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
Africa South Sudan A digitalized traffic system, including signs to regulate traffic flow in Juba City, has been launched by the Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with the Juba City Council and private company Africa Innovative Automation
Africa Niger Two people have died after a structure collapsed on Saturday at the decommissioning site of the former COMINAK uranium mine, which was closed in 2021 after nearly 50 years of operation, with the ore reserves depleted
Europe Slovakia General practitioners can no longer prescribe medicines recommended by a specialist; the Association of Outpatient Providers warned this would require more visits to doctors for chronic and elderly patients and called for the amendment to be re-evaluated
America El Salvador This week the country celebrates 30 years since the Implementation of the Peace Accords that put an end to the civil war, which left over 75.000 dead in the span of 12 years
America Brazil Regardless of President Jair Bolsonaro’s objections, the country officially began vaccinating children aged five to eleven
America Honduras Taiwan removed all tariffs from 25 goods imported from Honduras under a new Free Trade Agreement (FTA), as a way to incentivise newly-elected president Xiomara Castro to not cut off diplomatic ties with Taipei
Asia Syria China has sent over 4.000 tonnes of rice as humanitarian aid to the country, with the Chinese ambassador handing them over to the head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent at its headquarters in Damascus
Asia Singapore A coalition of students has called on universities to move away from the fossil fuel industry by 2030, after the group Students for a Fossil Free Future released the Fossil-Fuelled Universities report detailing the "extensive" links between the parties
Africa Mauritius The keys to the Intercontinental Slavery Museum were handed over to ISM Mauritius Ltd during a ceremony following the completion of the work that consisted of the renovation of the building; the second phase will consist of the fitting out of the museum
America Nicaragua The United States’ coercive sanctions against the country - such as the limitation of visas - have been openly condemned by Cuba, that also ratified their solidarity with the nation
Asia Iran The Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade has announced that Iran's exports have exceeded US$40 billion in the last ten months; it has been estimated that exports will reach US$45 billion by the end of the year
Asia India Gregory Stanton, founder of Genocide Watch, warns of violence against Muslims in India, as attacks perpetrated by Hindus increase with little apparent official condemnation
Europe Germany Sven Lehmann has been appointed as the country's first LGBTQ+ commissioner, a role created as part of the new coalition government's cultural modernisation plans