Africa Madagascar The mass arrest of young activists from GEN Z has prompted the reaction of Amnesty International and the French Teachers' Union that denounce an intensification of repression, arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance
Oceania Papua New Guinea As Pope Francis prepares to visit Papua New Guinea in September, the Superior General of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart said he will find "a Church with a strong practice of faith, but in the style of Papua New Guinea"
Europe Romania Baia Mare, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Oradea will host this year's Orange Weekends caravan, a programme of film screenings and game competitions to be held in symbolic areas of these cities
Oceania Marshall Islands At the Marshall Islands International Airport, a terminal will be rebuilt upon commitment of the Japanese government to support Pacific Island and will be reconstructed together with the United States
Asia Thailand Authorities suspended a Chinese-owned luxury resort project on Koh Samui island after discovering that the structure was not built according to the permit and was taller than allowed by law
Africa Senegal The two environment ministries of Gambia and Senegal have promised to work together to protect forest cover with the desire to achieve the common goals of protecting the two nations' natural resources
Africa Mozambique More than 125.000 people are in need of urgent food aid in the district of Caia, Sofala province, central Mozambique, due to the devastation of crops caused by the drought caused by the 'El Niño' phenomenon, according to local authorities
Europe Kosovo 1.586.659 citizens live in the territory of Kosovo according to preliminary data from the population census published by the Statistical Agency of Kosovo
Oceania Nauru A preliminary meeting was held to bring Nauru Airlines flight service back to Guam after more than 20 years
America Suriname The Dutch House of Representatives approved a motion to arrange residence permits for hundreds of undocumented Surinamese who have been living in the Netherlands for years, benefiting those born as Dutch in Suriname before 1975
Oceania Samoa As Samoa struggles with the recent declaration of a dengue epidemic, local authorities and international agencies are taking proactive measures to mitigate the spread of the disease
America Colombia Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared July 15th a civic holiday nationwide due to the Copa America final - regardless of the outcome of Colombia in the final - aiming to promote unity amid preparations for Independence Day on July 20th
Africa Republic of the Congo The Congo Free Union of Communication Agents has decided to call an unlimited nationwide general strike starting today Monday 15 July
Asia Qatar The Qatar Skydive Team of the Qatar Air Sports Committee, part of the Joint Special Forces, won the bronze medal at the CISM World Military Parachuting Championship, in Hungary, in which 33 countries took part