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 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
Oceania New Zealand The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will today present a free livestreamed performance for all secondary schools in New Zealand, as well as offering it to classes filling Auckland City Hall
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 Japan Japanese household spending fell in March for the first time in three months, although the drop was smaller than expected -2,3% - as consumers remained wary of rising living costs
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
Africa South Sudan One person has died and 30 others have been infected with cholera in South Sudan in a resurgence of the disease not seen since 2017, the Ministry of Health announced
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
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
Africa Senegal The High-Level Regional Conference on Combating Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants, as part of the follow-up to the Niamey Declaration with the financial support of the European Union, closed today in Dakar
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
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
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
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