Oceania Solomon Islands With newly improved roads in Auki, provincial police appealed to drivers in Malaita to use responsibility and greater care in driving; reckless driving had reportedly increased since works began, forcing to monitor underage drivers and speeding vehicles
Europe Malta The country has been removed from the FATF greylist a year after earning the 'untrustworthy' label in a secret vote during the Financial Action Task Force plenary
Asia Bhutan Over the next two years, the country intends to harness 300 MW of solar power; currently, the country's installed renewable energy capacity (excluding hydropower) is around 9 MW
America Haiti After two years of virtual activity, Haiti's annual 'Livres en Folie' book fair once again welcomed people in person for its 28th edition, with 1.200 books presented
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Tens of thousands of Congolese citizens took to the streets to protest 'against Rwandan aggression in eastern Congo', in a situation where anti-Rwanda tension is growing and where the population is demanding weapons and uniforms from the army
Africa Chad The Mandoul provincial delegation for livestock organised a workshop to consult agro-pastoral groups and organisations for the implementation of the ACCEPT project
Europe Belarus The West's sanctions should not go unpunished because they violate human rights, said Belarus' Permanent Representative to the UN Office Larisa Belskaya
Europe Russia Deputy Prime Minister Novak affirmed Europe will pay an extra $400 billion in energy prices and could suffer a shortage of oil products, without giving a timeline
Asia Yemen Yemen's Houthi rebels continue to recruit children into their military ranks to fight in the country's civil war, despite an April 2022 agreement with the United Nations to stop the practice
Asia Myanmar The country exported over 94.691 tonnes of rice and 58.815 of broken rice this May according to the Myanmar Rice Federation
Asia Turkmenistan Transport between the country and Iran has increased by 50% after the implementation of previous agreements and the revision of tariffs
Asia Palestine The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East has urged countries to increase financial contributions as it suffers from a $100 million funding gap
Oceania Vanuatu Switzerland will not allow visa-free entry to Vanuatu nationals whose passports were issued on or after 25 May 2015, as the EU fears that Vanuatu's investor citizenship programmes, known as 'golden passports', pose a threat to EU countries
Europe Ukraine In a meeting where Draghi, Scholz and Macron met Zelensky in Kiev, Draghi declared 'Italy wants Ukraine in the EU'