Europe Vatican City “Within Your Gates: The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem” is born: the interdisciplinary forum is promoted by Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and developed in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame
America Peru The ongoing protests from truck drivers have officially reached a successful agreement; the government is granting all their demands, including gasoline subsidies, direct economic incentives, and amnesty for their actions
Europe Denmark Prison staff suffer fewer threats and violence at work, with the number of reports falling by 40% in recent years according to a Kriminalforsorgen report based on data from 2021
Africa Gambia Famous US Coast Guard'scutter Mohawk arrived in Banjul for a scheduled port visit with ship visits and professional knowledge exchange on maritime security and law enforcement
Europe France The National Assembly adopted the finance bill after several days of heated debate, with the text containing topics including the abolition of the audiovisual tax, the fuel rebate and the renationalisation of EDF
Europe Greece 10th edition of the Syros International Film Festival starts today to celebrate the festival's 10-year presence in the capital of the Cyclades, with film screenings, audiovisual performances and training workshops, plus an innovative audiovisual project
America Grenada Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dickon Mitchell, is optimistic that the just-concluded campaign promise to pay bi-monthly salaries to government employees can become a reality within the next six to eight months
America Suriname Representatives of the ‘Team Mama’ organisation, a body composed of mothers helping other local mothers, held a silent walk as a means of protest to demand better healthcare for all infants
Asia Georgia Kobuleti’s new boulevard opened on July 24 as part of the Renewed Regions program; works kicked off in 2021
Europe Estonia Recent data show that Estonia experienced the fastest rise in electricity prices in the EU last month, 'inexplicably large' according to Bank of Estonia economist Kaspar Oja
America Paraguay Ex-President Horacio Cartes has been blacklisted and fined by the US for alleged corruption and links to terrorist groups
America Colombia A 7 million euros grant following a treaty signed with Germany will be destined towards biodiversity protection, especially for the Colombian Amazonia
Africa Ethiopia The United Arab Emirates, through the Famine Relief Fund, has made a $6 million contribution to UNICEF’s specific response for children in Ethiopia
Africa Malawi The administration proposed a bill to amend the Courts Act and increase the retirement age of judges from 65 to 70; the bill also seeks to create a special financial crimes court and scrape off 4th grade magistrate courts