Europe Italy Giorgia Meloni's government became the longest since Italy became a republic after WWII: the first led by a woman, it lasted 1.413 days as of 4 September, one more than Silvio Berlusconi's 2nd; premier said stability isn't a record, but a key for planning
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Musicians Leo Boca Copo and Moussa Halawi were received in audience by the President of the National Assembly, who congratulated them on their musical work to promote the country's culture and in particular Creole-Forro
Europe Norway According to a report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the country is at the top of the global ranking of countries with "full democracy" with a score of 9,75
Asia Palestine The Pan African Palestine Solidarity Network (PAPSN) has accused the African Union (AU) of reneging on its founding values by supporting apartheid Israel's observer status
Asia India Over the next month elections will be held in 5 states, including Uttar Pradesh, crucial as the most populous state - if it were a separate country, it would be the world's 5th most populous - and therefore with the most MPs elected
Asia Myanmar Global law enforcement body Interpol has said it will not provide help to countries in situations involving domestic politics, days after Myanmar's military announced it was seeking support to fight "terrorism" from its opponents
Europe Albania At least 37% of Albanians suffer from fuel poverty, well above the European average of 5%, according to a study by DOOR and EIHP, forcing them to use wood; the report stresses it has a direct impact on health
Africa Morocco Airspace has been reopened to international travellers, although strict measures are still in place; in two years there have been 20 million fewer travellers and a loss of more than $8 billion in foreign exchange earnings
Africa Guinea-Bissau In the capital, unidentified armed men raided the premises of a private radio station, Capital FM, which is critical of the authorities, and beat up the station's managers; the episode comes in a climate of growing tension
Africa Uganda Ugandan authorities are seeking to make vaccines legally compulsory in a new bill, yet to be passed, that would include a six-month jail term for failure to comply with vaccination requirements during outbreaks of diseases
Asia Kazakhstan The EU Delegation in the country is launching four new projects to promote meaningful and structured participation of civil society organisations in local decision-making and to promote inclusive democracy
Africa Central African Republic Félix Moloua, Minister of Economy in the previous government and a mathematician, teacher and researcher in demography, has been appointed head of government
Africa Burundi Residents of the country's largest city, Bujumbura, expressed their relief as the EU decided to lift its financial restrictions on the government, hoping it will improve the fragile economic situation
Europe France Professor Anne L'Huillier has been awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics for her pioneer contribution on ultrafast laser science and attosecond physics; she is the first woman after 44 years of male winners