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
Asia Saudi Arabia Women will be part of the General Car Syndicate in Makkah, an executive body that organises the transport of pilgrims through affiliated companies, for the first time since it was established nine decades ago
Oceania Samoa The delivery of a new Guardian Class patrol boat to Samoa, scheduled for next year by the Australian Foreign Minister, could be delayed due to the discovery of defects in the boats' engines
Oceania Kiribati The US are providing $500.000 in humanitarian assistance in response to the drought that has affected the country due to below-normal rainfall; so far this year, some areas have experienced less than 2,3 inches of precipitation
Europe Spain June, traditionally good in Spain for temporary employment due to the start of the summer season, generated 115.607 jobs, a figure only surpassed in the same month in 2005
Asia Tajikistan The EU plans to become the first investor in the world's highest dam in Tajikistan, in a move aimed at helping Central Asia reduce its dependence on Russian energy and as part of the EU's response to China's Belt and Road Initiative
Asia Bangladesh The government has authorised 125 companies to import non-basmati boiled rice and non-boiled atap rice totalling 2,5 tonnes by 17 August
Africa Somalia The country announced it had granted banking licences to two foreign institutions, Egypt's Banque Misr and Turkey's Ziraat Katilim, opening up the country to international investment for the first time in decades
Asia Malaysia Malaysia's central bank raised interest rates for the second time this year and they are now up to 2,25%, a decision consistent with the advice of the Monetary Policy Committee
Europe Romania An operations centre has been inaugurated in Constanța to improve surveillance of the county and its seaside resorts with 36 monitors to access all the cameras installed
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The country integrates for the first time a UN peacekeeping mission, through a police commissioner who will join the 'blue helmets' starting this month in South Sudan
Europe Lithuania The Vilnius Biennale for Performance Art has announced an international call for artists to participate in the 2023 event
Asia Israel A Black senior employee of a major American Jewish organization said she was racially profiled and humiliated at Ben-Gurion Airport for hours by local security personnel who wouldn’t believe that she worked for a Jewish organization
Asia Kyrgyzstan The country has developed an app in 14 languages for travellers to promote tourism, an effort supported by the Department of Tourism together with SmartGuide