Africa Ethiopia Drivers in Ethiopia face a fuel crisis due to disruptions from the Iran war driving a booming black market; Diesel prices reach 300–500 birr (5-9 $) per liter with illegal resale networks and long queues straining transport and businesses
Asia Turkey Turkey's main opposition party, which controls most of the country's big cities, says its municipalities will not "stain their hands with blood" by implementing a bill to euthanise stray dogs, even if it passes in parliament
Asia Philippines The only country in the world, along with the Vatican, where divorce is still banned, the Philippines is preparing to change this after Congress recently passed a pro-divorce bill
Europe Sweden Jessika Roswall has been appointed as Sweden's next European Commissioner, making her the first member of the Swedish Moderate Party, and thus the first centre-right European Commissioner, to be appointed
America Guyana Guyana's Environmental Protection Agency has formally asked further insights into the environmental impacts and mitigation measures of oil company ExxonMobil’s proposed seventh oil project in the Stabroek area before deciding on its approval
Europe Croatia Poor results in Croatian language examinations of high school students has raised concern within school authorities
Europe Albania The Albanian Parliament unanimously approved a declaration calling on Greece to abolish an old law declaring a state of war between the two countries, which dates back to the Second World War
America Suriname Paper-based death certificate system will be replaced with a digital application next month, modernizing its healthcare administration and enhancing service provision by generating data accessible to the Public Health Bureau
America Saint Lucia The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force seized 12,319 rounds of ammunition and twenty-one illegal firearms between April and June 2024; the RSLPF's official Facebook page described the seizures as 'impressive'
Asia Vietnam Since the beginning of 2024, more than 42.400 pigs have been killed to prevent the spread of African swine fever, five times more than in the same period last year
Europe Ukraine Former parliamentarian and linguist Iryna Farion, known for her opposition to the use of the Russian language in the country and support for the use of the Ukrainian language, was shot and killed in Lviv
Africa Nigeria A new national minimum wage for Nigeria was approved, more than doubling the current monthly minimum wage; a promise was also made to review the minimum wage law every three years
Asia Syria The regime of Bashar al-Assad would confiscated the property of over 800 civilians in the Zakya district of Damascus since the beginning of 2024 reports the Syrian Network for Human Rights
Oceania Australia The most popular dog names of 2024 have been announced: according to data from Scratch's 2024 Great Australian Dog Survey 'human' names are increasingly common