Europe Vatican City American cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new Pope as the 267th Bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church; elected during the fourth round of voting, he has taken the name Pope Leo XIV
Asia Kuwait With high capacity energy storage, solar initiatives and a full round of maintenance of energy generating units - now 76% complete - Kuwait is preparing to face the summer heat
Europe Iceland Cannabis is the first drug many Icelandic teens try, often before alcohol, leading to social isolation and school dropping; the alarm is sounded by one of the support center for families dealing with substance use that warns its dangers are underestimated
America Dominican Republic The 2025 Rice Harvest at the Dr. Yin Tieh Hsieh Experimental Station has been inaugurated; the farm is considered a great advancement in the country’s rice and seed production, part of efforts to reach food sovereignty and meet local consumption needs
Asia Azerbaijan Scattered human remains and fragments of clothing of at least seven individuals could lie in the grave excavated in April in the liberated Khojaly district near the Asgaran-Khojaly road, one of two burial sites recently uncovered in the area, media report
Europe Austria Government is planning to freeze inflation-linked increases in family allowances from 2026 to 2027, following an austerity package to curb the rising deficit, suspending a key policy introduced in 2023 that helped benefits keep pace with rising prices
Asia Cyprus Paphos fishermen complained of a lack of support and limitations to their work imposed on them by the municipality and the Ports Authority; they asked better infrastructure and the creation of a dedicated area to directly sell their catch to the public
Africa Guinea-Bissau A mission from the West African Regional bloc ECOWAS has left Guinea-Bissau reportedly because the president had threatened to expel it; the team had arrived last month to help build a “political consensus” on how to conduct elections this year
America Cuba Santa Clara, a 17th-century convent in the heart of Old Havana home to the first cloistered nuns in Cuba, has been restored and opened as a hub for preserving the city’s soul, training young craftsmen and artisans in heritage conservation techniques
Africa Liberia A farmers' cold storage has been opened in Whenlenle, Nimba County, one of Liberia's key vegetable-producing hubs along the Ganta–Monrovia Highway; part of the Rural Economic Transformation Project, it will help local farmers reduce post-harvest losses
Africa Mauritania The award ceremony for the top students in the national “Olympiads and Science Rally” competition of the President of the Republic’s Prize for Science was held at the International Conference Center in Nouakchott, presided over by HE the President
Europe Croatia The 30th Anniversary of the shelling of Zagreb was celebrated; the mayor and survivors of the 1995 attack honoured the victims of what he called 'a cowardly act of revenge', lighting candles at 10:23 a.m. – the time the attack occurred
Africa Sudan The drone attack on Port Sudan airport marks a dangerous shift: it hit a city seen as a safe zone that had become the de facto seat of government and a refuge for displaced people since war erupted between the army and RSF in 2023
Europe Monaco The now famous ‘L’ Apéro des Frenchy’, an event that celebrates French music and culture, will return to the Monaco’s popular market venue Marché de la Condamine on Sunday 11 May