Asia Taiwan Rising memory chip prices have pushed Taiwanese industry players’ 6-months revenue beyond 2025 full-year totals; Analysts said prices are expected to continue rising in Q3 as supply remains tight, forecasting further growth for memory-related companies
Europe Belgium All flights scheduled to leave Charleroi airport yesterday were cancelled due to a strike by security staff; this is the third time in less than two months that there have been major flight cancellations at Charleroi airport due to a strike
Africa Mali Several thousand Malian Tuaregs, including women and children, refugees across the border in Algeria, were expelled after an ultimatum from the Algerian authorities who reportedly suspected various trafficking, in particular that of arms
Europe Poland The Russian consulate in Poznań, one of three in the country, has been closed upon order of Foreign Minister in retaliation for the acts and attempts of sabotage of the last months, possibly in connection with the passage of Western weapons for Ukraine
Asia India An initial agreement to ease tensions along the 'Line of Actual Control', introduced after China invaded formally Indian territories it considered its own in 1962, was reached between India and China according to Indian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs
Europe Italy In its latest report, ECRI, a Council of Europe body specialised in monitoring discrimination, denounced racial profiling practices by police forces; Roma communities and African people would be subjected to disproportionate and discriminatory controls
Europe Kosovo A new report by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights concludes that inherited memories of a war young people haven't lived have a significant impact on their attitudes, reinforcing distorted narratives and ethnic divisions
Africa Cameroon The country aims to increase its rice production from 140.710 tonnes to 460.000 tonnes by 2027, part of the country's Medium-Term Economic and Budgetary Framework 2025-2027, prepared by the Ministry of Finance
Asia South Korea South Korea demanded the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as it summoned the Russian ambassador to protest deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow
Africa Nigeria The country is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to safeguard its democracy - stated the House of Representatives - and is seeking to adopt a national policy framework on AI
Africa Chad The opposition party The Transformers, led by former prime minister Succes Masra, will boycott the legislative elections on 29 December, deploring the maintenance of an electoral timetable that is impossible to meet due to heavy flooding
America Cuba Cuba has been without electricity since last Friday afternoon, due to two general blackouts that have caused interruptions and problems; despite blackouts lasting several hours are frequent, such a widespread interruption has not happened for a long time
Asia North Korea South Korean intelligence claims it has evidence that North Korea is about to send thousands of soldiers to fight against Ukraine alongside Russia; between 8 and 13 October, around 1.500 North Korean soldiers were sent to north-eastern Russia for training