Asia Nepal New members of Nepal’s National Assembly were sworn in following upper-house elections, where the Balendra Shah’s reformist Rastriya Swatantra Party won by a landslide, reshaping Nepal’s political landscape
Europe Slovakia Compulsory social insurance with a mandatory minimum levy of €131,34 per month has been introduced; it must be paid by self-employed workers, including authors and licensed professionals with very low or irregular income, regardless of actual earnings
Asia Yemen EU's decision to add Iran's Revolutionary Guards to the list of terrorist organizations has been welcomed by Yemen, describing it as a timely step to deter one of the most dangerous sources of international conflict and instability in the region
Africa Burkina Faso Burkina Faso joined the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, setting a legal framework regulating civil liability in case of nuclear damage and taking a step forward in its plans to build a nuclear reactor
Europe Portugal The Serra da Gardunha, bordering Spain east of Coimbra, has been classified as a Special Area of Conservation and will benefit from a special legal regime supporting the conservation of its habitats and wildlife
America Costa Rica With US$9,2 billion of total export value in 2025, Costa Rica consolidated its position as the world’s 10th largest exporter of medical devices, having quadrupled high-tech exports in a decade thanks to foreign investment and industry specialization
Europe Iceland 100 years since the first radio transmission in Iceland have been celebrated yesterday: from Free Church a seamen’s church service and memorial mass were broadcast, heard across the country and on ships at sea; Hf Útvarp ceased broadcasting in 1928
Africa Djibouti Djibouti Ambassador to Paris and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO officially submitted the nomination file for Abourma Rock Art Site; it would be the country's first-ever inscription in UNESCO World Heritage List, celebrating its tangible cultural heritage
Africa Madagascar Maximum alert in the West and severe flooding in Mahajanga are the first consequences of the landfall of Cyclone Fytia in Soalala district, presenting sustained winds at 150 km/h, with gusts up to 210 km/h near its center, moving to S-SW at 18 km/h
America Haiti A fire tore through the historic Cluny Market in downtown Cap-Haitien, destroying 30 storage units and hundreds of small shops: no deaths or injuries were reported, the cause is still unknown; once extinguished, vendors tried to collect salvageable goods
Africa Comoros To foster larger participation of women in public and leading roles, civil society committed through the ViaDuQ Charter, promoting gender equality; the initiative is funded by the EU and is part of the Shawiri project
Asia Lebanon The election process has begun with the publication of the decree calling for elections in the Official Gazette: expats would vote abroad on 1 and 3 May, election workers would vote in Lebanon on 7 May and resident voters would vote on 10 May
Asia Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh honored Omar Yaghi, the Saudi scientist and recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with a reception at its headquarters in Riyadh
Africa Mauritania “Octopus and Pathways to Sustainable Management in the Face of Ecological, Economic, and Social Challenges” symposium, focusing on the strategic future of the sector, was launched at the Institute for Oceanographic Research and Fisheries in Nouakchott