Africa Ethiopia Drivers in Ethiopia face a fuel crisis due to disruptions from the Iran war driving a booming black market; Diesel prices reach 300–500 birr (5-9 $) per liter with illegal resale networks and long queues straining transport and businesses
Oceania Samoa Samoan small-scale family farmers said they felt a sense of pride and happiness that many people arriving for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting could feast on locally grown produce; on the occasion they could present their climate-linked issue
Europe Belarus Over 70.000 people took part in the national reforestation campaign 'Bringing Forests Back to Life' in the Bykhov district, the hardest hit by the summer storm
Asia Yemen The Yemeni armed forces announced the downing of the twelfth MQ-9 drone in Al-Jawf governorate in the span of a year
Europe Spain A demonstration with over 130.000 people was held in Valencia against the regional government for its handling of the disastrous flood of 29 October, during which at least 214 people died
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo President Tshisekedi, during a recent speech, proposed amending the country's constitution, bringing up the idea of changing presidential term limits, while Tshisekedi himself had previously pledged to 'scrupulously respect constitutional obligations'
America Uruguay The recent narrowing of the price gap between Uruguay and Argentina is boosting local commerce and employment in Uruguay’s border regions, as consumers increasingly choose to shop locally rather than cross the border
Europe Austria A group of Jewish students on Friday prevented the first speaker of Austria's far-right parliament from laying a wreath at the Holocaust memorial, accusing him of 'spitting in the face of our ancestors'
America Bahamas 'Rehabilitation Month' was launched by the Department of Rehabilitation Services/Welfare with the theme 'Rehabilitation Starts from Within'; initiatives will continue until Friday 29 November
Asia Turkmenistan Residents of Serahs, a town bordering Iranian, reportedly sent a letter to the President and his father describing the environmental situation of their area, polluted by tons of granulated sulfur produced in Turkmenistan for export to Iran and further
Africa Burundi The African Development Bank has contributed to the country's development with 173 funded projects totalling approximately $1,52 billion; current initiatives are aligned with Burundi's National Development Plan (2018-2027) and Vision 2040-2060
Asia North Korea The country defended its controversial law providing for harsh penalties for consuming foreign media, while admitting to carrying out public executions and imprisoning perpetrators of 'anti-state' crimes
Asia Uzbekistan The European Economic Days forum in Uzbekistan concluded in Tashkent, bringing together over 400 delegates, including representatives of the business community, international financial institutions and government bodies from the EU and Uzbekistan