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
Europe Iceland Dozens of pilot whales were found stranded in Ólafsfjörður; with rescue teams from the Tröllaskagi region and Akureyri called out to assist, the whales have been successfully refloated and guided back to the open sea by around 7 p.m.
Asia Iran Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, proposed himself as interim leader to guide the country through regime change, calling on the international community for support, after the US had bombed Iran, that in turn hit US bases in Qatar
Europe Moldova Amendments to the Law on Advertising define state advertising, setting criteria for allocating public funds transparently and fairly: media diversity, editorial independence, language, focus/audience, professional ethical standards, disclosure of funding
America Trinidad and Tobago TT reaffirmed itself as the world's largest exporter of ammonia, a substantial foreign exchange entry; most ammonia goes into the production of fertilisers and the largest market are the US with 25% of the exports, Morocco 16%, Switzerland and Mexico 9%
Africa Madagascar 34.000 children, 22.000 women of reproductive age in Makueni and Tana River counties will take advantage from a new $100,000 health resilience fund launched through a partnership between Prudential Kenya and the Kenya Red Cross Society
Europe Malta St John’s Co-cathedral celebrated the arrival of a new bronze bell that will join Grandmaster Pinto bell in the belfry tower to restore harmonic balance to the unique bell ensemble; Carola Francisca was cast by the Royal Eijsbouts Bellfoundry, Netherlands
Asia Nepal A preliminary 4 km-deep drilling by Nepal–China teams uncovered over 1,12 billion m³ of methane in Dailekh’s Jaljale, Karnali Province and a commercial viability report is due by end 2025; The resource could supply Nepal’s gas demand for around 50 years
Africa Malawi Amid increasing campaign activity in view of general elections in September, aspiring MP for Rumphi Central constituency pledged to push for a new law to allocate university admission quotas to the best students of local Community Day Secondary Schools
Europe Belarus Belarus released 14 political prisoners, including jailed opposition blogger Siarhei Tsikhanouski and three Polish nationals, following meetings of Alexander Lukashenko with envoys from U.S. President Trump in Minsk
Africa Liberia President Boakai has taken part in the WAES Summit in Abuja to present Liberia’s vision for trade, investment, and development in the region; the West African States Summit was followed by WAE Head of States meeting to deliberate on common challenges
Asia Turkmenistan Potato harvesting 2025 has started in northern regions; in Dashoguz velayat, 8.800 hectares have been planted, in Shavat etrap, about 17.000 tons of tubers have already been prepared: along with Akdepe, is the largest producer in the region
Oceania Palau A new voter database system, GVRS Hybrid, has replaced the older software; according to the Palau Election Commission, it improves registration tracking introducing major upgrades in voter data management, fraud prevention and election transparency
Asia Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would reportedly be open to discussing Philippines rejoining of the International Criminal Court; His administration will “study it carefully,” following UN calls to reverse the 2019 withdrawal amid human rights concerns