Asia Vietnam A nationwide online competition on the Constitution was launched through a dedicated digital platform, allowing citizens to test their knowledge online; the initiative is part of a broader government campaign to improve citizenship awareness
Europe Latvia Banks and their branches in Latvia will have to pay a solidarity contribution - 60% of excess profits - over the next three years after a new law on bank super-profits will be introduced next year
Africa Angola US President Joe Biden has arrived in Luanda, the very first visit of a US president to Angola, which has long had political ties with Russia, particularly during the civil war that began in 1975 and continued, with interludes, until 2002
Africa Mali Mali , one of Africa's top gold producers, won a gold mining dispute against Australian Resolute Mining; the company will pay Mali's government $160m to settle a tax dispute, after the company's British head and two other staff were detained
America Antigua and Barbuda Today is 'Budget Day': the country's budget will be presented to Parliament, and on 10th December the budget debate will begin; business plans from all ministries had been handed in by 14 November and estimates by 28 November, or Throne Speech day
Europe France French government fell in historic no-confidence vote uniting far-left and far-right as Marine Le Pen’s party backed a motion proposed by the hard left short after the formation of a minority government; President Macron said he will end his term
America Bolivia Incarcerated individuals across several prisons in Bolivia are beginning to use manual and creative work as a means of reintegration into society, offering them opportunities for personal development, entrepreneurship and social reinsertion
Asia Bhutan Her Majesty The Druk Gyaltsuen at first Bhutan Mental Health Symposium highlighted the importance of collaboration for mental wellbeing and inaugurated two key facilities: PEMA Home for vulnerable children and Mitshey Yarab Lamzang for substance recovery
Europe Austria The Austrian statistical office reported that the country's GDP contracted for the sixth consecutive quarter in the July-September period, continuing the recessive trend that began in Q2 2023
Europe Russia Journalist Anatoly Kurmanaev wrote in NYT on 2 December that while the Russian economy is experiencing a slowdown, “the economic strains are still far from provoking the kind of crisis that might compel Mr. Putin to curtail his ambitions in Ukraine.”
America Barbados Barbados appeared before the International Court of Justice, the first time ever in history; the Minister of Productive Sectors and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade presented on climate justice and assistance
Europe Luxembourg A pilot project for the deployment of additional police officers on the streets of Luxembourg's two largest cities will soon be extended to Differdange
Oceania Vanuatu People registered to cast their vote in the Snap Election on 14 January 2025, which also includes the by-election for the northern constituency of the Port Vila City Council
Oceania Kiribati The Pacific Tourism Organisation's Pacific Tourism Data Initiative has completed its first business confidence index survey in Kiribati, providing information on local businesses' views on tourism in the country