America Guyana Daily oil production in Guyana has reached 900.000 barrels, marking a major milestone in the country’s rapidly growing offshore energy sector
Asia Pakistan After over two months of protest, Gilgit-Baltistan traders ended their blockade at Sost Dry Port; The port, a vital China–Pakistan trade hub, resumed operations following government assurances to review freight charges and address trade grievances
America United States A temporary halt of some of the US government services came as funding has been cut off following Republican Party failure to agree with opposition Democrats on a way forward on a spending bill; it's the 10th halt since 1976
Africa Tunisia Tunisians who also hold Algerian, Turkish, or French nationality can now serve military service in their second country of nationality, following agreements signed between Tunisia and these three nations
Asia Iraq A Federal Electronic Visa System will be the single platform for issuing entry visas to Iraq and a health insurance will be mandatory for all entrants, linking the issuance of a visa to a health insurance document
Africa Uganda Soldiers, police and rangers from the Uganda Wildlife Authority moved into Pian Upe Conservation Area to steer thousands of cattle out as herds belonging to Pokot pastoralists had overrun the grasslands, competing with antelopes and giraffes for food
Europe Norway A verbal assault on King Harald V, broadcast by his son-in-law Durek Verrett, has set off public uproar among Norwegians; calls for the king to strip Princess Martha Louise, of her royal title have come from monarchists and those favouring a republic
America Haiti 150 Haitian soldiers returned from an 8-week training in Mexico; they are part of the first group of 700, including special operations units, that will join the fight against gangs as violence spreads beyond the capital and surrounding areas
America Trinidad and Tobago The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service has again suspended its routine forecast products and services at the Synoptic Forecasting Branch due to a staff shortage
Europe Iceland Airline Play collapse would have had more impact on the Icelandic aviation market if the airline had not already reduced its flight schedule, says the CEO of Icelandair, adding Icelandair has little room for more flights to help stranded travellers
Asia Cyprus Sixteen archaeological sites and monuments across Cyprus will be open with free entry this weekend as part of the celebrations for the European Heritage Days
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Human papillomavirus HPV screening program has been officially launched: joining the global movement to eliminate cervical cancer marks a milestone for women’s health in the country
Oceania Tonga The slow recovery of the marine ecosystem around the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano surprised an international team of scientists who have been researching the area to check water column and sea floor reaction after the eruption
Asia Nepal The Baitadeli dialect, rooted in the Khas tradition, is a marker of identity of the far west; mostly oral, eventually written in Devanagari, it declines as Nepali dominates; Locals see it as vital heritage, its preservation a cultural distinctiveness