Asia Myanmar Peace talks with several smaller ethnic armed organizations have been promoted by Myanmar’s military government as evidence of ongoing national reconciliation; Critics argue the discussions exclude many of the country’s most powerful resistance groups
Europe Lithuania As of 1 August, cars passing through the low-emission zone in the historic centre of Kaunas have to pay a €2-tax; the measure has affected restaurants operating in the area, which report a drop in takeaway orders of up to 70%
America Uruguay Largest-ever investment in Uruguay has been joined by the Japanese government as a partner, contributing US$36 million to a project that aims to develop a green hydrogen plant to boost the country's renewable energy capacity
Asia Nepal The Accountability Oversight Committee stated that the bill to amend the Law on the Commission for the Investigation of Disappearances, Truth and Reconciliation contains serious errors
Oceania Marshall Islands The naming ceremony and upcoming handing over of the first wind-propulsion, the SV Juren Ae, wa held in Korean shipyard; it's Pacific Island Sailing Supply vessel for domestic sea transportation in the Marshall Islands and in the Pacific Region
America Paraguay "Hambre Cero“ - a national school feeding program - has been launched to provide free daily meals to students in public schools; it will initially reach 450.000 children across 2.600 schools in 90 districts
Europe Monaco Prince Albert II, as President of the Monaco Red Cross, visited the French Red Cross operations centre in Montrouge to learn about the organisation in place during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Africa Mauritius Dmytro Kuleba and Maneesh Gobin, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius, signed a visa waiver agreement during the first visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to Mauritius since the establishment of bilateral relations in 1992
America Panama Panamanian authorities dismantled a criminal organization involved in trafficking migrants through the Darien jungle, arresting numerous individuals; the group used a "VIP route," a safer and expensive path to transport migrants illegally to the US
Africa Mali The Swedish ambassador in Bamako was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours after the Swedish minister for development cooperation and international trade stated that the government had decided to phase out aid to Mali
America Nicaragua The Catholic Church in Nicaragua is facing a new wave of arrests as eight priests and a deacon were detained this past week, 7 of which have now been expelled from the country; authorities have yet to provide official details on the reasons of these acts
Africa Mozambique 940 million dollars of investment in tourism was attracted last year, a 17% increase over 2022, and the sector continues to grow; however, the problem of kidnappings still frightens some potential visitors, the president acknowledged
Asia Malaysia The number of unemployed people in Malaysia in June fell by 0,1% to 565.300 compared to May, with an unemployment rate of 3,3%, according to the latest official data
Oceania Nauru The country is considering exchanging Australian dollars for the Chinese yuan in the latest part of the region's banking diplomacy game