Africa Madagascar The mass arrest of young activists from GEN Z has prompted the reaction of Amnesty International and the French Teachers' Union that denounce an intensification of repression, arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance
Asia Brunei The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah is reportedly interested on Villa Certosa, in Porto Rotondo (Sardinia, Italy), Silvio Berlusconi's historic summer residence, for sale for €500 million
Africa Egypt The new phase of the '100 million trees' campaign across Egypt has been launched by several ministries in response to climate challenges and population growth, as part of a national strategy to increase green space per capita
Asia Iraq Five bombs were discovered in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, a UN agency said, planted years ago by Islamic State jihadists during renovation work in the northern Iraqi city
America Paraguay Authorities met with Argentina representatives to set a roadmap for collaborative work, focusing on issues like the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway toll, an international bridge construction, and a proposed gas pipeline
America Peru The creation of the Grau Tropical Sea National Reserve has been approved, a milestone after 10 years of negotiations, aimed at protecting the biodiversity-rich area off the Piura and Tumbes coasts
Europe Belarus According to experts, human errors were made in the triple election held on 9 June, which allowed 16-17 year olds, who could only vote in the European elections, to also vote in the federal and regional elections
Europe Slovakia Parliament has passed the 'Assassination Attempt Lex', which introduces new grounds for banning public meetings and official state residences for the Speaker of the House and premier
Asia Iran A runoff will be held between former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (who got 9,4 million votes) and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian (10,4 million) after no one got more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election; turnout was 39,9%
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo After 22 years, the United Nations Organisation Mission for the Stabilisation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco) has definitively ended its operations in the South Kivu region
America Uruguay Uruguay has introduced a visa-free policy for 157 countries, including the UK, Brazil, and Malaysia, to boost tourism and economic growth; citizens from 85 more nations, including the US, Schengen countries and Chile can now enter without a visa
Europe Liechtenstein All Liechtenstein youth bands met for Youth Day as part of the 75th Liechtenstein Association Music Festival in Malbun
Africa Malawi Malawi and Germany signed a financial agreement for an additional €19 million to support the programme, which will significantly strengthen efforts to provide essential aid to the country's most vulnerable families
Europe Iceland A new technical trade school will be built in Hafnarfjörður, to be completed in the autumn of 2029, following an agreement among the government, the city of Hafnarfjörður and Tækniskólinn