Africa Somalia New EU VISA restrictions make it more difficult for Somalis to travel to the bloc; the recently approved measures intensify an ongoing dispute with Mogadishu over the return of Somalis living irregularly in the EU
Europe Luxembourg The number of phishing attacks in the country has exploded in the past four years, increasing almost fifty-fold since 2020, said Justice Minister Elisabeth Margue
Asia Oman The first contemporary art event Raneen will take place next week, from 21 to 30 November, in the historic city of Muttrah
Africa Gabon The leader of the Social Democratic Party, Pierre-Claver Maganga Moussavou, called on Gabonese people to vote 'no' in the 16 November referendum on the new constitution that proposes, among other things, a 7-year presidential term, renewable once
Europe Lithuania The government gave the go-ahead for the purchase of 155 mm artillery shells for the German- and French-made PzH 2000 and Caesar self-propelled howitzers of the Lithuanian Armed Forces from German company Rheinmetall without public procurement procedures
Asia North Korea The country is building a three-mile wall over the unexcavated ruins of a lost medieval city within the demilitarised zone as part of leader Kim Jong Un's aim to 'permanently' cut all ties with South Korea
Africa Algeria A group of lawmakers presented a bill that aims to impose an absolute ban on all economic relations between Algerian companies and foreign companies with ties to Israel
Oceania Kiribati The government has expressed deep concern about ongoing intercontinental ballistic missile tests in the Pacific Ocean after the US conducted a test launching a missile from Space Force base in California over the Marshall Islands
Asia Israel The United States stresses at the UN Security Council that “there must be no forcible displacement, nor policy of starvation in Gaza” by Israel, warning that this would have grave implications under US and international law
Asia South Korea Over 520.000 students in final year of high school today 14 November will take the Suneung, crucial exam to determine which universities they could access; planes will stop not to disturb the students who prepare for years, some even since primary school
Africa Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone Electoral Commission inaugurated in Freetown the Regional Symposium and General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions for 2024
Asia East Timor Latest Worldvision report says 80% of households in East Timor have agriculture as their primary source of income; low levels of productivity have led to negative coping strategies as begging, borrowing, child labor, reducing the frequency of meals
Europe Liechtenstein With the last two 'Football Week' matches of the year, Nicolas Hasler, national team captain, US Chapions League finalist and MLS Cup winner, could reach the magic number of 100 international matches
Africa Cameroon Prudence Tangham Galega, legal expert and judge, was honoured with the Global Biodiversity Law and Governance Leadership Award, a major international environmental award, during Cop 16 on biodiversity in Cali, Colombia