Europe Ukraine As war enters its fifth year, Kyiv has been seeking new ways to avoid risking heavy losses of soldiers and the use of unmanned ground vehicles has increased; armed with bombs, guns or rockets they have forced Russian troops to surrender their position
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Guinean Human Rights League called for 'scrupulous compliance' with the ruling of the Superior Military Court, which ordered the immediate release of all persons detained in connection with the case on 1 February 2022 and condemned the detention
Asia Malaysia Large crowds flocked to the 'Raja Kita' exhibition at the National Museum to see over 272 personal collections and objects related to Yang di-Pertuan Agong institution; many visitors felt the exhibition brought them closer to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim
America Cuba The 7th International Congress on Integrative Management of Ulcers and Complex Wounds, scheduled from 1 to 5 September, with experts and world leaders from more than 20 countries in attendance, will be hosted in Varadero
Africa Liberia Through the Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the African Development Bank, the government formalised a major funding of $10 million from the Green Climate Fund
Oceania Australia A four-year, $2,2 billion agreement for the repair and maintenance of Australia's Collins-class submarine fleet has been signed by the federal government
Europe Moldova Over 11.000 applications for admission to higher education were submitted on the website www.eadmitere.gov.md in the first days after the launch of the competition
America United States President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the White House earlier this week, explaining his decision to step down as the Democrats nominee for the 2024 presidential election
Europe Italy The drought in Sicily that has been going on for about a year is so severe that on Friday the State-Regions Conference recognised 'force majeure conditions and exceptional circumstances' for the whole island from July last year to May 2024
Europe Kosovo As Pristina is helding another Sunny Hill festival, Dukagjin Lipa, father of world star Dua Lipa and founder of the event, says he wants to help turn Kosovo into a major cultural attraction
Asia Iran The Iranian authorities have ruled that several public offices and private activities will remain closed on Sunday due to a heat wave in the country; the maximum temperature has reached 45 °C in 10 provinces
Africa Botswana The country has suspended discussions on a passport-free travel agreement with Zimbabwe, despite positive talks last year
Africa Egypt The country announced a 15% increase in the price of petrol, part of a package of reforms required by the International Monetary Fund to proceed with a $5 billion loan to the government
Africa Equatorial Guinea Vice President Nguema Obiang Mangue and French Ambassador Laurent Polonceaux congratulated the achievements of the Tika Naval School inaugurated on 28 July 2019, which trains officers and non-commissioned officers from more than twenty African countries