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
Asia East Timor A contract for the provision of consultancy services was signed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications for the construction of the new passenger terminal, part of the 'President Nicolau Lobato' International Airport rehabilitation project
Europe France The country will double its defence budget in the near future, President Emmanuel Macron announced, urging EU leaders to increase military spending
Africa Chad As a fundamental step in the process of establishing the new institutions, the President of the Republic summoned the elected deputies of the Fourth Legislature of the National Assembly for their inauguration
America Dominican Republic The Modern Revolutionary Party celebrated its 10th anniversary on Saturday with President Luis Abinader leading the commemoration by appealing for unity and the priority of ideas over individualism
Asia Kazakhstan 4,6 billion tenge (US$8.7 million) will be allocated from the Special State Fund to build a regional first-aid station in Aktau city; the sum comes from illegal assets returned to the state
Asia Georgia Media representatives held a demonstration outside Parliament in support of Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti media, demanding her immediate release
America Barbados The Barbados Revenue Authority has reopened the Warrens Towers II payment centre for persons requiring over-the-counter transactions, improving accessibility and convenience for citizens
Asia Azerbaijan The best athletes of 2024 have been announced by Ministry of Youth and Sports: the best female athlete prize was awarded to archer Yaylagul Ramazanova, competing pregnant in 2024 Olympics, and the title of best male athlete to judoka Hidayat Heydarov
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party re-elected Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as its president during the party's second congress
Europe Estonia Inequality between the skills of different generations is growing faster in Estonia than in other OECD countries, increasing the risk of marginalisation among the least qualified adults
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Dozens of tourists gathered to watch over 400 baby sea turtles being released into the sea at Vila Maria beach on the island of São Tomé; the release is overseen as an initiative of the Tatô programme, an international NGO based locally
Africa Guinea-Bissau The FAO representative in Guinea-Bissau, Mohamed Hamma Garba, stated that over 107.000 people in the country, around 7% of the population, face severe food insecurity
Europe Denmark Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil, candidate for mayor of Copenhagen, has made public her plan over Airbnb's rules in Copenhagen: one would only be allowed to rent the house of the address registered as usual living