Africa Tanzania A comprehensive voluntary repatriation program has been finalized to bring back Tanzanian citizens living in South Africa, following growing impatience towards African immigrants; in co-operation with local authorities, returnees will undergo verification
Africa Libya The political, economic and security stalemate in Libya continues despite UN efforts, as UN chief of political affairs told the Security Council, adding that human rights have also deteriorated
America Honduras This month only, there have been around 1000 wildfires, affecting over 78.000 hectares of land — as a response, President Xiomara Castro promised to replace 53.000 of those hectares by the end of this year
Europe Austria To better tackle misinformation and hate speech, the government has published an action plan to combat deep fakes, increasing with the advance of digitalisation
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country has received a new landing craft from Australia, just days after the commissioning of its third Guardian-class patrol boat, highlighting the continued modernisation of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force
Europe France The 75th Cannes Film Festival closed yesterday, opened by the screening of Coupez! by Michel Hazanavicius, finally with a party mood and a jury of stars and awarded Swedish director Ruben Östlund with his second Golden Palm
Africa Sudan The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan renewed the commitment of humanitarian partners to support people displaced by events in parts of Kerinak and El Geneina, West Darfur State
Africa Niger Some 40 Boko Haram jihadists were reportedly killed this week by the Nigerian army on an island in Lake Chad, on the border between Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad
Oceania Solomon Islands The Vuri Forest Conservation Area in Babatana district of Choiseul province has become the fifth legal protected area in Solomon Islands after receiving the certificate of registration
Europe Bulgaria Parliament approved amendments to the Renewable Energy Law, easing regulations on the construction of renewable energy systems for self-consumption and introducing a notification regime that will speed up the building process
Asia India Thanks largely to increased purchases from India, last month for the first time Asia overtook Europe as the biggest buyer of Russian gas, rising to record levels in April
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Cybercrime is becoming increasingly frequent in the country, as confirmed by the growing number of reports; while the victims of hackers are mostly companies, there are also cases of attacks on citizens, often via social networks
Africa Malawi Human rights activists and concerned citizens have protested in Zomba over the high cost of living and corruption in Malawi, accusing President Lazarus Chakwera of wasting taxpayers' money on foreign trips while Malawians are struggling
Oceania Micronesia The Honourable Marcus Samo, Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Affairs, will be in Geneva, Switzerland, until tomorrow to represent the Ministers of Health of the Pacific Island Countries at the 75th World Health Assembly