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 Jordan The Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts was announced: to be scheduled between July 24 and August 3, the 38th edition aims to raise the profile of culture and arts and will not include singing concerts at the Southern Theatre; proceeding will fund charity
Asia Bangladesh All high schools, Islamic seminaries and vocational institutes in the country will remain closed until further notice after violent student protests left at least six people dead
Africa Comoros The Comoros National Centre for Crafts hosted the launch of the project to support vocational training in the sewing professions, which aims to 'make sewing a profession of the future'
Asia Brunei His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's 78th birthday was marked by the birth of fifteen children in the Brunei Muara district and four in the Belait district, with a double celebration for the new parents
America Barbados The government has denied media reports that the health of Barbadians was put at risk during the International Cricket Council Men's T20 World Cup
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Emerging cobalt problems in the country, the world's main source of cobalt, have been related to the use of child labour and Chinese control over the refining of the ore for use in batteries
Africa Angola The World Health Organisation is leading a mission to eradicate dracunculiasis - or Guinea worm disease, a crippling parasitic disease - in Angola, one of the five countries where it has not yet been eradicated
Europe Croatia 116.296 first registrations of new and used vehicles of all categories have been registered by the the Croatian Vehicle Centre in the first half of 2024; the average age of all vehicles in Croatia was 14,8 years
America Antigua and Barbuda A support group for Alzheimer's disease patients caregivers has just been established in Antigua and Barbuda; about 28 people attended the first session via Zoom
Africa Djibouti Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs and career diplomat, is running to lead the African Union Commission
Asia Tajikistan Controls on the movement of heavy vehicles have been strengthened by the Ministry of Transport; mobile teams visited cement works, coal mines, sand and gravel pits to explain the importance of complying with modified requirements
America Argentina Argentina won the Copa America with a 1-0 victory over Colombia in extra time, marking Argentina's 16th Copa America title
Africa Libya The recent arrest and arbitrary detention of a journalist in Tripoli, Ahmed Sanussi, who had reported on allegations of government corruption and was arrested by security forces, has raised concern in the United Nations Support Mission in Libya