Asia Thailand Rubella has been eliminated in Thailand as a public health threat, achieving the WHO criteria for interruption of endemic transmission; imported cases is now the key concern, especially for infections during pregnancy
Asia Turkey The country has managed to increase its share of local wind turbine production to 72% and the government has ambitions to attract further investment in the sector; the country exports 80% of its production
Africa Tunisia President confirmed that draft constitution, subject to a referendum on 25 July, will not enshrine Islam as the "religion of the state"; it will not speak of a state with Islam as its religion, but of belonging to an umma that has Islam as its religion
Europe Russia The country has become China's largest supplier of oil; Russian oil imports rose 55% year-on-year to a record high in May, ousting Saudi Arabia
America Cuba The Minister of Foreign Affairs attended the first Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, where he reiterated the island's firm commitment to nuclear disarmament
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"
Europe Ukraine The member states of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) granted Ukraine the status of "participating partner" in the group and supported its efforts to join the EU
Africa Morocco The 10th Ahwach National Art Festival took place in the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, bringing together artists and enthusiasts of the traditional folkloric style of music and dance typical of south-eastern Morocco
Asia Nepal The country is preparing to move Everest Base Camp - located on the Khumbu Glacier and used by 1500 people during this spring climbing season - because global warming and human activity are making it unsafe for crevasses to form in the ice
Africa South Africa Cape Town International Airport has won the Best Airport in Africa 2022 award for the seventh consecutive year at the Skytrax World Airport Awards
Asia Philippines Sara Duterte, daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, the country's outgoing president, was sworn in as vice-president alongside her running mate, Ferdinand Marcos Junior, who will soon replace her father as president
Africa Ivory Coast The Minister for the Promotion of Good Governance and the Fight against Corruption announced the launch in a few weeks of the platform for reporting acts of corruption, inviting the entire population to use it to report 'any act of corruption'