Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
Europe Albania Seventeen Afghan journalists sheltering in the country are managing to continue producing two online Afghan newspapers, Kabul Now and 8am Daily; currently working from their hotel rooms, they are preparing a room to be used as joint office and newsroom
Oceania Kiribati The country ends the month of October 2021 with 0 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 0 deaths reported to WHO since 3 January 2020; as of today, over 65.200 vaccine doses have been administered
Asia Afghanistan Taliban rulers are pressing for the release of billions in assets Afghanistan parked with central bank reserves, blocked as the the government was ousted in August, while the nation faces drought, mass starvation and a new migration crisis
Oceania Marshall Islands The four edition of the Pink Tea Party, organized by local authorities for international Brest Cancer Month, was a chance to raise awareness and funds, honor and remember those who have passed away, and celebrate those who survived the battle with cancer
Africa Libya UN Support Mission in Lybia hopes yesterday’s Cairo 5+5 JMC meeting will lead to the first steps in the process of foreign troop withdrawals
Europe Luxembourg Around 3.500 people dressed in white and carrying white balloons walked silently through the city centre on Friday night in the name of 'freedom of choice' as 'fundamental and inalienable right'
Europe Slovenia A violence-awareness haunted house has been set up in Ljubljana's city square and will remain open until today; visitors can experience first-hand the fear that victims of violence are constantly confronted with
Africa Malawi Latest study by the Malawi Human Rights Commission proves that persons with disabilities, mostly relying on relatives and friends, were sidelined in the implementation of the national response to the pandemic
Oceania Samoa “Open Access” and “Access to Information” were the key areas of an awareness raising workshop for Public Servants, held by the Office of the Ombudsman, aiming at facilitating access to open education resources to build knowledge communities
Oceania Australia Big business would be barred from buying up large tracts of productive agricultural land exclusively for running carbon offset schemes to meet net-zero
Oceania Micronesia According to latest comments in international press, the country should be a priority for QUAD nations, as it could be a pivot in the actions to curb China comprehensive power
Asia Thailand Thai Airways International has resumed full service on 36 foreign routes to destinations in Europe, Asia and Australia, most today, in response to the government's decision to reopen the kingdom to tourists tomorrow Nov 1