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
Europe Lithuania The country recorded an increase in agricultural and food exports despite the war in Ukraine, mainly due to the increase in the cost of exported agricultural and food products; exports to Russia and Belarus increased by 10% and 14% respectively
Africa Cameroon Two human rights activists in Cameroon - the English-speaking lawyer Felix Nkongho Agbor and the president of the Network of Central African Human Rights Defenders Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe - have won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award 2022
Europe Russia Exports to China surged to a record in April, +57% on April 2021, $8,9 billion worth of goods, probably due to rising global energy prices; imports fell to the lowest level since the early months of the pandemic
Asia Afghanistan Several dozen women's rights activists marched through the streets of Kabul, despite intimidation by officers, against a Taliban order making it compulsory for women to wear the full burqa, including a face veil, when in public
Europe Ireland According to 88% of respondents in a new Red C Research poll conducted for European Movement Ireland, Ireland should remain an EU member state, an increase of four percentage points on 2020 and 2021 figures
Africa Nigeria Nigerian airlines have suspended plans to ground domestic flights due to soaring fuel prices, the Association of Nigerian Airlines (AON) has announced after senior levels of government promised urgent action
Asia Oman Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited Oman, a member of the OPEC+ oil producers' alliance, where he met with the sultan who emphasised how Muscat was committed to production agreements and supported international efforts for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal
Europe Finland The Left Alliance party, which is very divided on NATO membership, has decided to remain in government even if the country's political leadership decides to submit an application for membership
Asia India A 28-year-old Muslim woman's petition to a court, seeking to stop her husband from taking another wife without her written consent, has put the practice of polygamy among Indian Muslims in the spotlight
Europe Czech Republic Large Czech farms oppose the EU's plan to extend organic farming to 25% of land, warning of potential food price increases in an already difficult situation due to the war in Ukraine
Asia Pakistan The historic Hassanabad bridge in the Hunza Valley was destroyed on Saturday: a heatwave caused severe flooding, bringing a glacial lake to release large amounts of water into a stream that hit the bridge
Asia Nepal Kami Rita Sherpa, 52, a Nepali Sherpa, has climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, beating her previous record set last year and setting a new world record for climbing
Asia Taiwan It will be "very difficult" to get an invitation to a major WHO meeting this month, despite continued efforts, Foreign Minister Wu said; the country has been excluded from most global organisations because of China's objections