Asia Bangladesh An auto-fine system will be launched today on Dhaka-Chittagong highway: it will automatically detect speeding, illegal parking, driving against traffic with AI-powered cameras; police urged transport owners, workers, stakeholders to support the initiative
Europe Serbia A delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe identified a number of irregularities and shortcomings in the electoral process during the 3 April parliamentary and presidential elections in Serbia
Africa Mali The new electoral law has been adopted by a very large majority (115 votes in favour, 3 against and no abstentions), but with many changes to the initial text proposed by the transitional government
Asia Israel Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have agreed to dissolve parliament, triggering new elections, and Lapid will in the meantime take over as prime minister in a vote this week
Africa Burkina Faso UNHCR expressed strong concern about the recent escalation of violence against civilians by armed groups in Burkina Faso, "which has forced thousands to flee, straining humanitarian resources, while insecurity continues to plague the central Sahel"
Africa Angola Mobilising the residents of the seaside and port city of Moçamedes, the deputy governor of Namibe province launched an urban renewal project that is changing the face of the city by estabishing new cultural centres and creating new jobs
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's EVA Airways was judged the best airline in East Asia at the recent Airline Passenger Experience Association ceremony, receiving the 'Five Star Global Airlines' rating for the fourth consecutive year
Africa Ghana The government recently launched a plan to achieve a local processing rate of 50% of its cocoa crop within the next three years; currently, local cocoa production stands at 20%
Europe Romania The government adopted a bill to purchase 32 used F-16 fighters from Norway; the aircraft will be upgraded in a Romanian factory and should be used for at least 10 years as a transition period to the acquisition of fifth-generation fighters
Africa Benin Possessors of fetishes will soon be counted in Natitingou, in the department of Atacora, following an initiative set up by a committee of hounnongan - traditional priests - and following the recent sacrifice of a boy to a fetish in Wikne
Europe Lithuania Russia has asked Lithuania to immediately lift a ban on the transit of certain goods to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad
Asia Malaysia The government recently said it will abolish the death penalty and stop all executions, in a move cautiously welcomed by rights groups as a rare step forward on the issue in the region
Europe Albania The ruling Albanian party will vote on the resolution on the Srebrenica genocide after the previous rejection generated much outrage
Africa Senegal The 14th edition of the Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Dakar ends today; it has exhibited the works of 59 artists and collectives with the aim of making art more present in public space, in streets and squares, and welcoming more visitors