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
Africa Madagascar The construction works of large bridges of Mangoro and Antsapazana, in Moramanga,have been inaugurated as part of the Government of Japan's Official Development Assistance as a grant to the country
Asia Philippines The fight against online child sexual abuse remains a sticking point; none of the election candidates had made this an election issue, despite a 2021 report labelling the country 'the world's centre of child sexual abuse production'
Africa Mali Germany has declared itself ready to increase its military contingent in the country as part of the UN mission Minusma
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
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
Africa Ethiopia To better respond to the challenges of domestic and foreign markets, the country should focus on diversifying imports in the opinion of Professor Berhanu Denu, teaching Economics at Addis Ababa University
Asia Tajikistan The Go Viral Network of Central Asia and the US Embassy in the country have invited enthusiasts and experts from the fields of media, business, culture and technology to participate in the Go Viral Tajikistan innovation festival that starts today
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 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
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
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
America Grenada The country, called the Caribbean capital of chocolate for its large production of cocoa beans, celebrates this year with the return of the Grenada Chocolate Fest from 13 to 18 May after being suspended due to the pandemic
Asia Cambodia A female stingray, one of South-East Asia's largest and rarest fish species, was accidentally caught last week when she swallowed a smaller fish that had taken a hook; she has now been released into the Mekong River