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
Asia Iran Journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who had been convicted for reporting on Mahsa Amini's case, were pardoned; freed on bail after 17 months' imprisonment last January, their sentences were reduced on appeal in August
Asia Bangladesh On the night of Saturday to Sunday, security forces arrested over 1.300 persons in the frame of the violent anti-government protests that have been going on for some time within the country
America Canada The “appointment of Kevin Brosseau as Fentanyl Czar will accelerate Canada’s efforts to detect, disrupt, and dismantle the fentanyl trade, in partnership with the United States” stated PM Trudeau commenting the former RCMP deputy commissioner new role
Africa Mozambique Approximately 100.000 people in Caia district of central Mozambique are facing severe food insecurity due to the effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon, which has created an 'extreme drought'; distribution of food aid to over 5.000 families has begun
America Dominican Republic Farmers in Hato Mayor asked President Luis Abinader and National Police Director Ramón Antonio Guzmán Peralta to address the growing wave of cattle thefts affecting the livestock sector
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the cemeteries in Goma there is no more room and large pits are being dug for the bodies of the victims of the conflict between the M23 group's military and the army of DRC; a new UN estimate has put the number of casualties at over 3.000
Africa Somalia Parliament is working to ensure that the country moves to a one-person, one-vote electoral system, which would replace the current clan-based power-sharing model, known as the '4,5 system'
Europe Estonia The Social Democratic Party wants to limit political donations to €100.000 and intends to change the law before the next election; party chairman Lauri Läänemets stated that political decisions should not be made by a small group of people
Europe Bulgaria The shadow economy remains high, at 33% and Bulgaria shows the highest tolerance for the shadow economy compared to the rest of the European Union according to a study by the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Europe Denmark Opioids will become the most severely punished drug category in Denmark as the government intends to significantly toughen penalties for opioid-related crimes, increasing sentences by more than 400%, announced Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard
Asia China As of 10 February, tourist groups from the 10 ASEAN countries can enter and leave as a group without a visa via the Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport, Mohan Railway and Mohan Highway
Europe Sweden The perpetrator of the Örebro school shooting was likely chose this specific school to attack because he had connections to Campus Risbergska according to current investigation results
Asia Cyprus Forestry college will reopen after nearly a decade with 20 forestry apprentice positions for the Higher Diploma in Forestry programme, a crucial investment to revive Cyprus’s forestry sector with trained personnel