Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
America Belize A new website has been launched to improve public access to court information, judgments, and updates; the Senior Courts of Belize announced it as part of ongoing judicial modernization efforts
Africa South Sudan South Sudan's peace monitoring body held its first substantive meeting since the latest election postponement
Asia Japan Mount Fuji is still snowless as of the end of October, marking the longest period since records began 130 years ago
America Saint Lucia Calls for slavery reparations have intensified in Saint Lucia as leaders of 56 Commonwealth nations ended a week-long summit in Samoa
Africa Republic of the Congo Russian Language Week in Brazzaville closes today; promoted by Russian House, the initiative aims to promote the Russian language and strengthen cultural cooperation ties with Russia through various activities such as slam, singing, reading and writing
America Argentina Foreign Minister Diana Mondino was dismissed by President Milei after Argentina voted in favor of ending the US embargo on Cuba at the UN; Milei’s office emphasized Argentina’s opposition to the Cuban regime and commitment to US policy
Asia Sri Lanka The annual nature and wildlife photography exhibition 2024, organised by the Young Zoologists' Association of Sri Lanka, opened at the JDA Perera Gallery in Colombo and will continue until Sunday
Africa Mauritius The government of Mauritius has banned access to social media websites ahead of the parliamentary elections on 10 November and they will be banned until 11 November, the day after the elections
Asia Jordan A Royal Decree was issued approving the Judicial Council's decision to appoint 25 Sharia judges, effective as of November 10; the initiative was saluted as a needed step to improve Islamic justice
Asia Cyprus With rising violence towards migrant workers and recent assaults on foreign food delivery drivers in Limassol, the Alliance Against the Far Right, Fascism, and Racism has called for a response to ‘far-right incidents’ during an anti-racist event
Africa Tanzania At the Russian House in Dar es Salaam, the presentation of Alexander Pushkin's collection of fairy tales in Swahili took place, coinciding with the 225th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian poet
Oceania Samoa Children aged from 4 to 14 from Samoa became the youngest official delegates to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia
Asia Lebanon Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati criticised the 'expansion' of Israel's attacks on his country, saying they indicate a rejection of efforts to broker a truce after more than a month of war