America Colombia Abelardo De La Espriella has become the new president-elect of Colombia in a tight run-off; the far-right lawyer was openly backed by US President Trump
Europe Norway A wireless charging road for electric vehicles has been unveiled in the city of Trondheim: this innovative stretch of road, equipped with high-tech copper coils, keeps electric vehicles charged with energy and ready to go without stopping
Africa Zambia The country celebrates the bronze medal won by Muzala Samukonga, a 21-year-old sprinter, in the men's 400-metre race at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a time of 43,74 seconds, setting a new national record
Asia Syria State airline Syrianairlines signed a contract with a private company to improve and develop the airline, which is facing multiple challenges due to the war and the blockade
America Colombia At 17, Ángel Barajas made history by winning Colombia's first Olympic gymnastics medal, securing silver on the horizontal bar at the Paris 2024 Olympics, becoming the youngest Colombian medalist in the Games' history
Asia United Arab Emirates The Dubai authorities have announced the launch of a pilot initiative to reduce the working hours of participating government agencies during the summer that includes the suspension of work on Fridays
Asia Taiwan To strengthen defence, a new increase of NT$ 647 billion (US$19,80 billion) was approved on a total budget of NT$ 3,13 trillion for next year
Oceania Solomon Islands The region's largest locally-led climate adaptation project was launched in Honiara under the name Solomon Islands Knowledge-Action-Sustainability for Resilient Villages
Europe Serbia Construction will begin on a museum dedicated to tennis player Novak Djokovic, who, by winning gold at the Paris Olympics, completed the Career Grand Slam: President Vucic said it will be a tribute to Djokovic's achievements and will also attract tourists
Asia Pakistan The government is committed to transforming Pakistan into a cashless economy, says Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunications Shaza Fatima Khawaja
Oceania Kiribati A recycling operation for used lead batteries in Kiribati, which removed 7000 tonnes of toxic waste from the island over a 20-year period, could be replicated and used in other Pacific nations to manage hazardous waste
Europe Poland UK Export Finance and KUKE, the export credit agencies of the UK and Poland respectively, provided a guarantee for a €249 million loan in a solar project to boost green exports
Africa South Africa South Africa, home to the highest number of rhinos in the world, has seen a decline in poaching affecting this endangered species; during the first half of this year, 229 rhinos were poached, a slight decrease compared to last year
Oceania Papua New Guinea The integration of various cloud services, including the allocation of IP addresses, DNS, websites and e-mail solutions, for more than 140 government agencies has been accelerated by the Department of Information and Communications Technology