Europe United Kingdom A wave of far-right anti-migrant sentiment is sweeping across the UK and a protest in Portsmouth was marked by violent incidents; around 500 hooded people besieged the port, disrupted ferry terminals after learning of the landing of 140 migrants
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
Asia Thailand The government plans to distribute one million free cannabis plants to households nationwide to celebrate a new rule that from 9 June will allow people to grow cannabis at home
Africa Seychelles As part of the fight against climate change and the country's mission to achieve 15% renewable energy by 2030, the UK High Commission, in collaboration with Gridworks, has launched a solar industry capacity building programme
Europe Iceland The Arctic tern has returned to the country, According to the records of the Southeast Iceland Bird Observatory - which monitors the annual arrival of migratory birds - with about 1.000 terns observed in the Ósland conservation area in Höfn í Hornafjörður
Europe Switzerland The Swiss government has released the value of 6,3 billion Swiss francs (€6,05 billion) worth of Russian assets frozen under sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine; the figure is down from around 7.5 billion francs worth of funds frozen on 7 April
Europe Spain The country is finalising the details of a bill that would guarantee the right to request an abortion in the country's free public health system and remove the requirement to obtain parental consent for those aged 16 and over
America Peru The government has signed an agreement with South Korea to remove the visas from both countries to promote mutual tourism
America Barbados In a social media post, Rihanna said that Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe will be the first African countries to sell Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin products starting 27 May
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
America Costa Rica Due to the recent authority hackings, the government has announced a state of emergency, giving the president the right to hire cyber security experts to try and deal with the situation and the monetary losses
Europe Norway Environmental organisations Natur og Ungdom and Naturvernforbundet are ready to sue the state to stop the dumping of mining waste in Førdefjorden, pointing out that the permit granted in 2015 did not include a plan for waste management
Africa Mali Germany has declared itself ready to increase its military contingent in the country as part of the UN mission Minusma
Africa Mauritius At MITD's Ecole Hôtelière Sir Gaëtan Duval in Rose-Hill, a 'Battle of the Barmen' competition was organised yesterday on the occasion of International Cocktail Day to highlight the work of barmen in the tourism and hospitality sectors