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
Europe Spain According to official data, there are 5,5 million foreigners living in the country; the recently approved reform of the Immigration Law, that will be released in mid-August, solves several dysfunctions in the system to allow people to work and regularise
Africa Zimbabwe The Zimbabwe Immigration Federation has petitioned the court to stop the scrapping of exemption permits that allow many citizens to reside in South Africa
Asia Uzbekistan The Electricity Sector Transformation and Resilient Transmission Project was officially launched in Tashkent and will help improve the performance of the National Electricity Grid JSC to ensure reliable energy supplies
Asia Syria UN calls for a 'firewall' around the process involving Syria, after diplomatic discussions for the war-torn country were postponed due to Russia's demands, allegedly linked to the invasion of Ukraine
America Guyana The state signed a memorandum of understanding with EXIM Bank - the US export and import facilitation agency - worth US$2 billion that will help American firms to participate in large business opportunities in Guyana
Asia United Arab Emirates The Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority has urged the public to take advantage of the remaining discount period on their fines, as the 50% discount on all fines will expire today
Asia Tajikistan Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged the Tajik authorities to release four independent journalists who have criticised the government and are currently detained on alleged charges of links to extremist organisations
Asia Vietnam Vietnamese are the fourth tallest people in Southeast Asia, only behind Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, thanks to improvements in maternal and child nutrition, says a seminar organised by the Ministry of Health
Africa Morocco The 7th Jidar-Rabat Street Art Festival will close today, with works of nine international artists created on nine walls
Europe San Marino Domenico Vicini reached another Davis Cup milestone on Friday, becoming the first player in the tournament's history to play 100 matches, two days after the 50-year-old became the oldest player to win a Davis Cup match
Asia Yemen A Yemeni military source announced that Saudi aggressor coalition has violated the humanitarian and military ceasefire in Yemen 155 times in the last 24 hours
Africa Togo Lomé plans to pay CFA 270 billion (€411,5 million) in salaries to state agents by 2025 as stated in the multi-year economic and budget document (DPBEP)
Asia South Korea A proposal to allow all children to enter elementary school at 5 years old, starting from 2025 has been met with support and criticism from the education sector and would require amending the country’s education law