Asia Bangladesh An auto-fine system will be launched today on Dhaka-Chittagong highway: it will automatically detect speeding, illegal parking, driving against traffic with AI-powered cameras; police urged transport owners, workers, stakeholders to support the initiative
America Grenada The Rayneau Construction Group has once again found itself at the centre of controversy, this time in Grenada, as environmentalists and residents raise doubts about the company's plans on the island
Africa Mali A gold mine has collapsed in eastern Mali, killing dozens of people and injuring many more; this is the second major accident this year in the country that is one of Africa's top three gold producers
America Guatemala Guatemala will accept deported migrants from other countries under a new agreement with the US, expanding its deportation flight capacity by 40%, with repatriation costs covered by the US, while also planning economic initiatives to reduce migration
Asia Armenia The Ministry of Economy, that oversees the country's agricultural sector, has proposed to fully subsidise the insurance premium for the 2025 agricultural year at government expense as part of the programme for the introduction of agricultural insurance
Africa Cameroon UNESCO is working with Cameroon's Ministry of Forests and Wildlife to promote sustainable tourism and community-based conservation activities around World Heritage sites in the country
Europe Andorra The Diversand association has called for the Ministry of Health to make the gender transition protocol public and thus provide answers to approximately 25 people, both adults and minors, who are currently waiting for specific regulations
America Venezuela Venezuela has reaffirmed the validity of the Geneva Agreement and demanded again that Guyana immediately negotiate the territorial dispute over the Essequibo region, accusing it of systematic violations
Africa Namibia Exports to the European Union have more than doubled over the past two decades, from around N$9 billion (€467.000) in 2004 to over N$20 billion in 2023, according to the EU-Namibia Trade Statistics Bulletin
Europe United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer would be “ready and willing” to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine to enforce any peace deal; it is the first time the Prime Minister has explicitly said he is considering deploying British peacekeepers to the country
Africa Morocco With the aim of strengthening national sovereignty in the aviation sector, the country announced the creation of an accredited and competitive centre for aircraft maintenance and repair, particularly those belonging to the Royal Moroccan Air Force
America Mexico Mexico is threatening to sue Google if it keeps renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" for US Maps users; President Claudia Sheinbaum is arguing that Trump's executive order only applies to US waters and has no authority over Mexico or Cuba
Oceania Micronesia Nan Madol, a mysterious stone city built almost 1.000 years ago on the small South Pacific island of Temwen, has been named the 'Venice of the Pacific'
America Guyana Guyana is planning to build 12 modern regional hospitals by 2028, with six opening in 2025, to improve healthcare access across multiple regions