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
Asia Singapore The launch of the beverage container return scheme has been postponed by one year to give beverage manufacturers and retailers sufficient time to design and implement it
Asia Uzbekistan New tourism categories have been announced by 2025 - geological tourism, industrial and scientific tourism and military tourism - in a draft resolution on strengthening the tourism sector by the Agency for Strategic Reform
Oceania Nauru Printer Winzar Kakiouea, 100 metre male runner, was the only competitor at the Paris Games from the nation
America Bahamas Lobster fishing trips to Long Island, where the lobster industry is a primary economic driver, were delayed by a tropical disturbance
Europe United Kingdom To improve protection against sexual harassment, the Office for Students will introduce certain benchmarks to be achieved regarding reporting systems, disciplinary processes and staff training
Asia Bangladesh A group of 48 young entrepreneurs expressed solidarity with the student movement and its demands and produced a statement calling for the people's demands not to go unheeded
Asia Afghanistan Kimia Yousofi, who is 28 years old and lives as a refugee in Australia since Talibans are in power, ran for Afghanistan in the 100 metres at Paris Olympics and showed a sheet of paper with the words: 'Education, sport, our rights' written on it
Europe Russia In an effort to attract more volunteers for war against Ukraine, a new decree offers more money to potential soldiers: those who sign a contract between 1/08 and 31/12 2024 will receive a one-off payment of around $4.650, more than double the previous sum
Asia Azerbaijan The International Olympic Committee apologised to Azerbaijan for the statements on Nagorno-Karabakh made by the France 2 TV presenter during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics
Europe Slovakia Guidelines for schools have been issued on the justification of children's absence due to illness for nursery, primary and secondary schools, to unify and clarify the procedure
Africa Ethiopia Eyob Tekalign, Ethiopia's Finance Minister, said he expects creditors to agree to restructure $4,9 billion of debt when Ethiopia completes its current restructuring exercise
America Barbados Per capita fish consumption in Barbados is currently double than that of other countries in the world, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Europe Estonia There has been a steady increase in calls to a helpline run by the Health Council for poisonings, which can be reached on 16662 and is run by operators who all speak English; the line has been designed with the aim of reducing the burden on hospitals