America Canada A coroner inquest into the mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge will focus on interactions among mental health, public safety systems and firearms oversight, and on intersection of law enforcement with information shared online and emerging technologies
Asia China Beijing has once again stated that only the Chinese government can choose the future leader of Tibetan Buddhism; the Dalai Lama, who will turn 90 this month, had instead said that his successor will be identified by a Tibetan exile group
Africa Mauritius Debate is increasing around the pension reform, with specific criticism on parliamentary pensions, namely on the age of eligibility; many are calling on the government act so that the same pension criteria apply equally to all citizens
Asia Palestine Residents of the city of Tulkarem in the West Bank were scrambling to save their belongings after Israel issued additional evacuation orders announcing the demolition of over one hundred buildings
Europe Croatia A formal recommendation has been issued advising Croatian citizens not to travel to Serbia, postponing any non-essential visit and exercising increased caution
Asia Afghanistan Students in 500 villages across the southern province of Zabul are deprived of access to education due to a shortage of teachers, local Department of Education reported; residents are calling on authorities to provide both modern and religious education
Africa South Africa A social worker's alarming insights reveal how social media is becoming a dangerous platform for minors engaging in prostitution, urging parents to take action against online sexual exploitation
Europe Austria A convicted Syrian offender has been deported to his country, marking its first forced return to Syria in 15 years
America Barbados Three nurses at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital were attacked by a patient wielding a sharp object in the second violent incident targeting the caretakers community in less than a month, prompting renewed calls for urgent action to protect healthcare staff
Europe Greece The recent spike in migrant arrivals and the problem of where to house them is laying bare social tensions on the island of Crete, were at least 500 people have been rescued at sea in a single night and summer sea conditions are favorable to more arrivals
Asia Japan Researchers from major universities, including Tokyo's Waseda, have used prompts in their papers to get positive AI-based reviews, raising concerns about integrity, amid a surge in peer-to-peer review exploitation in academic publishing
America Saint Lucia First African head of State to address St. Lucia Parliament, Nigerian President Tinubu in his official visit announced scholarships for Saint Lucian students, proposed deeper academic collaboration, more cooperation in trade, education, cultural exchange
Africa Botswana One of the three main distributaries of the Okavango Delta, the Jao/Boro system, appears to be dying; though scientists haven't confirm its potential demise, local communities point to an evident, deliberate diversion of water towards private properties
Asia Taiwan The Penghu Water Recreation Activities Association is offering a bounty of NT$300 (US$10) for each crown-of-thorns starfish caught in local waters: feeding on coral polyps, the living tissue of coral reefs, the are killing off large tracts of reefs