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
Asia Laos A new study on the highly prized Asian rosewood - found mainly in the country, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia - states it is now exposed to several threats to its survival, with 5 main risks like overexploitation, fires and habitat conversion for agriculture
Europe Moldova From 24 February to 13 May, the Office for Migration and Asylum received 7.381 asylum applications; since the beginning of the war, 421.929 Ukrainian citizens have entered the country, of whom 84.735 have remained
Africa Burkina Faso The European Union has assured that it will do "its utmost" to contribute to food security in the country through development and humanitarian programmes; it is currently seeking additional funds to help
Europe Poland The country has registered ten times as many Ukrainian refugees since the start of the war in Ukraine as Serbia received from the Middle East at the height of the 2015 refugee crisis - of whom 141.000 on 8 March
Asia Bahrain Together with Saudi Arabia, the country was granted eVisa exemption status for the UK, which will take effect on 1 June; all citizens will be able to apply to travel to the UK for up to six months with an eVisa exemption
Europe Croatia The EC has approved a positive preliminary assessment of an application for the payment of €700m in grants from the Recovery and Resilience Fund in the areas of healthcare, adult education, anti-corruption and energy efficiency in buildings
Asia Yemen To prevent a major environmental disaster, the UN have launched a campaign to raise $144 million to offload a million barrels of crude oil from a rotting tanker stranded off the coast for years
Asia Saudi Arabia New Saudi tourism ambassador and football legend Lionel Messi visited the historic Jeddah area on Tuesday as part of his visit to showcase the country's thriving sector
Europe Albania The cost per sqm of real estate in Tirana rose by 3,2% since 12/2021; Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime Initiative estimated that €300-700 million of dirty money enters Albania every year, much of it destined for the construction sector
Europe Germany Economy and Climate Minister Habeck said the country might be able to cope with a boycott of Russian gas imports as early as next winter, emphasising how everyone can play their part in reducing consumption
Oceania Solomon Islands The winning design for the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara has been officially unveiled after the Sol2023 Games Organising Committee (GOC) approved the winning design selected from 19 entries received from local artists in the country
Africa Algeria The country strengthens cooperation with Russia after a visit by the Russian Foreign Minister; they will celebrate together the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Algeria's independence
Asia South Korea New President Yoon Suk Yeol promised a "bold plan" to strengthen North Korea's economy and improve the lives of its people in exchange for denuclearisation, in his inauguration speech on Tuesday