Asia Mongolia A 40-metre replica of Japan’s historic Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions was donated to Mongolia by a Japanese collector; The replica, depicting the Yuan dynasty’s invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, will be housed at the Kharakhorum Museum
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The São Tomé Air Traffic Controllers’ Union is threatening a strike, denouncing a “serious institutional and technical crisis” and mismanagement with safety implications at the National Airports and Air Safety Company ENASA
Africa Equatorial Guinea Lawyers for Equatorial Guinea accused France of “neo-colonial” behavior, urging ICJ to block the sale of a mansion on one of Paris’ poshest avenues in the latest move in a long-running legal battle over the multimillion-dollar seized property
Africa Chad Hundreds of deaths among 'thousands' of cases of cholera among Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad, are reported by multiple sources, including WHO, with near-total absence of healthcare support and continued mass displacement as civilians flee war zones
America Uruguay Bigger electric buses and changes in infrastructure along the 8 de Octubre and Avenida Italia axes appear to be the latest decision over a much-debated plan for Montevideo that initially devised an aerial train and then a tram-train
Oceania Nauru Officers from the Nauru Police Force were joined Fiji Police Headquarters for a two-week attachment program supported by UNDP Pacific Office through Nauru Accountable and Inclusive Governance Project, within regional actions to empower law enforcement
Asia Thailand Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate, unconditional ceasefire after five days of intense border fighting that killed at least 36 people and displaced around 300.000; Malaysian Prime Minister brokered the deal, with support from the US and China
Africa Cape Verde The Cape Verde Red Cross will work with the government to identify young people in vulnerable situations for free access to vocational training: around 100 training courses will be launched for over 4.000 students in strategic areas of development
Africa Comoros An ongoing territorial dispute over the island of Mayotte, geographically part of the Comorian archipelago that politically remained part of France, hangs over the celebrations of independence, as Comorian authorities have never accepted its status
Africa Burundi Ruling party CNDD-FDD has won all Senate seats in the indirect elections held earlier this month, consolidating its position across all five provinces; results are pending validation from the Constitutional Court
Africa Benin American singer Ciara Princess Wilson has officially acquired Beninese nationality, becoming one of the first prominent figures to benefit from a groundbreaking citizenship program launched aimed at strengthening ties with the African diaspora
Africa Central African Republic Former soccer federation president Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom, a rebel leader, were convicted by the ICC for their proven involvement in atrocities, war crimes, crimes against humanity perpetrated when part of a Christian rebel group
Africa Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki on state TV blamed Mohamed bin Zayed, President of the UAE, for pushing to control Eritrea’s key port of Assab, pursuing expansionism along the Red Sea and Indian Ocean and destabilizing the whole region
America Guatemala Deputies didn't meet to extend the deadline for the payment of road tax: vehicle owners must thus respect the deadline set for 31 July