Africa South Sudan Conditions for elections remain unfavorable, UN experts warned during a press conference in Juba after concluding their visit to South Sudan; planned December elections face risks from renewed violence, shrinking civic space, persistent impunity.
Africa Comoros Resumption of air routes with Madagascar stalled upon the signing of an airport security agreement and over demanding the automatic return of seized assets in disregard of Comorian legal procedures, which Moroni rejected
Asia Nepal Ancient coins bearing Arabic and Persian inscriptions have been uncovered in Kapilvastu, an area historically linked to trade routes; The discovery provides new evidence of past commercial and cultural exchanges between South Asia and the Islamic world
Asia Singapore Authorities uncovered Singapore’s largest seizure of illegally imported vape pods; Four suspects are charged for the illegal importation of vaping products, as the country continues its enforcement against e-cigarette trafficking
America Colombia Suspected ELN rebels launched a drone attack on a police station in Tadó, Chocó, causing explosions and damaging nearby buildings; to this day no fatalities were reported but authorities reinforced security in the area
Asia Sri Lanka Paddy and rice for animal feed production, sale, use are now allowed; the Consumer Affairs Authority issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification to formally cancel the previous restrictions
Europe Switzerland Ten years of the Gotthard rail tunnel, at 57,1km the would's longest, have been celebrated; it is now a key freight passage across the Alps, passengers have doubled to 16.400 in 2025; but experts wonder if all promises have been kept
Oceania Tuvalu The premiere of "Pristine Seas", a documentary from the National Geographic, highlighted the findings of a landmark marine scientific expedition that was conducted in Tuvalu's waters in 2025 at the request of the Government of Tuvalu
Africa Libya Al-Harouj Oil Operations Company has launched the trial operation of its produced water injection system at the Tibesti Field, marking a step toward improving efficiency, strengthening water management, and supporting sustainable oil production
Africa Zambia To support formalized and safe gold mining in Chitambo district, government pledged to provide equipment to registered cooperatives, enabling small scale miners enhance their operations, and to build a district hospital with mortuary services
Asia Maldives StatePharma, a fully state-owned company, is working to identify and address difficulties in accessing medicines across the Maldives; specifically, the company's MD and senior officials met with the Baa Atoll Eydhafushi Council as part of this effort
Europe Sweden Kumla prison has begun accepting children and young people convicted of serious violent crimes, opening new challenges at all levels of operations, from guidelines to everyday management
Oceania Micronesia A nuclear-capable missile that China test-fired from a submarine flew over multiple Pacific nations and south of FSM; China had called the launch "routine", but was not announced by the agreed 48-hours notification
Asia Mongolia 17.612 hectares of degraded land, mostly in former mining areas, have been rehabilitated in 2020-2025; Inspections uncovered 64 environmental violations, leading to partial suspension of 8 mining licenses and referral of 6 cases for criminal investigation