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 Monaco The Prince's Foundation has accepted a €45.000 donation from Urban Painting Around the World, a team of urban street artists who have come together to raise funds to protect Mediterranean monk seals
Asia Pakistan The 15-storey Nasla Tower in Karachi will be demolished through a controlled implosion in the next days by order of the Supreme Court due to the illegal construction of the residential complex; the owner will have to compensate the occupants
Africa Botswana This year's Miss Botswana journey is being documented in a 13-episode docu-series that will be aired on Botswana Television, with the show's finale scheduled for today
America Brazil The nation’s senators have voted to endorse charging President Jair Bolsonaro over his mismanaging of the Covid-19 pandemic
Africa Republic of the Congo 290 million CFA francs have been distributed to more than 4000 needy families in three districts in a project of the French Development Agency; the amounts allocated to each family are calculated according to the number of children
America Venezuela For the first time in 15 years, the European Union sent EU observers to overlook the Venezuelan general elections that will be taking place in less than a month
America Belize The government introduced a motion in its parliament stating that the nation will proceed to build a case against the United Kingdom, in order to claim compensation for the human rights violations that were done centuries ago to their African ancestors
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The country's creatives, innovators and entrepreneurs will benefit from a deeper relationship between the government and private sector partners in efforts to improve the film industry; there will be 4 films produced in the country in the last 9 months
Africa Liberia Liberian fishermen, mainly artisanal, have received outboard motors as a donation from the government and the Japanese people, in an effort to modernize the fishing sector
America Bolivia A series of journalist kidnappings sparked manifestations about freedom of speech and expression; protesters claim that the government must protect this fundamental human right more effectively
Africa Mauritius To assess the human rights situation in the country in relation to hazardous substances and waste, the UN sent its Special Rapporteur on toxic substances and human rights in a visit that ended yesterday
Europe Italy The 2021 G20 Summit will be held in Rome today and tomorrow; heads of state from G20 member countries and thousands of foreign dignitaries, staff, and journalists have reached the city for the meeting
Europe North Macedonia The survey conducted in the last 3 months among a representative sample of 1.000 respondents showed that two thirds follow the campaign for the municipal elections and 52% are fairly or completely satisfied with the political offer