Asia Bahrain 394.000 visitors have been registered in state-run heritage sites in January-August 2026, with the Bahrain Fort accounting for 246.409, nearly two thirds of the total, and foreign visitors prevailed with the presence of 187.567 people
Asia Mongolia The 'Mongolian food product-Mongolian goods' fair took place at the Central Stadium, ending today; it was an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises and herders to sell their products free of charge for 10 days
Asia Pakistan The Lahore High Court has demolished the government's much-celebrated Ravi Riverfront urban development project and declared the acquisition of agricultural land for the project unconstitutional and in violation of citizens' fundamental rights
Europe North Macedonia The second winter school of the International Seminar of Macedonian Language, Literature and Culture in Skopje ends today with over 40 Macedonians and foreign Slavists from 17 countries
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89 officers within the Local Police, including the SVG Coast Guard and Fire Service, were promoted to various ranks, including the post of Assistant Police Commissioner
Europe Slovenia The Catholic Advocacy for Victims of Sexual Abuse in the Slovenian Catholic Church Dovolj.je has called for the appointment of a properly funded independent commission to investigate and crack down on those crimes as soon as possible
Europe Vatican City The Catholic bishops of Ukraine and Poland have appealed to leaders to refrain from war, calling on the commonality of dialogue and understanding, joining Pope Francis in his invitation to pray for peace
Oceania New Zealand The country has been ranked as the best country in the world for financial freedom, based on measures including stability, taxation, anti-corruption and transparency of financial systems
Europe Romania The employees of the Bucharest Transport Company suspended the protest action and resumed the activity after a round of negotiations that followed 5 days in which the public transport in the capital was absent
America Saint Lucia The country's travel portal is back up and running after the weekend outage; all travellers must apply to enter Saint Lucia's travel authorisation portal which operates through www.stlucia.org
Europe Denmark The government has outlined 15 initiatives to combat the rise of anti-Semitism in the country; among those, the Holocaust will be compulsory as study topic for children and countermeasures will be intensified where hatred is particularly present
America Colombia The “Artemisa Operation”, a military strategy to fight deforestation, has been extended; the plan includes declaring 30% of Colombian territory as protected area by the end of the year
America Trinidad and Tobago Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has demanded that the Police Service Commission launch an immediate investigation into why the merit list submitted to President Paula-Mae Weekes in August 2021 was withdrawn and under whose instructions
Oceania Palau Since the law provides 30 days for parents whose income in 2020 fell below $15,000 to find a solution to the status of their dependent children, many parents who are not succeeding are facing separation from their children, who are forced to flee