Europe Italy Giorgia Meloni's government became the longest since Italy became a republic after WWII: the first led by a woman, it lasted 1.413 days as of 4 September, one more than Silvio Berlusconi's 2nd; premier said stability isn't a record, but a key for planning
America El Salvador The WHO has certified El Salvador as the first Central American and second American State to have eliminated trachoma, eradicating the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness in just 3 years of campaign
Africa Madagascar Airtel Africa is testing direct satellite-to-mobile connectivity in Madagascar as first market; The technology allows mobile phones to connect directly to satellites in areas without network coverage, improving access to communications in remote regions
Africa South Africa Johannesburg is experiencing a worsening electricity crisis and over 1.200 outages in two weeks, raising concerns of corruption and operational failures at City Power
Asia Saudi Arabia Yemen's Houthi fired missiles at Abha's airport after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between the kingdom and the Iran-aligned group
Africa Sudan The Bank Deposit Guarantee Fund has resumed operations, as part of Sudan's Central Bank's push to restore key financial institutions to Khartoum and rebuild confidence in the banking system after the severe wartime disruptions
America Guatemala A legal action is asking the Constitutional Court to legitimize same-sex marriage by declaring unconstitutional part of Article 78 of the Civil Code, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman; it is the first such attempt in Guatemala’s history
Oceania Nauru Nauru Air Corporation delivered a progress report of the company since December 2012; among the highlights: outsourcing its accounting, HR and part of engineering services, reduced fares resulted in increased passenger loads, looking beyond the region
Europe Slovenia Anti-establishment populist party leader and current Parliament Speaker, Zoran Stevanović, is pushing to hold a national referendum on withdrawing from NATO and is strictly opposing the government's financial and military aid packages to Ukraine
Asia Syria The newly completed People’s Assembly is entering a major political test: whether a legislature built on a hybrid system of localized selection and presidential appointment can credibly claim to represent a country emerging from institutional collapse
Asia Azerbaijan Freestyle wrestler Haji Karimov won gold at U20 European Wrestling Championships in North Macedonia, Gunay Gurbanova got silver, while Muhammad Ismayilov, Bashir Verdiyev and Farhad Suleymanli won bronze
America Jamaica Earthquake experts said they are not overly concerned by the 15 earthquakes felt and recorded in Jamaica so far in 2026 and explained that the apparent increase reflects greater public reporting rather than heightened seismic activity
Africa Tanzania Drugs Control and Enforcement Authority is targeting public servants by expanding awareness across institutions; the crackdown on drug abuse led to 550 arrests
Africa Togo The results of the recruitment competition for 50 trainee judges and 50 trainee court clerks for the Ministry of Justice and Legislation are now available; candidates who took part in the examinations can consult the lists officially published