Europe Romania With 77 deaths per million inhabitants, Romania still has the highest road accident rate in the European Union, despite a 4% drop in 2024 compared to the previous year
Asia Kyrgyzstan A historic agreement with Tajikistan has been signed, defining the 1.000-km border running between them, subject of a deep-rooted territorial dispute whose reasons go back to the days when they were part of the Soviet Union
Asia Cyprus The Aphrodite Rally motor race will go ahead on routes that avoid the Paphos forest and Natura 2000 protected areas, the Cyprus automobile association confirmed following consultations with the agriculture ministry after complaints were voiced
America Canada Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister on Friday 14 March, along with a leaner team of cabinet ministers who will manage the country through the current US trade war and a federal election campaign expected to begin shortly
Asia Iran Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance to inform on women refusing to wear the mandatory headscarf in public; according to latest UN report, state-sponsored vigilantism aims at enlisting businesses and private individuals in hijab compliance
Asia Georgia Students of the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University gathered in front of the institute building, announcing their intention to intensify their protest with a demonstration urging the administration to change its decision to revoke student statuses
Africa Gambia A crisis is unfolding across The Gambia’s peanuts producers as government-operated buying centers, known locally as seccos, closed ahead of schedule for cash shortages: farmers are left with large quantities of unsold crops and mounting financial pressure
Africa Guinea 75 political parties are allowed to continue their political activities normally, while another 24 can continue under certain conditions; the decision follows an evaluation carried out by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation
America Grenada South St George Government School received a gift of 10 laptops from one of its old boys, Pastor Terrence Griffith, senior pastor of the First African Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Europe Germany The conservative CDU/CSU bloc of German election winner Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats reached an agreement in principle with the Greens on plans for a massive increase in state loans ahead of next week's parliamentary vote
Africa Ethiopia Tsadkan Gebretensae, Ethiopia’s former Defense Chief of Staff and one of the leading military strategists in Tigray, published an article on African Report stating that war with Eritrea could break out at any moment and will involve regional powers
Africa Seychelles The Department of Social Affairs held a workshop to develop a standard operating procedure for child protection to guide practice and ensure that child safety is at the centre of investigation processes
America Cuba Action is underway to reorganise non-state-run transport services, said Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, hoping that the private sector would 'continue to support passenger transport, but without imposing abusive prices'
Asia Bhutan Indian Railways has completed the detailed project report for a new track that will connect Kokrajhar, Assam, to Gelephu