Africa Nigeria The National Association of Resident Doctors NARD is on a five-day warning strike to press their demands as its ultimatum to government expired on 10 September
Asia Lebanon US envoy Tom Barrack’s visit to Lebanon opened the “window of diplomacy”; a tense atmosphere had preceded his arrival in Beirut, where he received the official Lebanese response to a three-point paper with a path leading to Hezbollah’s disarmament
Oceania Nauru Two landmark air carrier cooperation agreements involving Nauru Airlines were signed during the Micronesian Islands Forum in Majuro, one with Air Marshall Islands and one expanded use of Nauru Airlines cargo services with Palau, FSM, Marshall Islands
Africa Liberia A National Inspector Course was conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO with 20 aviation personnel; the first in-country course aimed to build self-reliance in aviation oversight within Liberia’s Aviation Security Improvement Plan
Europe Kosovo The construction of new river bridges in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica is deemed by Kosovo Serb party as a political stunt aimed at putting ‘fresh pressure’ on the Serb community
Africa Libya A humanitarian convoy of a hundred cars and volunteers en route to break Gaza's siege was welcomed in Tripoli, where locals offered food, and mistreated in Sirte, reports say: another sign of the east-west split in the administration in Libya
Asia Tajikistan 57,5 kilograms of opium and 960 grams of methamphetamine have been seized by Tajik authorities disrupting an attempt by an Afghan drug trafficking group to smuggle narcotics into the Tajikistan
Asia Turkmenistan Ýolagçy, the app for tracking public transport routes has released a major update with offline access to routes: now residents in Ashgabat and Arkadag, especially important for users with limited mobile traffic or in areas with poor network coverage
Africa Cameroon A new tax on all used vehicles entering the country came into effect on 1 July that adds to the existing 19,25% VAT; the fee covers the Société Générale de Surveillance verification and the mandatory vehicle identification control
Asia Syria Since yesterday Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is not designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation, following the US decision to revise its status, softening the approach to post-war Syria as part of a broader strategy to re-engage and support its reconstruction
Africa Burundi New provincial governors have been officially appointed, thus completing a major administrative reform announced in 2022 that reduced provinces from 18 to 5 to streamline governance, reduce costs and improve public services
America Canada The Mounties in Quebec have arrested four people including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, alleged members of a terrorist extremist militia accused of wanting to forcibly take over land near Quebec City
Europe Lithuania Construction at the Rūdninkai military training area, a €125 million contract, is 6 months ahead of schedule; Lithuanian defence officials are speeding up operations on the campus that will house part of a German brigade deployed to the country by 2027
Europe United Kingdom Fifty-two thousand petals fell in St Paul's Cathedral during an official service to remember those who died in the July 7 terrorist attacks in London 20 years ago