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
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
Africa Uganda Claimants for livestock compensation will no longer have to process a Tax Identification Number, benefitting from more relaxed conditions to access the refund for their lost cattle, sheep, goats and pigs
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
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
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 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
Asia Tajikistan The country has begun work on connecting to the integrated Central Asian energy system; Tajik energy company Barqi Tojik expects to complete activities by the end of 2022
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
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
America Panama Panama and the EU launched a climate change plan of action and adaptation called EUROCLIMA+, which consists of reducing carbon emissions, using greener technologies, and increasing international climate transparency
Europe Albania Three people have been arrested for mining cryptocurrencies using stolen energy as authorities look to reduce energy waste during the crisis; relying almost entirely on hydroelectric power, the country must import during periods of low output
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
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