America Canada Bomb threats prompted NAV Canada to respond with employees evacuation in airports across the country and subsequent flights diversions or cancellations; targeted facilities weren't disclosed but are 'several', including Ottawa and Montreal
Oceania Tonga The Tonga Trade Fair 2025 will opens on 3 July at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nuku'alofa under the theme “Buy Tonga Made”; over 40 local businesses will showcase Tonga-made products
Asia Bhutan Leena Devi Ghalley, a designer from Phuentsholing, a southern border town, founded LEENA’s WORLD, an eco-fashion brand; through hand-woven motifs, natural dyes, and upcycled fabrics she revives Bhutanese heritage with a sustainable, spiritual vision
Europe Moldova "First Home” program beneficiaries will pay a higher interest rate on their mortgage loans, up by 2,12%, starting today; Bank of Moldova last week kept the base rate at 6,5% per year to in a move to anticipate the expected rise in inflation
Africa Seychelles Seychelles will develop a national cruise tourism strategy following a year-long major cost-benefit analysis made in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, focused on the impact on economy, society and environment.
Europe Poland LEGO block fans Zuzanna ‘Fanka Klocków’ and Michał ‘Artoozy Builds’ presented a set recreating a retro pharmacy with its proprietor, Ignacy Łukasiewicz, inventor of the kerosene lamp at Brick it Back, a LEGO blocks festival in Jasło
America Venezuela Former spy chief Hugo Carvajal has pleaded guilty in the US to narco-terrorism charges after helping Venezuelan military officials and Colombian rebels traffic cocaine, signaling a major shift that could implicate Venezuela’s current leadership
Asia Bahrain 1.206 inspection campaigns and visits have been conducted by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority in the first half of June 2025, resulting in 18 arrests of violating workers and 218 deportations for breaches of residency and labour laws in the Kingdom
Africa Tanzania A population of Witte's River Frog has been observed and studied in an alpine stream at al altitude of almost 4.000 meters on Mount Kilimanjaro, almost 1.000 meters above their known range, making it the highest-dwelling frog of the African continent
America Bahamas Public workers' salary adjustments have been announced: wages and benefits will keep rising over time; the salary increases will come from industrial agreements, regular promotions and a formal wage review to keep government competitive in the job market
Africa Central African Republic At least 29 high school students have been killed and 250 injured in a stampede at a high school in Bangui as an electrical explosion triggered by returning power after a failure brought panic among the 5.000 students sitting their final exams
Oceania Tonga The Tongan Government is refusing to pay a USD$1 million ransom demanded by hackers who have seized control of the National Health Information System for nearly two weeks
Asia Yemen Sites have been handed out by local authority in Sana'a province for a solar power system installation that will operate water wells; the land is now ready for the implementing party
America Uruguay Mandatory sheltering has been enforced for homeless people after a polar front caused extreme cold and at least seven deaths, prompting authorities to urgently expand shelter availability across Uruguay