Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
Europe Moldova Schools with a smaller number of students will be supported in achieving educational standards through a financial centraliser, allocated to targeted schools for needs like repairs, purchase of transport means and services, and provision of internships
America Belize A new website has been launched to improve public access to court information, judgments, and updates; the Senior Courts of Belize announced it as part of ongoing judicial modernization efforts
Asia Jordan A Royal Decree was issued approving the Judicial Council's decision to appoint 25 Sharia judges, effective as of November 10; the initiative was saluted as a needed step to improve Islamic justice
America Saint Lucia Calls for slavery reparations have intensified in Saint Lucia as leaders of 56 Commonwealth nations ended a week-long summit in Samoa
Asia Cyprus With rising violence towards migrant workers and recent assaults on foreign food delivery drivers in Limassol, the Alliance Against the Far Right, Fascism, and Racism has called for a response to ‘far-right incidents’ during an anti-racist event
Africa Republic of the Congo Russian Language Week in Brazzaville closes today; promoted by Russian House, the initiative aims to promote the Russian language and strengthen cultural cooperation ties with Russia through various activities such as slam, singing, reading and writing
Oceania Samoa Children aged from 4 to 14 from Samoa became the youngest official delegates to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia
America Brazil Brazil has vetoed Venezuela's bid to join BRICS, with Venezuela's foreign ministry criticizing this decision; relations have been strained since Venezuela's disputed July 18 elections, which many Latin American countries have refused to recognize
Europe Romania DropCoal, an experiment entirely developed in Romania by the Romanian InSpace Engineering with the support of the European Space Agency, will be launched to the International Space Station and will study how two drops merge and mix in microgravity
Asia Sri Lanka The annual nature and wildlife photography exhibition 2024, organised by the Young Zoologists' Association of Sri Lanka, opened at the JDA Perera Gallery in Colombo and will continue until Sunday
Asia Japan Mount Fuji is still snowless as of the end of October, marking the longest period since records began 130 years ago
Europe Poland Poland has started implementing the Eastern Shield project on the border with Russia and Belarus; it includes the construction of a system of fortifications, bases and logistical hubs; it plans to invest more than $2,5 billion in the period 2024-2028
America Canada Mounties in B.C. have discovered and raided the "largest and most sophisticated" drug-production laboratory in Canadian history, federal investigators announced, describing the facility as a "super lab" operated by international organized criminals