Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
Africa Gambia Top Gambian athletes are at risk of not being able to compete at the Commonwealth Games because of a visa blockade in France, including one of the most successful sprinters, Gina Bass
Africa Mali A 'neo-colonial, paternalistic and patronising' attitude that should be abandoned for good: with these words, transitional government commented on the accusations made by French President Macron during his recent trip to West Africa
Asia Iran The country said it remains "optimistic" about a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal after the European Union tabled a proposal aiming for a compromise in talks stalled since March
Oceania Kiribati A New Zealand Air Force Hercules is delivering crucial water infrastructure to help Kiribati cope with severe drought
Asia Cyprus Hermes airport in Larnaca is hosting an anniversary exhibition to mark 50 years since the establishment of ThOC, Cyprus Theatre Organisation, showcasing material to the thousands of passengers travelling daily
Africa South Sudan For the first time in the world, health workers in the country conducted a vaccination campaign in response to a hepatitis E epidemic, to combat a disease that is particularly lethal for pregnant women
Europe Finland The Finnish Immigration Service has revealed that the assistance system for victims of human trafficking received a total of 185 applications for a period between January 1 and June 30 2022; in the same period of 2021 they were 147
Europe Albania Andrzej Izdebski, a notorious arms dealer involved in a scandal-tainted procurement of medical ventilators in Poland, died unexpectedly in Tirana; oddities surrounding the death sparked speculation it had been staged
Europe Kosovo The government has started issuing extra documents to Serbian citizens entering its territory, while Serbs living in the north of the country and opposing the decision have blocked the roads leading to two border crossings
Africa Tunisia Improving the management of water networks and putting an end to over-exploitation of aquifers is a must according to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to drinking water and sanitation, who appealed to Tunisian government
Europe Lithuania The country has eased requirements for the legal employment of foreign nationals, as of 1 August, with simplified procedures for several categories
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis will attend a meeting of religious leaders in Kazakhstan in September where he hopes to meet the Russian Orthodox Patriarch with the idea of talking for peace in Ukraine
Asia Qatar The number of visitors from Gulf Cooperation Council countries increased by 1.213.8% since 2021