Oceania Samoa Hundreds of Faleata No.2 residents were turned away from Gym 1 in Tuanaimato as they were collecting the $150 back-to-school support which the district council, run out of funds, couldn't pay
Europe Lithuania Construction of the long-delayed, 18.000-seat National Stadium in Vilnius is at pace after resuming in July, though questions remain over permits and transparency; the multipurpose complex will include football field, athletics stadium, kindergarten
Europe Iceland A 40% rise in applications from students outside Europe to study at local universities may be linked to videos circulating on social media claiming that they can study in Iceland for free and relocate with families; processing is heavily delayed
Europe North Macedonia Local elections due in October are shaping into more than a simple contest in North Macedonia's ethnic Albanian bloc, as it split into two groups, each claiming to be the community’s ‘authentic’ representative between two main political forces
Asia Maldives The UN Disability Rights Committee reported the absence of strategies, policies and disaggregated data on women with disabilities, the lack of gender perspectives in disability laws and the absence of disability perspectives in gender policies
Asia Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has resigned after less than a year in the role, following two major election losses, anticipating the vote of his Liberal Democratic Party on whether to hold an internal leadership vote that could have forced him out
America Costa Rica A legislative commission has recommended lifting the immunity of Costa Rica’s president Rodrigo Chaves to allow prosecution for alleged corruption involving misuse of public funds
America Ecuador A cooperation agreement was signed with the US to jointly combat terrorism and drug trafficking, officially designating gangs Los Lobos and Los Choneros as narcoterrorist organizations
Asia Yemen A drone attack launched by Houthi militants in Yemen injured two people at an airport near the city of Eilat after an alert system failed
Africa Cameroon Singer Ulanda, also known as “Mama Makossa", has been denied entry to her country over dual nationality dispute: though Cameroonian by birth, she also holds an American passport needing an entry visa
America Uruguay Uruguay signed the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, the first-ever international legally binding treaty ensuring that the use of AI is fully consistent with those values
Asia Vietnam 80th National Day has been marked with largest military parade in decades at Ba Dinh Square, featuring over 200 land vehicles, 30 aircraft, and more than 40 naval vessels, with international contingents from China, Russia, Laos and Cambodia
Asia Nepal Approximately 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and X, have been banned after they failed to register with the government by the 28 August deadline; the move has sparked protest over restrictions on expression and digital freedom
America Colombia A coordinated attack involving a car bombing in Cali and the shooting down of a police helicopter in Antioquia has killed 19 people in Colombia, with authorities blaming FARC dissidents amid growing criticism of the government’s peace strategy