Europe Switzerland Supermarket chains Coop and Migros are recalling cheese products due to a possible risk of salmonella; contaminated Kräuterbrie soft cheese found at Landbrügg dairy triggered the measure and the dairy's decision to recall its entire product range
Asia Saudi Arabia The first meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers on Cyber Security will be hosted today in Riyadh and will be attended by officials and experts from several Arab League countries
Oceania Solomon Islands Australia will help increase the capacity of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, with funding, training and infrastructure to grow the RSIPF in a sustainable manner, including support for a new sovereign Police Training Centre in Honiara
Africa Togo New measures to improve the safe transport and use of radioactive materials have been announced
Europe Albania Social network TikTok will be made unavailable for at least a year across the country starting in early 2025; the government will launch a series of programmes to 'foster the education of students and help parents track their children's education'
Asia United Arab Emirates A new 1 km bridge has been inaugurated, significantly easing the traffic flow from Hessa Street to Al Khail Road, reducing travel time from 15 to 3 minutes and providing a link to downtown Dubai and Dubai International Airport
America Jamaica Notable increases in arrests and seizure are the result of tackling praedial larceny - theft of agri produce or livestock from farms or land -, an issue in many rural communities that causes losses to farmers and disrupts local food supply chains
Asia India A crackdown on illegal child marriages in north-east India has led to nearly 5.000 arrests, 416 in the latest police operation, a minister said on Sunday; according to the United Nations, there are over 220 million child brides
Europe Moldova A 60-day state of emergency began last week over the prospect of a halt to gas supplies to the Cuciurgan power plant, which is located in Transnistria and supplies the rest of Moldova with some 80% of its electricity
Asia Tajikistan Each resident of Tajikistan's major cities disposes of more than 1 kilogram of solid waste per day, of which 100 grams is plastic; each year the country generates more than 9 million tonnes of household solid waste of which 321.890 tonnes is plastic waste
Asia Syria The United States removed the $10 million bounty it had placed on the capture of Ahmed al Sharaa, or Abu Mohammed al Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al Sham
America Canada Eight MPs were named Ministers in a long-expected cabinet shuffle coming after a dramatic week that began with the shock exit of Chrystia Freeland who resigned from Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister
Europe Germany The Bundestag has approved an amendment to the Basic Law to protect the Federal Constitutional Court; key provisions regarding the structure and functioning of Germany’s supreme court have now been incorporated in the constitution
Europe North Macedonia The Constitutional Court will not rule immediately over the disputed constitutionality of the country’s language 2018 law, but will hold a preparatory meeting soon, to hear international experts’ opinions before making any decisions