Africa South Sudan Conditions for elections remain unfavorable, UN experts warned during a press conference in Juba after concluding their visit to South Sudan; planned December elections face risks from renewed violence, shrinking civic space, persistent impunity.
America Brazil A Federal Court ordered Land Reform Agency to remove land occupiers from various sites in the Amazon; the decision follows a request from the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, a nationwide coalition that is denouncing unlawful settlings
Europe Monaco Chief prosecutor said the explosion that injured oligarch Yermolaiev, his partner and her son was not "terrorist" but a settling of scores linked to organized crime; Authorities have launched an investigation into "attempted premeditated murder"
Europe Malta A natural stone arch collapsed when a person dived off it, rocks falling on people who were below on a jet ski; the woman suffered injuries, the man was trapped underwater by falling stones, taking army divers over 24 hours to recover the body
Europe Germany Former Chancellor Merkel presented the painting for the official portrait gallery of Germany's postwar heads of government; the portrait will be displayed at Bode Museum in Berlin from 1 July before being added to the Federal Chancellery gallery
Africa Uganda The 2026 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year is Ugandan solar energy pioneer and agri-tech social entrepreneur Shifra Ainomugisha; the award recognizes young people’s contributions to sustainable development across the Commonwealth
America Antigua and Barbuda The Commonwealth Observer Group to the 30 April 2026 general elections in Antigua and Barbuda has released its final report, calling for urgent reform of constituency boundaries while commending the overall peaceful and transparent conduct of the polls
Africa Senegal The controversial constitutional amendment that expands MPs role and reduces presidential powers was passed amid chaos in the Assembly and protests in the streets; the government said it will be put to a referendum
Asia Iran A growing number of experts and scholars is advancing theories that paint a declining era for political Islam; Iran’s current travails have intensified discussion on whether a new nationalism, more national and less Islamic, is rising in the country
Europe Italy Over 27 million Italians have been travelling within the country in June 2026 (+0.9%), according to estimates by Assoturismo, registering a steady flow of internal tourism in both established and emerging destinations
Africa Gabon As stock shortages affect a number of healthcare facilities, including clinics, health centers, and hospitals across Gabon, Ministry of Health has been instructed to take immediate measures to ensure regular supply of medicines throughout the country
Asia Armenia Railway links to Turkey and Azerbaijan will be restored without Russia’s help, assessing the project from the perspective of transit, security and overall economic impact; work has begun on the Turkish side, reconstruction of Yeraskh junction will be next
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
Africa Lesotho Lesotho moved to deepen economic ties with Botswana by proposing closer collaboration in mineral beneficiation, as resource-rich African countries intensify efforts to capture more value from their natural resources amid shifting global commodity markets