America Cuba International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities
Asia Israel The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on Israel to end its illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories within a year, a move that Palestine hailed as 'historic'
Asia Oman A national tour to present the National Digital Economy Programme and its key initiatives kicked off upon initiative of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, in collaboration with other ministries and entities
America Mexico Mexico's Senate approved a controversial judicial reform, allowing voters to elect judges at all levels, including the Supreme Court, in a move pushed by President Obrador
Europe Spain Centre-right Partido Popular leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo compared Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to the late dictator Francisco Franco over a controversial media transparency plan
Europe Russia 32 years after starting work in Russia, Doctors Without Borders had to close down its activities after the Russian Ministry of Justice removed the office from the register of affiliated and representative offices of foreign NGOs last month
Europe North Macedonia New road signs near the Bllacë border crossing in northern Macedonia could be subject to or provoke tension as the authorities excluded the Albanian language
Asia Qatar Qatar Museums unveiled a new metal sculpture at the Al Shafallah Centre: 'Infinity Love' honours 25 years of support by Sheikha Moza, who founded the centre in 1999 to support people with disabilities
Asia Nepal The Humla District Hospital is seeing an increase in the number of patients; with only 15 beds and up to 150 patients per day showing up to be treated, it is not possible to manage the situation
Africa Lesotho Authorities are called to promptly investigate allegations of torture and killing of civilians by the army, said Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa
Africa Rwanda A plan was launched to train one million coders as part of the second National Strategy for Transformation, a five-year government programme running from 2024 to 2029
America Guyana The Bartica United Youth Development Group (BUYDG) in Guyana has urged the government and opposition to grant voting rights to prisoners, emphasizing that all individuals in state custody should have the right to vote in elections
Asia South Korea Smoking accounted for more than 80% of in-flight illegal acts reported by South Korea's 10 carriers in the past five years; under South Korean law, a fine of up to 10 million won ($7,500) is imposed for in-flight smoking, including e-cigarettes
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Citizens of the Federation will retain visa-free access to the UK in view of the imminent introduction of the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation system