Africa South Sudan Conditions for elections remain unfavorable, UN experts warned during a press conference in Juba after concluding their visit to South Sudan; planned December elections face risks from renewed violence, shrinking civic space, persistent impunity.
Europe Portugal The International Monetary Fund would be allegedly urging Portugal to reduce the lowest pensions and widows/widower allowance, suggesting the former are “overly generous”, and the latter “too permissive by European standards”
Asia Kyrgyzstan In ongoing border demarcation Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have finalized an exchange of territories that includes settlements of Tash-Dobo and Chongara along with their 2.500 residents; local sources report that proposals have been advanced to Kazakhstan
Europe Germany A 33-point plan to reform the pension system has drawn praise and criticism in equal measure, as centrist politicians consider it a good compromise and opposition parties on both the left and the right don't find it satisfactory
Asia Brunei Education specialists play an increasingly vital role in helping students reach their full potential as education systems face growing complexity and diverse learning needs, Minister of Education underlined
Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
Oceania Kiribati A blue alert for rotavirus remains in effect, especially in Betio, accounting for the most cases, as well as a blue alert for DENV-1 and DENV-2, with most cases counted in South Tarawa but a transmission rate still contained
Africa Nigeria MMS, the track by Afrobeats superstars Asake and Wizkid, has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify; it is Asake’s 8th, Wizkid’s 17th song to achieve this milestone across all credits on the platform
Europe France Forty people have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas since June 18th, the prime minister said, as people tried to escape a heatwave that is raising temperatures across France
Africa Guinea Exports of raw gold have been banned to boost local refining, as a new plant is being completed near the capital; Guinea is Africa's sixth largest gold producer according to the World Gold Council
Asia Turkey At a meeting in Cairo, Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, welcomed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran; The four countries described the agreement as a key step toward de-escalation and regional stability
America Peru Perupez was awarded the Marine Stewardship Council certification; the result is seen as a turning point, paving the way for other Peruvian fishing companies to access new markets and top-tier international restaurants with their seafood products
Africa Kenya Road users have questioned whether there is adequate signage warning drivers of applicable speed limits before they reach camera-monitored sections, particularly the Instant-Fine Zone, of the Eastern Bypass
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