Asia Turkey Ankara is preparing for NATO Summit scheduled for 7–8 July 2026, the second hosted by Turkey with the one in Istanbul in 2004; this year's non-NATO guest list comprises East-Asian and Pacific powers, the absence of the central Asian block stands out
Oceania Kiribati The pro-Chinese president of Kiribati said his nation 'does not welcome' Beijing's recent ballistic missile test launch in the Pacific
Africa Algeria President Tebboune stressed the need for private school curricula to be in line with national ones; the note came from the Council of Ministers he chaired on 6 October and indirectly hits to past issues on francophone curricula
America Suriname Customs rates in Suriname have increased again and exchange offices and banks report rising rates, contradicting previous predictions by Finance Minister Stanley Raghoebarsing that rates would decline
Africa Liberia The director of the Liberia Media Empowerment Project, Samuka Konneh, urged journalists to emphasise fact-checking in their work to ensure that accurate information is provided to the public
Asia Israel The Bank of Israel kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth consecutive meeting, but raised the prospect of future rate hikes if armed conflicts on two fronts push inflation higher than expected
Africa Cameroon Hamlet Nkwain, executive director of the Cameroon-based LGBTI rights and healthcare advocacy group Working For Our Wellbeing, recently completed a leadership training programme offered by the US government
Oceania Nauru 'I take no responsibility,' said Baron Waqa, former president of Nauru and the current secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum, refusing to accept blame for the poor treatment of refugees in Nauru
Africa Gabon 6 memorandum of understanding between US companies and the Gabonese government, aiming at increasing investment and bilateral trade, have been signed by Gabon's transitional President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema at the US Chamber of Commerce
America Venezuela Opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia has announced his return to Caracas on 10 January to claim the presidency, asserting he won the 28 July election despite Nicolás Maduro's contested victory
Oceania New Zealand Three New Zealand universities dropped in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 and none of the eight New Zealand featured universities improved their ranking this year
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The government announced the official launch of the Citizenship by Investment Unit as a joint-stock company, strengthening the solidity of the programme and fostering its global reputation
America Grenada The inaugural Caribbean Disability Conference will take place from 9 to 13 October organized by the Authentic Caribbean Foundation, in collaboration with the Generation Grenada Foundation, the Government of Grenada and the Caribbean Development Bank
Asia Bahrain Two proposed amendments were submitted by MP Kazim seeking to enhance legal protection for doctors and medical professionals in the course of their work in human medicine and dentistry; the goal would make them less vulnerable to arbitrary legal actions