helpline and e-mail address, through which citizens can forward their questions and seek clarification on procedures for starting a business, has been recently launched by the Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry
Africa Senegal At African Union Conference 'Positive Masculinity in Leadership to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls', President Sall strongly advocated an end to violence against women and children, calling on various segments of society to take action
Africa Ivory Coast The first edition of the 'Festival of the Regions' to be held in Côte d'Ivoire next April with the aim of valorising and communicating the country's cultural diversity was announced and presented
Asia India Last week, a video of a Kerala state civil servant holding her three-year-old son while delivering a speech at an event went viral, sparking a lively debate on social media