Asia Mongolia A 40-metre replica of Japan’s historic Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions was donated to Mongolia by a Japanese collector; The replica, depicting the Yuan dynasty’s invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, will be housed at the Kharakhorum Museum
Europe Norway The Norwegian Police Security Service wants to implement better tools to prevent sabotage, for example currently wiretapping to prevent sabotage is not permitted
America Chile The Easter Islands have suffered from a wildfire that affected over 100 hectares of their land, damaging hundreds of the famous 500-year-old Moai statues and permanently altering the World Heritage site
America Cuba Cuban priestesses challenged the male dominance of the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria by being ordained in secret and then disrupted the patriarchy by performing a ritual long considered the preserve of men only
Europe Netherlands About half of the children of immigrants say that the country is not welcoming for people with different backgrounds and many of them directly experience discrimination, according to new research by government's socio-economic think tank SCP
Africa Rwanda Tekana App - created by the father of a boy killed by a domestic worker - was created in order to store and share information on domestic workers and their track record in a more functional way
Africa Cameroon Nearly 1.800 employees of the Cameroonian Ministry of Finance have been summoned to the State Audit Office to answer for alleged misappropriation of public funds between 2010 and 2021
Europe Moldova President Maia Sandu called for respect for the borders of the Republic of Moldova, advanced in the context of three air targets launched by Russia towards Ukraine flying over the country's airspace
Asia Iraq The Parliament will meet on Thursday to "elect a new president", as Speaker Mohammad Al Halbussi's office has said in a surprise move that attempts to end months of political deadlock
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Remnants of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from the past war are still a widespread danger: in the canton of Tuzla alone, one of the areas where minefields are particularly prevalent, 80 million m2 of land are currently officially registered under UXO
Asia Nepal The Telecom Authority has prepared a draft regulation allowing and recommending that telecom service providers merge; there are currently 138 internet operators
Europe Vatican City On 12 October 1962, day two of the Second Vatican Council and amid the unfolding crisis, Pope John XXIII addressed diplomats accredited to the Holy See, urging them to listen to “the anguished cry” for peace rising from the world
Europe Slovakia Fathers will be entitled to 2 weeks of paid leave, even if the mother receives maternity or parental allowance; the innovation was adopted by the EU directive into Slovakia's national legal system and will enter into force on 1 November
Africa Kenya The country has authorised the cultivation and import of genetically modified crops and feed, ending a 10-year ban that had been imposed due to health concerns, a decision that follows a devastating drought