Asia Azerbaijan News of mass fish deaths in a lake near Mammadli settlement on Azerbaijan’s Absheron Peninsula have gone viral, prompting three state agencies - Food Security, Agricultural Services, Veterinary Research Institute - to launch a joint investigation
Europe Sweden Controls on foreign vessels in the Baltic Sea will be intensified: as of July 1, Coast Guard and Maritime Administration will be able to collect insurance information from vessels that simply pass through Swedish territorial waters or economic zone
Asia Turkey Turkey has strengthened its economic ties with Venezuela by launching a binational business chamber and promoting investment opportunities, aiming to expand trade amid global uncertainty and ahead of the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations
America Antigua and Barbuda A deliberate push to promote Intra-Caribbean tourism to tap into new markets has given the expected results, as regional arrivals in Antigua and Barbuda have surpass those from Canada
Europe Greece The Personal Identification Number PA, which will serve as a unified identifier for all citizens in their transactions with the state, will be issued through the myInfo application on gov.gr starting 3 June 2025
Africa Burkina Faso As nine million hectares of soil, about 1/3 of the country, is degraded with a rate of 360.000 hectares/year, and Ouagadougou doubled its population to over 3m people in 14 years, the 6-beds-plots project proves central for food security and environment
America Uruguay A historic agreement was signed with China to export rapeseed and soybean meal, boosting agricultural trade and cooperation through pilot shipments, joint research, and plans to expand into other agro-industrial sectors
America Panama Indigenous communities in Panama have denounced arbitrary detentions and violent repression during protests against the possible reopening of the disputed copper mine, which the Supreme Court had suspended in 2023
America Canada Over 166 fires are currently active across central Canada, 84 of which are considered out of control; a state of emergency has been declared by Manitoba, followed by Saskatchewan, and mass evacuations have started, with over 17.000 needing airlifting
America Mexico Pharmaceutical companies that invest locally have been seen their privileges increase in a new decree that aims at boosting domestic production and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers amid trade tensions with the US
Asia Yemen Arrangements and procedures for reopening the Sana'a-Aden road and regulating traffic movement in the province with adequate personnel at checkpoints has been discussed at a security meeting in Al-Dhale' province
America Guatemala Archaeologists have discovered a 2.800-year-old Maya city in Guatemala's Petén jungle, revealing one of the earliest and most significant ceremonial centers of the region, named "Los Abuelos" after ancestral sculptures found onsite
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu has seen the arrival of Taiwan’s Dunmu Goodwill Fleet for the first time in 12 years; the 3 ships fleet are paying visit to diplomatic allies and providing open-sea training for newly enlisted sailors and non-commissioned officers
America Nicaragua The Nicaraguan government has dissolved the Union of Journalists and 15 other NGOs, bringing the total banned since 2018 to 5.670 in a sustained crackdown on independent civil society