America Canada Canada has become a significant player in the illegal wildlife trade according to an investigation by the Globe and Mail and the Pulitzer Center that give evidence of black-market activity propped up by vast wilderness, patrol blind spots, weak penalties
Oceania Micronesia The President addressed the UN General Assembly after Micronesian leaders met with US President Biden and federal officials reaffirmed their commitments to the Compacts of Free Association
Asia Israel Netanyahu defiantly addressed the UN, saying that he decided to attend "after hearing the lies and slanders addressed by the speakers present", calling the UN a "house of darkness" and a "swamp of anti-Semitic bile"
Asia Bahrain Bahraini designer Hasan Hamad won an important regional award for creating a dynamic set design, with a moving bridge, for Al Reef Theatre's show, On the Other Shore, at the Gulf Theatre Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Africa Egypt The area cultivated with cotton increased by 23% compared to the previous season, from 255.000 to 311.700 acres nationwide, of which 70.584 allocated to the production of seeds needed for next year's growing areas
Asia Nepal Schools and other educational institutions are kept closed for three days due to torrential rains that hit the country killing at least 66 people and injuring 60 others
Asia Palestine Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda and AJ+ won the Emmy in the category Outstanding Hard News Feature Story for the documentary It's Bisan from Gaza - and I'm Still Alive
Asia Bangladesh Chief Counsellor Prof. Muhammad Yunus urged the international community to engage with a new Bangladesh that aims to ensure freedom and democracy for all 'so that we can emerge as a just and inclusive democratic society'
Africa Botswana UN Secretary-General Guterres expressed satisfaction with Botswana's climate change efforts after talks with President Mokgweetsi Masisi on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, USA
Asia Turkey The 10th International Turkish Language Congress, which brought together international scholars, began on Thursday with the reading of the national anthem in the new conference hall of the Atatürk Higher Institute of Culture, Language and History
Africa Chad President Mahamat Déby Itno would be planning to travel to France to attend the summit of the International Organisation of La Francophonie on 4 and 5 October, according to Jeune Afrique
Africa Angola The government's actions to reduce public debt have been called 'impressive' by Head of the African Development Bank Group Adesina: from 119% of GDP in 2020, to 58% of GDP expected this year
America Guyana Guyana announced the launch of a Global Biodiversity Alliance at the UN General Assembly, with President Dr. Irfaan Ali stating the inaugural 2025 summit will focus on biodiversity credits, debt swaps, and conservation efforts
America United States Amazon has ordered its near-300.000 employees to return to the office full-time 5 days a week and announced plans to cut a number of manager positions; experts consider the move a key test case for the future of workplace flexibility in corporate America