America Guatemala Indigenous communities in Guatemala are facing a high 18% illiteracy rate and have launched initiatives like floating schools—classrooms on boats reaching remote areas—but struggle as many children are pulled from school to work in agriculture
Europe Austria The liberal party NEOS announced the abandonment of negotiations to form a coalition government together with the centre-right People's Party and the centre-left Social Democratic Party; in September the extreme right failed to form a coalition government
Europe Montenegro Montenegro is holding three days of mourning after a gunman killed 12 people, including two children, in the city of Cetinje – the worst mass shooting in the country’s history; the perpetrator of the murders committed suicide
Africa Niger The Niger government, in order to protect giraffes, has adopted a draft decree establishing the National Giraffe Nature Reserve and laying down the modalities of its management
Europe Latvia AirBaltic is forced to cancel 19 routes and reduce operations on other 21, for a total of 4.670 flights cancelled from all its bases for summer 2025, losing over 67.000 passengers, due to shortage of engines and maintenance service of its A220-300 planes
America United States Bourbon Street in New Orleans reopened a day after an Army veteran drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers killing at least 14 people; investigators confirmed he was inspired by ISIS but acting alone and with no foreign powers involvement
Africa Comoros More than 108.000 direct beneficiaries will benefit from the activities of the 'Agricultural Value Chain' project, launched in Idjinkudzi, Dimani region, to strengthen agricultural systems and climate-smart value chains
Europe Serbia Like their parents challenging Milosevic’s regime in the 1990s, university students have taken to the streets to change what they see as the corruption, secrecy and deception endemic in the Serbian government; younger pupils have now joined protests
Asia Jordan As Jordan braces for its winter peak, authorities have implemented precautionary measures to help farmers safeguard their livelihoods against the challenges posed by frost and heavy rainfall, as this year’s unpredictable conditions have amplified concerns
Asia Turkey 1.149 cultural artefacts have been repatriated to the country in 2024 and added to the over 13.000 objects returned to the country since 2002
Asia North Korea Leader Kim Yo Jong's sister appeared for the first time with children in state media
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier of Nevis listed the completion of the Solar Desalination Plant at Maddens, the Bath and Butler’s Village road projects and the Oualie Water Taxi Terminal Building, as well as the opening of another International Bank as major achievements of 2024
Africa Niger A 'vital' development project for the Agadez region and village of Eladep, severely affected by warming and drought, has been launched by the Turkish cooperation and coordination Agency by creating an agricultural production and experimentation centre
Africa Tunisia Reported investments in the industrial sector increased by 3,7% last year compared to the same period in 2023, according to data from the Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency