Asia Vietnam Technology will help authorities locate and repatriate the remains of war martyrs, the soldiers who died in the Vietnam War; Deputy PM ordered the use of DNA testing, digital archives and mapping to identify remains and return them to families
Europe Moldova The Together Bloc will register for the parliamentary elections scheduled in September; although fragmented two parties from the original five, representatives of the coalition say the team remains “integrated, competent, and professionally prepared”
Asia Uzbekistan 3,5 million of Uzbeks are self-employed on 20,5 million working age people, as latest data from the Tax Committee report, of whom 58% are men and 42% women as of 1 July 2025; total number of self-employed rose by 56% compared to the same period last year
Asia Taiwan National Taiwan University is hosting International Linguistics Olympiad for the first time; 400 competitors from 43 countries use logical reasoning to analyze unfamiliar languages, uncover their structures and understand their rules and cultural contexts
Asia United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, released its latest traffic statistics for June 2025, reporting continued strong expansion and high customer demand, with 1,8 million passengers (1,5 in 2024) and passengers load at 88% (86% in 2024),
Oceania Papua New Guinea 9 rugby league players have been handed long bans form fields after a brawl broke out during a clash in Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Competition in Lae; 3 officials got 12 months suspension and the two clubs involved were fined over $6000
Europe Luxembourg Firefighters have removed crosses from the towers of two Luxembourg churches after storms left the structures in a precarious position; the fire service said it was a “very rare” occurrence during what was “a relatively intense" wind force episode
Europe Slovenia A new public outdoor Olympic-size swimming pool and an indoor 25-metre pool has opened on the outskirts of Ljubljana, built on the site of a popular pool shut down in 2007; the renovated venue includes multifunctional indoor sports hall and wellness area
Africa Zimbabwe Parirenyatwa, Zimbabwe's largest referral hospital is operating with a single intensive care unit serving all wards in the facility, amid a need of surgeries, including those for the 4500 children born each year with congenital hearts diseases
America Saint Lucia Banana and plantain farmers have welcomed the government’s new crop insurance scheme, a long-awaited safety net; though now it only covers these two high-risk crops for limited funding, growers see it as a critical first step towards broader protection
Asia Iraq Several citizens are still missing after a fire at a hypermarket in Kut in eastern Iraq left at least 61 dead, while were rescued among the ones in the building at the time the fire started; the venue was brand new, inaugurated a few days before
Asia Laos A cooperation pact with Cambodia has been signed on 19 July to curb cross-border scams and drug trafficking, protect citizens and enhance regional security; since late June, Cambodia’s fight on scam networks led to 2.100 arrests and 2.300 deportations
Europe Austria Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian extreme athlete who became the first person to break the sound barrier in a freefall jump in 2012, died in a paragliding crash on Italy's eastern coast; he was 56 and reportedly died because of a heart attack while flying
Asia Saudi Arabia A consortium led by UAE Air Arabia won the bid for a new low-cost national airline based in Saudi Arabia, operating domestic and international routes from Dammam, as part of the Saudi aviation sector development plans