Asia North Korea Experience gained by North Korean forces on the battlefields of the Russia-Ukraine war imposes changes in the security calculus on the Korean Peninsula, as NK troops have been exposed to the technology and tactics of modern warfare, UN Commander reveals
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The SVG Coast Guard officially launched its 2026 Youth Development Programme at its Base in Calliaqua; the theme of this year's edition is “Shaping Our Youths for Life’s High Seas”
Europe France Bastille Day, Macron's last as president, has been celebrated with parade showcasing unity with allies and Ukraine; the event brought together thousands of French troops but also two dozen foreign heads of state and government
Europe Estonia A 340 mq apartment which recently sold for €4 million is reportedly the most expensive transaction in Estonian real estate history; the property takes up an entire floor at the new Volta Skai development in North Tallinn
America El Salvador The WHO has certified El Salvador as the first Central American and second American State to have eliminated trachoma, eradicating the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness in just 3 years of campaign
America Guatemala A legal action is asking the Constitutional Court to legitimize same-sex marriage by declaring unconstitutional part of Article 78 of the Civil Code, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman; it is the first such attempt in Guatemala’s history
Europe Slovenia Anti-establishment populist party leader and current Parliament Speaker, Zoran Stevanović, is pushing to hold a national referendum on withdrawing from NATO and is strictly opposing the government's financial and military aid packages to Ukraine
Oceania Nauru Nauru Air Corporation delivered a progress report of the company since December 2012; among the highlights: outsourcing its accounting, HR and part of engineering services, reduced fares resulted in increased passenger loads, looking beyond the region
Asia Saudi Arabia Yemen's Houthi fired missiles at Abha's airport after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between the kingdom and the Iran-aligned group
Asia Syria The newly completed People’s Assembly is entering a major political test: whether a legislature built on a hybrid system of localized selection and presidential appointment can credibly claim to represent a country emerging from institutional collapse
Africa South Africa Johannesburg is experiencing a worsening electricity crisis and over 1.200 outages in two weeks, raising concerns of corruption and operational failures at City Power
Africa Sudan The Bank Deposit Guarantee Fund has resumed operations, as part of Sudan's Central Bank's push to restore key financial institutions to Khartoum and rebuild confidence in the banking system after the severe wartime disruptions
Europe Poland Iga Świątek has fallen to N.8 in the WTA Singles Rankings after her Wimbledon third-round defeat; defending 2.000 ranking points as the previous year's champion, this early exit caused her to drop and leave the top five for the first time in four years
Europe Greece Gennadius Library in Athens celebrates its 100th anniversary with a grand exhibition of its pieces to mark the contribution of diplomat J. Gennadius to understanding the continuity of Greece; his 25.000 volumes are the core of today's 145.000 books legacy