Asia North Korea Experience gained by North Korean forces on the battlefields of the Russia-Ukraine war imposes changes in the security calculus on the Korean Peninsula, as NK troops have been exposed to the technology and tactics of modern warfare, UN Commander reveals
America Guatemala A maple leaf sculpture that celebrates the country’s 60-year diplomatic relationship with Canada, representing their bond and cooperation, has been officially inaugurated
Africa Burkina Faso Statements by the French ambassador to Burkina Faso, Luc Hollade, have aroused such anger and controversy that some civil society organisations and political actors are calling for his departure
Asia Pakistan The country has withdrawn from the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held in Chennai, with India reacting strongly to Pakistan for opposing the passing of the torch from Kashmir
Africa Angola 'Lulo Rose', a rare 170-carat pink diamond recently discovered, is being hailed as the largest gem of its kind found in the last 300 years
Africa Liberia The president signed a law amending the country's Aliens and Nationality Act, ending the 1973 ban on dual citizenship, partly prompted by a campaign by Liberians in the diaspora
America Honduras Santa Lucìa has officially become the first Honduran city to accept Bitcoin as a means of retail payment
Africa Guinea-Bissau The European Union has launched an €8 million programme in Bissau to help combat maternal and child mortality
Asia Azerbaijan The 'Great Return' of refugees in areas liberated from Armenia has begun, with almost 60 people having returned to the district of Zangilan, from which they had to flee in 1993 when Armenian forces attacked and occupied it
America Ecuador The town of Zaruma is suffering from the creation of enormous sinkholes caused by 1000 years of gold mining, still often ‘artisanal’
Africa Senegal Today ends the campaign for general elections that will take place on July 31, 2022; the Senegalese will vote their representatives in the National Assembly for the next five years
Africa Niger Alkabouss Moussana, Director General of the Niger Coal Company in Anou-Araren, emphasised that the coal-fired power plant still is a resource for the country, given its potential and competitiveness
Africa Equatorial Guinea The fight against maritime piracy is of growing concern to Equatorial Guinea and France, with the two countries agreeing to inject more funds into the Tica naval school
Africa Djibouti Italy has granted €1 million to Unicef to strengthen child protection systems, particularly on preventing and responding to violence and supporting legal and policy environment to access quality child protection and other basic social services