America Colombia Abelardo De La Espriella has become the new president-elect of Colombia in a tight run-off; the far-right lawyer was openly backed by US President Trump
Europe Portugal The Nova University of Lisbon is organizing an Intergenerational Speed Dating event today to address the housing crisis and loneliness; the initiative aims to connect senior citizens with vacant rooms and students looking for accommodation in Lisbon
Africa Central African Republic One of the wives and three children of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony have been repatriated from Central African Republic while he remains at large, wanted by ICC on 36 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity
Europe Italy During 2024, 1.927 cyber attacks were recorded, 18% more than 2023, although successful attacks were 10% fewer than in 2023 and 63% fewer than in 2022, according to 'Threat intelligence report' published by Exprivia's cybersecurity observatory
Africa Namibia The African Seismological Commission held their General Assembly for the first time in Namibia; the 4th event of its kind, brought together seismologists from all over Africa to discuss, collaborate and improve regional seismic monitoring
Asia Israel A raffle to win a $1.000.000 apartment in Jerusalem has been established to support Am Yisrael Chai; the expression translate resilience and community support and generally describes a drive for Jews cohesion
America Costa Rica First deportation flight from the US has landed carrying 135 deportees, mainly from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan and Russia; they will be held in detention centers while their repatriation is arranged, amidst regional pressure to facilitate deportations
Europe Bulgaria Bulgaria's Central Energy Repair Base is carrying out repairs to the Pljevlja thermal power plant, Montenegro's only coal-fired plant, which generates about a third of the country's electricity and plays a key role in the energy infrastructure
Asia East Timor The One Stop Shop was opened in the municipality of Liquiça; it is an initiative of the Government, through the Ministry of State Administration to modernise and improve the provision of public services to citizens
Asia Kuwait A fully electronic price monitoring system will be launched to curb price increases and improve price transparency of commodities in markets upon initiative of the Ministry of Trade and Industry
Oceania Papua New Guinea Arnold Amet has been appointed as the new ambassador to the United States; his endorsement, that came both from King Charles III and US President Donald Trump, marks a step in strengthening relations between the countries
America Cuba The NGO Amnesty International accused the Cuban government of 'irregularities' and 'lack of transparency' in the process of releasing 553 prisoners, announced following the agreement between Washington and Havana
Africa Algeria A new viral hashtag marking popular discontent #Manich_Radhi - "I am not happy, satisfied" -has been shared by thousands of Algerians despite a new crackdown on social media that brought to dozens of arrests in recent weeks
Oceania Fiji The Fiji National Provident Fund is in negotiations with the Government to allow its members to make voluntary contributions after they reach 55 years of age, the age of entitlement to retirement for FNPF members