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
Africa Mauritius The premier laid the foundation stone of the new community health centre in the eastern suburb of St Francois Xavier, recalling the government's active commitment to providing quality health facilities easily reachable by the population
Asia Saudi Arabia Measures continue to be taken to further protect vegetation and combat desertification in the country, which aims at planting 50 billion trees in the world's biggest reforestation project
Asia Japan Suicides among Japanese schoolchildren reached a record high of 415 deaths during the last school year, according to an education ministry report; it is the highest number since tracking began in 1974
Europe Ukraine Today the 30 most significant literature works published between 1991-2021 will be announced as a result of the voting contest "30 Iconic Books of Our Independence" organized over a month by the Ukrainian Book Institute and the Ministry of Culture
Oceania Australia A rover built in the country will head to the moon in 2026 in a joint mission with NASA, which said the agreement expands the coalition of countries that is supporting humanity's return to the moon under the Artemis programme
America Chile In the past month the country had a 1.2% inflation increase, this being its biggest monthly inflation rise in 13 years
Europe Greece The Greek Refugee Forum team, composed only of migrants and refugees, is in the finals of the Summer Cup of anexartito.com, one of the oldest active amateur football leagues in the country
Asia South Korea South Korean series Squid Game has become Netflix's biggest series launch ever, with more than 111 million users in its first 28 days, knocking Bridgerton (82 million) out of first place
Europe Bulgaria Radoslav Stoyanov, legal expert of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, pointed out the lack of attention to the prevention of domestic violence in the country and how institutions alienate victims by belittling their experience
Asia Afghanistan During nighttime expeditions under the bridges of Kabul, Taliban are allegedly picking up hundreds of homeless people addicted to heroin or methamphetamine; often violently, these are then detained and forced into detoxification centers
America Peru The country’s exports have risen 44.6% year on year, registering one of the highest export growth rates in the world
Asia Indonesia Environmentalists in the country have opened a museum exhibiting 10.000 plastic objects, all collected from rivers and beaches; located in East Java, it aims at urging people to rethink their habits and raise awareness on the global ocean plastic crisis