Europe United Kingdom A wave of far-right anti-migrant sentiment is sweeping across the UK and a protest in Portsmouth was marked by violent incidents; around 500 hooded people besieged the port, disrupted ferry terminals after learning of the landing of 140 migrants
Asia Cambodia The country has become the official host of the 2029 Asian Youth Games after the Kingdom signed for hosting rights
Asia Kazakhstan A women's entrepreneurship development centre has been opened in Turkistan; it's the first of 17 centers to be opened in all regions of the country
America Belize Along with Belize Electricity (BEL), the government began working on a plan to renovate the whole national electrical infrastructure, in order to improve electricity coverage on islands and introduce natural gas distribution
Asia Thailand In the upcoming local elections, it will be the first time that many of the Moken tribes, also known as sea gypsies, will vote in the Tambon Administration Organisation elections, with hopes that the vote will help improve communities and their livelihood
Europe North Macedonia Deputy PM for economic affairs stated that the public administration will become digital: digitisation is one of the investments set out in the budget, becoming the first country in south-eastern Europe to introduce artificial intelligence assistants
Africa Tanzania With the support of the EU and FAO, the government will initiate a four-year project to address administrative and technical constraints related to plant health that undermine agricultural trade and jeopardise food security
Oceania Samoa Church leaders have accepted government's plans to repeal the controversial Income Tax Amendment Bill 2017 which required church ministers to pay income tax
Africa eSwatini Former member of parliament Simelane has formed a new political party, the Swaziland Liberation Movement, SWALIMO, launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, as political activism remains banned; the aim is to intensify their call for electoral reform
Oceania Tonga In the recent elections, an all-male parliament was elected, with nine new faces entering the 17 seats of people's representatives
Africa Kenya The Ministry of Education is set to construct a total of 421 classrooms in various public secondary schools in Machakos County for the Competency Based Curriculum infrastructure development project
Europe Denmark Since municipal reform increased the number of municipalities to 98 in 2007, there have never been so many women elected mayor; so far, 19 women have been chosen - an increase of five compared to 2017 and seven compared to 2013
Europe Bulgaria Businesswoman Victoria Victorova has been recognised as one of the most influential female entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in 2021 Business Elite's 40 under 40 Awards with startup MindFit offering companies psychotherapy in the form of a social bonus
America Brazil The government is discussing with Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, the possibility of using satellite technology to monitor the Amazon’s deforestation and fires, as well as bring internet connectivity to rural areas and indigenous communities