Asia Bangladesh Prisoners in Bangladesh legally earn Tk2, € 1 cent, per day for their labour: so low that it undermines efforts to rehabilitate inmates through meaningful work; the inspector general of prisons raised the issue amid reforms in the prison employment system
Africa Cape Verde Cabo Verde Airlines will resume commercial flights to Boston, United States, and to Brazil later this year, in a bid to support the diaspora and trade relations
Africa Zimbabwe Plans have been sketched to begin manufacturing both solar panels and lithium batteries in Zimbabwe in order to promote full energy production autonomy from renewables, ultimately averting the recurrent power outages
Asia Yemen Transforming food consumption patterns for baked products, shifting from white flour to whole wheat flour and locally sourced grain, for health, economic, social reasons has been the focus of a first workshop held by M of Economy and Industry Investment
Asia United Arab Emirates A building in Sharjah Emirate, with 42 residential floors and nine parking levels, was engulfed in flames; five casualties were reported while attempting escape with ropes and scaffolding for maintenance work, despite swift response by emergency teams
America Uruguay Local communities in Uruguay have embraced Wine Art as local artists have used wine as a painting medium to express stories and celebrate the country’s growing wine culture in a unique fusion of art and tradition
Europe Ukraine In the deadliest attack this year, Russian missiles hit the center of Sumy killing at least 35 people and striking terror as residents were out enjoying Palm Sunday and attending morning church services
America Suriname Suriname has proposed the creation of an untouchable sovereign wealth fund to safeguard future oil revenues, aiming to ensure long-term development and protect national wealth from political misuse
Asia Turkey Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu, the biggest rival to President Erdogan in the next elections, appeared in court for the first time since his arrest last month; placed in a high-security jail on corruption and terrorism charges, he is trialed on a separate case
America Guyana Defense cooperation with the United Kingdom has been strengthened by signing a Memorandum of Understanding amid ongoing territorial tensions with Venezuela over the resource-rich Esequibo region
Europe Russia Sahel foreign ministers arrived in Moscow for their first official talks with Russia following the breaking of relations between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger and traditional western allies, namely France and other EU countries
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The Women Police Association, at its annual conference in Old Montrose under the theme “Let Us Work Together to Achieve Our Goals", underlined they lead, serve and inspire: their presence doesn't just complement the force, it elevates it
America Paraguay The Bioceanic Bridge linking Carmelo Peralta with Brazil’s Porto Murtinho is 68% completed; it is part of the Capricorn Axis Bioceanic Road Corridor, a key project for regional integration and trade connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific
Africa Mali Algeria has closed its airspace to flights to and from Mali and recalled its ambassadors from Mali and Niger, in response to what it calls "serious and unfounded allegations" that it shot down a Malian drone