Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
Africa Ghana Ghana’s music industry mourns legendary producer and sound engineer George Bennisah, known as Cash Two; musicians, producers, and fans paid tribute to a man whose influence helped shape the sound of several generations of Ghanaian music
Africa Guinea-Bissau New issuance of government bonds in the regional financial market raises €22,9 million for the Guinean Public Treasury
Africa Niger The International Monetary Fund and Niger reached a staff-level agreement on the ninth review of Extended Credit Facility program; The IMF cited strong economic performance despite security challenges, paving the way for additional financing
Europe United Kingdom Downing Street announced a ban on social media for children under 16; the news has raised mixed reactions, with some questioning how the socials were chosen, others arguing there i son evidence minors are better off with no social media profiles
Africa Tunisia Most of Tunisia's climate budget will be invested into water and agriculture, allocating around $1.9 billion to improve irrigation, secure water supplies and strengthen food production against drought and rising temperatures
Asia Iran Sky News verified and made known that 152 (120 students aged 6 to 13, and 26 teachers) of those killed when a US missile struck a primary school in Minab on day 1 of the attack on Iran have been identified cross-checking a number of sources
Asia Syria Severe flooding along the Euphrates River has affected eastern Syria after exceptional inflows from Türkiye caused the river to triple in size; over 8.000 people were displaced, 7.210 hectares of farmland were inundated
Oceania New Zealand Queenstown area, home to some of NZ's most expensive properties, has seen a stable-to-rising housing market as global billionaires and Australians hit by new tax system look for crisis-proof housing market
Asia Bangladesh Recent global events brought back talks on GSOMIA General Security of Military Information Agreement, a framework for classified information sharing with US and ACSA Acquisition Cross-Servicing Agreement that would narrow Bangladesh’s strategic neutrality
Asia Yemen African migrants arriving in Yemen since the start of 2026 has risen to 83.835, the majority of whom are Ethiopian, May saw the lowest influx with around 11.000 people; figures have been revealed by the International Organization for Migration
Africa Mauritania Two financing conventions have been signed with the EU for a total €40 million; one concerns the “Southern Borders” project for stability and improved living conditions, the other will improve access to health services, with focus on women and girls
Africa Burundi Burundi will benefit from a new US funding aimed to finance readiness in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreaks; the $20 million budget will be shared with Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan
America Bolivia A new emergency legislation has been enacted: it expands the police and army’s range of action in regulating protests; President Paz responded to the demonstrations of the past month, that he described as led by “drug trafficking interests”