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
Europe United Kingdom There will not be an apology over Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade, when King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer visit the Commonwealth summit in Samoa 25-26 October, and a Downing Street spokesperson already ruled out financial reparations
Asia Palestine 1000 women and children in need of medical care will soon be evacuated from Gaza to Europe, according to the head of the European section of the World Health Organisation
Europe Switzerland An average of 185 people die every year while playing sport in Switzerland; most of the fatal sports accidents occur in mountain sports, followed by snow sports and water sports, according to latest report of the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention
America United States Elon Musk is pledging to give $1 million a day to voters who sign his political action committee’s petition backing the Constitution for detention of arms and freedom of speech, in open support for Trump’s candidacy for which he also committed $70 million
Europe Albania Former President Ilir Meta, now leader of the opposition Freedom Party, was arrested on charges of corruption, money-laundering and non-declaration of assets
Europe Moldova President Maia Sandu claimed pro-Russian forces illegally interfered in Sunday's presidential polls, which will go to a run-off ballot next month, while referendum results only narrowly approved enshrining EU accession as a national goal
America Bahamas The British government has handed over 10.000 pages of archival documents relating to The Bahamas' path to independence from Britain in 1973; digital copies of these documents should soon be available for online consultation
Asia Philippines The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction ended in Manila; thousands of participants from governments, civil society, private sector and academia shared best practices to accelerate disaster risk reduction across the region
Asia Mongolia The Maidar Buddhist ceremony, held annually at Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Mongolia, celebrates the future arrival of Maitreya; a symbol of love and compassion; this tradition blends Buddhism with Mongolia’s nomadic and Shamanistic roots
Africa Egypt 12 galleries of the new Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids of Giza have been opened, but the official opening date is not yet known; the museum will be the largest archeological museum in the world devoted to treasures from pyramids and other periods
Europe Estonia A new book entitled 'With Love for Football', created by football fans in Sillamäe, Ida-Viru County, presents a selection of rare archive photos and numerous stories of local players and coaches
Asia Georgia 26,7% of the 576.400 young people aged 15 to 29 are unemployed, according to data from the National Statistics Service
Oceania Australia Australia has become the 24th country to sign up to the Ocean Conservancy's Global Ghost Gear Initiative, the world's largest alliance dedicated to solving the problem of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear