Asia Vietnam Technology will help authorities locate and repatriate the remains of war martyrs, the soldiers who died in the Vietnam War; Deputy PM ordered the use of DNA testing, digital archives and mapping to identify remains and return them to families
Europe Serbia Students in Belgrade called off their two-week blockade of Serbia's public broadcaster, RTS, after the authorities agreed to scrap – and restart – the competition for members of the council in charge of electronic media
Africa Gabon Ex-military chief Oligui was sworn in as Gabon president; the former general, who led a coup that ended Bongo family’s 55-year rule, swept elections last month after heading a transition government
Europe Slovenia Slovenian researcher and chip innovator Teja Potočnik, founder and CEO of UK-based startup Nanomation, is one of ten innovators selected from 450 candidates to receive the European Patent Office's (EPO) Young Inventors Prize this June
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH dropped 17 places in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, now ranking 81st in 180 countries amid a deepening crisis for local media freedom driven by factors that include attempts to introduce legislation restricting freedom of expression
Europe Ukraine Documentary photographer Amadeusz Swierk traveled to Kharkiv to lens the cultural scene for his photo series “Art in the time of war”; the city near Russia’s border keeps its resilient spirit and cultural events are a reminder of what can be lost to war
Asia Bahrain BAPCO Refining confirmed that the safety valve incident on the Bahrain plant has been contained and all measures have been take to protect workers and environment; the leak had resulted in the death of two employees while performing an inspection
Asia Israel Netanyahu declared Israel “on the eve of a forceful entry to Gaza" as security cabinet voted to approve a plan for tens of thousands of additional soldiers to seize and hold Gaza territory, relocating Palestinians south, raising international bewilderment
America Trinidad and Tobago The 230-bed Couva Children’s Hospital, equipped since 2015 with MRI and CT Scan units, will be opened; it will be commissioned in phases , starting with staff relocation and considering international nurses recruiting
Africa Libya A fossilized whale skeleton around five million years old, dating back to the Miocene epoch - one of the rarest geological discoveries in Qasr Al-Sahabi area - will be restored by the Benghazi Department of Antiquities and permanently displayed
Asia Kyrgyzstan Roads leading to Three Peaks ski resort in eastern Issyk-Kul will be expanded, demolition works are underway; a central street in the village of Jyrgalan, the most remote village in the Ak-Suu district of the region, will also be enlarged
America United States Supreme Court ruled the administration's ban on transgender troops can be enforced while legal challenges move forward; the ruling was unsigned and it offered no reasoning, which is typical when the court acts on emergency applications
Europe Moldova Domicile address and patronymic will be excluded from the new identity card design, as stated in a draft law that modifies various regulations concerning the issuance of identity documents, and citizens won't need to update their ID every time they move
Asia Uzbekistan Doctors and nurses in primary healthcare will only work full-time, obstetricians and gynecologists will be doubled according to new system presented following Ishtikhon polyclinic model; family doctors would earn $1.500/month, nurses up to 800