America Venezuela Flight connections with the Dutch island of Aruba, less than 30km off Venezuela's coat, will be resumed for the first time since 2019; Maduro had suspended them after humanitarian aid was flown in, judging the move as international interference
America Venezuela The increase in Caracas bus fares has been formalized; adjustments follow requests from the transportation sector, asking to adhere to official exchange rates of the Central Bank, citing rising operating costs, shortage of spare parts and inflation
Europe Monaco Two ministerial decrees foster safety and order during the busiest nights of the festive season: limits on fireworks possession leave room only to official pyrotechnical shows and security obligations for nightlife venues are strengthened
Asia Vietnam All 361 houses damaged by natural disasters in Đà Nẵng have been completed repaired one month from the start of “Quang Trung Campaign"; among them, 144 houses were completely destroyed by floods and required full rebuilding
Africa Ethiopia With five months to go before 7th general elections on 1 June 2026, Ethiopia stands at a critical democratic crossroads; transparency looks critical for elections legitimacy and National Election Board is called to regularly and clearly update the public
America Nicaragua Despite monitoring and warnings from Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies for the current activity of the Masaya volcano, Tourism Institute celebrates the influx of visitors and continues to promote the site as a Christmas vacation destination
America Honduras Hours before the deadline to officially announce election results, members of parliament from opposition gathered outside the National Congress following warnings that the ruling party might convene a session composed solely of allied parliamentarians
Europe Russia Russia's main stock market index, the MOEX, rose to 2765 points on yesterday 30 December 2025; over the past month the index has climbed 2,92%, though it remains 2,23% lower than a year ago, according to benchmark index trackings from Russia
Africa Guinea General Mamadi Doumbouya has been declared the winner of the presidential elections by the Electoral Commission after obtaining in the first round over 86% of the vote; the opposition questioned the turnout and fairness of the elections
America Guyana Housing Ministry is working with partners to acquire lands for 78.000 applications backlog for house lots; ministry is working along with other State agencies to acquire lands across Guyana to fulfill the requests
America Paraguay Celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Guarania, the music of Paraguay’s soul, are ending; born from reflection rather than festivity, it embodies the nation’s spirit, identity, and poetic melancholy and is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
America Honduras Conservative Nasry Asfura has been declared winner of the presidential election in Honduras after weeks of uncertainty and fraud accusations from his rival following a narrow vote margin
Asia China The domestic film industry ends 2025 with $7,3 billion of box-office revenue, +20% year-on-year, with 80% of the total ticket earnings generated by about 1,2 billion admissions to domestic films, according to major industry trackers Maoyan and Beacon
Africa Chad The 7th congress of the Chadian Magistrates' Union SMT was held in a climate of accusatory exchanges about legal texts that would be needed to attract investors; Magistrate Mahamat Alkhali Algadam was ultimately elected president of the organism