Asia India Young-led ‘cockroach' movement, whose protests are challenging Modi’s government on accountability and educational reforms, is attracting professionals, families and public support after police used tear gar and beatings to disperse march on parliament
Europe Switzerland The city of Basel will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2025: the contest was born in Lugano, in 1956 and will return to its birthplace almost 70 years later
Europe Denmark €20M in aid for Denmark for better pig welfare have been approved by the EU Commission; the program aims to support farmers to implement preventive measures that reduce the risk of tail-biting
Africa Mali Denmark has declared its intention to close its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso because military coups have 'severely limited its reach into the Sahel region'
Europe Malta Nominations for the upcoming Labour Party elections, scheduled for 13-14 September, have been closed on 25 August; each role open was filled with either one or two people contesting while the executive members, open for 12 members, received 38 nominations
Asia Iran An increasing number of Iranian women have been sentenced to death in a frame of rising executions in the country, which have grown since unprecedented anti-establishment protests broke out in 2022
Africa Tanzania Households that have voluntary moved out of Ngorongoro Conservation Area and set in Msomera Village have been provided with a 3 bedroom house on 2,5 acres of land a 3 acres farm and foodstuff for 18 months, says Supervisor of Voluntary Relocation Exercise
Asia India The country is considering sourcing cheetahs from Somalia, Sudan and Tanzania and no longer from South Africa and Namibia, as cheetahs imported from southern Africa have struggled to adapt to the Indian climate due to differences in circadian rhythms
Asia Turkey 2.500 new taxi licenses have been approved by the Transport Coordination Centre of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to alleviate the chronic shortage after years of delays; they can only be booked via a digital App and drivers can't choose passengers
Europe Kosovo Kosovo's flag flew for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, with athlete Grevist Bytyqi becoming the first to represent the country at the international games in the 1500-metre running event
America Trinidad and Tobago Christopher Columbus and other colonial-era figures were scrutinised in a lengthy debate in a small auditorium in Port of Spain, after the government asked residents if they wanted statues, signs and monuments related to the colonial period removed
America Dominican Republic A new record for energy demand was set i in the Dominican Republic in August 2024, reaching 3,729 megawatts, an 8,9% increase compared to the same period last year
Europe Monaco The Principality will celebrate one of its most cherished traditions on 7 September: 'U Cavagnëtu', the annual picnic reserved exclusively for Monegasques, their spouses and children, in the Parc Princesse Antoinette
Africa Libya The Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Armed Forces, Khalifa Haftar, met with a US delegation, praising the development of friendly relations between the Libyan Armed Forces General Command and the United States