America Belize The Belize Senate unanimously approved an amendment to the Marriage Act raising the legal marriage age to 18, eliminating parental consent for minors, in a move hailed as a transformative human rights milestone to combat child marriage
Africa Benin During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, held annually in October, doctors emphasised the "very important" role that religious leaders could play in "demystifying breast cancer"
Europe Serbia Organised screening for early diagnosis of lung cancer will begin in November in Serbia, that would thus become the first country in the Western Balkans to promote early diagnose in this way
Africa Mauritania Mauritania is hosting over 262.000 refugees from Mali, mostly women and children, estimates UN refugee agency
Europe Kosovo The Kosovo Landfill Management Company signed a €12,6 million grant agreement with the Kosovo Ministry of Finance, Labour and Transfers and the German Development Bank KfW for waste management in Prishtina, Prizren and Gjilan
Asia Jordan The army has called on Jordanian males aged 18-40 to rectify their status by obtaining a valid military service booklet to avoid travel delay, while males over 40 must ensure they hold a military subscription exemption that certifies they reached the age
Africa Chad The $500 million loan from the Abu Dhabi Development Fund provides a subsidised rate of 1% over 18 years to cover flood emergencies
America Venezuela The Venezuelan government has canceled the passports of dozens of journalists and human rights activists, as part of a broader crackdown on opposition following President Nicolás Maduro’s disputed re-election
Europe Liechtenstein The country has decided to invest over 23 million francs (24,5 million euros) in roads, bridges and load-bearing structures in 2025
Africa Eswatini The University of Eswatini has moved to increase access for students with disabilities through the establishment of a Disability Support Resource Centre
Asia East Timor A geologist from Estrella Resources has mapped under a zone of supergene manganese in an exposed outcrop 500 m south-west of the Samalari discovery, by now the largest manganese outcrop ever observed in East Timor
Asia South Korea Special tourist zones, introduced under the Tourism Promotion Act in 1993 and established to attract foreign visitors to boost local economies, have largely fallen short of their goals, according to latest data from municipal administrations
Africa Libya The Mufti of Libya, Sheikh Al-Sadiq Al-Ghariani, warned against the dangers of indoctrination that will be caused by imposing the 'Saudi curriculum exported by Saudi intelligence units' on mosque and school students
Europe Ukraine Two rehabilitation centres will be opened for children repatriated to Ukraine after being taken to Russia, with the support of France