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
America Belize A digital firearms management system has been donated by the US to Belize to enhance gun tracking and combat illicit arms trafficking, strengthening national security and law enforcement oversight
Oceania Tonga Appealing activities, interesting culture and natural environment are very attractive for tourists, but visitors said shortfalls in public facilities and services were unappealing, according to a new Tonga International Visitor Survey released this month
Asia Turkmenistan Turkmenistan proposed that Kazakhstan consider to increase comprehensive cooperation between the ports of Turkmenbashy, Aktau and Kuryk on the Caspian Sea, and create a joint transport and logistics company to develop cooperation in the transport sector
Europe Sweden Police is seek power to force social media giants, especially TikTok, to remove assignments about gang murders; police chief Petra Lundh thinks the ads on the digital platforms are a sign of an insufficient response to the problem
Europe Monaco Monaco has joined the @ON network, a European anti-mafia initiative spearheaded by Europol and Eurojust, enhancing capacity to coordinate cross-border investigations and collaborate more effectively in the fight against transnational criminal networks
America Bolivia Teachers in Bolivia have marched and clashed with police while demanding increased education funding, better wages, and more job positions, protesting deteriorating school conditions and economic hardship
Africa Equatorial Guinea M. Rafael Eneme Enga Obono has been elected president of the 4th jurisdiction of the African Taekwondo Union AFTU during the general assembly recently held at the UN headquarters in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
America Ecuador Ecuador has reelected Daniel Noboa with 55,8% of the vote, while rival Luisa Gonzalez has alleged electoral fraud and requested a recount, despite the electoral authority calling the result irreversible
America Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Sailing Week 2025 will officially start tomorrow with the Round Antigua Race and the official opening party; the international sailing event, at its 56th edition, counts over 50 boats in its entry list
Africa Ivory Coast 33 West Africans have been rescued from a human trafficking ring in Ivory Coast that lured people into paying up to $9.000 by promising them jobs in Canada, Interpol said, instead trafficked them to Abidjan, held under physical and psychological coercion
Africa Cape Verde Brava Island is once again isolated for a few days due to an accident to the vessel connecting the islands; in a crescendo of indignation at the lack of maritime connections, frustration rose in the local population, that says it feels neglected
Europe Norway The Church of Norway is attracting record numbers of new members after years of decline; they are mostly young adults who’ve had their first child and researchers think they’re attracted more by the emphasis on fellowship, than just worship
Europe United Kingdom Large onshore windfarms, for long virtually impossibile to build, are now treated as other forms of infrastructure; should onshore wind projects be identified as nationally significant, local councils or communities would no longer be consulted