Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
Africa Niger The Agadez region horticulturists' fair in Niamey is being held from 1 to 28 February 2025; unlike previous editions held in Place Toumo, the 2025 edition takes place in the traditional games arena, commonly known as the Wrestling Arena
Europe North Macedonia A new electricity supply model for public institutions will be introduced in a cost-cutting strategy, said Marko Bislimoski, Chairman of the Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission
America Peru Former President Pedro Castillo will stand trial starting 4 March for rebellion and abuse of authority over his failed 2022 attempt to dissolve Congress; currently serving 18 months of pretrial detention, he faces a potential 34-year sentence while
America Nicaragua Nicaragua has announced its withdrawal from the UN’s agency FAO and ordered its offices closed, accusing the agency of publishing “false information” in a report that ranked the country among those suffering the most hunger in Central America
Asia South Korea Elementary school enrollment fell to 334.145 students in 2025, the lowest since 2008, due to declining birth rates; Seoul saw a 9,3% decrease, and some schools, like Jungang Elementary in Gwangju, enrolled only one student
Asia South Korea Thermal cameras and radar systems for bird detection will be installed at all airports in the country, with the aim of preventing incidents such as the one that occurred at Muan on 29 December 2024, that caused 179 casualties
Europe Serbia As the authorities in Belgrade try to counter the ongoing protests, the Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering of the Ministry of Finance pressurised banks to hand over the account and transaction data of five well-known activists
America Honduras A tutoring program to tackle school failure in rural areas has been launched, sending teachers into coffee fields and using phone calls where the internet is scarce, helping thousands of children catch up academically and return to school
Europe Romania Timișoara municipality has approved the Urban Zoning Plan for the National Museum of the Anticommunist Revolution of December 1989
America El Salvador The country offered to house convicted criminals deported from the US, including US citizens, in the country’s mega-prison for a fee, a proposal welcomed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a gesture of friendship
Europe Slovakia Jana Maškarová was presented as the new president of the Slovak police; seven years ago, Maškarová was appointed the first female police vice-president
America Ecuador A $470 monthly contribution to migrants returning voluntarily or being deported, alongside training programs and scholarships, have been announced by President Daniel Noboa just days before elections and amid US plans for mass deportations
America Venezuela Foreign Minister Yvan Gil called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio an “enemy of our country” after Rubio reaffirmed US support for Guyana’s sovereignty over the disputed Essequibo region, which Venezuela also claims