America Canada Bomb threats prompted NAV Canada to respond with employees evacuation in airports across the country and subsequent flights diversions or cancellations; targeted facilities weren't disclosed but are 'several', including Ottawa and Montreal
America Suriname A fully digital PSA document system has been introduced to streamline applications and reduce processing times, with the first electronic permits set to launch on July 1, 2025
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu has seen the arrival of Taiwan’s Dunmu Goodwill Fleet for the first time in 12 years; the 3 ships fleet are paying visit to diplomatic allies and providing open-sea training for newly enlisted sailors and non-commissioned officers
America Panama Indigenous communities in Panama have denounced arbitrary detentions and violent repression during protests against the possible reopening of the disputed copper mine, which the Supreme Court had suspended in 2023
Africa Burkina Faso As nine million hectares of soil, about 1/3 of the country, is degraded with a rate of 360.000 hectares/year, and Ouagadougou doubled its population to over 3m people in 14 years, the 6-beds-plots project proves central for food security and environment
Africa Kenya Ngugi wa Thiong'o, a giant of modern African literature, died at 87; never silenced by jail, exile or illness, his works are a document of Kenyan transformation from colonialism to democracy, spanning almost six decades
Europe Ukraine To preserve the country's cultural legacy amid destruction, Ukraine's art community turned to technology, including blockchain: launched this February, the Ukrainian Fund of Digitized Art UFDA digitizes art into non-fungible tokens, to be sold at auction
Africa Zambia The Zambian Women in Film and Zambian Short Film Festival has launched the Zambia Women’s Film Lab that is aimed at empowering 25 filmmakers with skills and training necessary to navigate the film industry
Asia Kyrgyzstan Laboratories worth over 1 million euros were opened at the Akylman Presidential Lyceum, opened in Cholpon-Ata in 2023; 194 students are currently enrolled
America El Salvador Prominent human rights lawyer Ruth López has been detained in El Salvador on charges of embezzlement, amid growing tensions between the government and human rights organizations critical of its policies
America Costa Rica Electric vehicles have registered the highest penetration in Costa Rica in comparison with all other American countries and the country has taken the lead in electric mobility across the continent, according to the IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2025 report
America Honduras 38 Honduras nationals, including children, have arrived on the first US voluntary deportation flight; the country offered financial aid and future legal reentry, as part of a new migration policy
Asia Armenia The Crossroads of Peace project was presented by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the opening of the Yerevan Dialogue 2025 international forum as key to connecting and overcoming global crises by opening the roads with Azerbaijan and Turkey
Asia Bhutan Thimphu municipality opened two new waste drop-off centres in Kelki and Hejo; Set up via a public-private partnership, the centres aim to improve waste segregation and recycling, making it easier for residents to manage waste sustainably