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
Oceania New Zealand Young people who were wild boar hunting in the woods of the Waikato region spotted four people, believed by police to be Tom Phillips and his children Ember, Maverick and Jada, aged between 8 and 11, all gone missing in late 2021
Europe Denmark The country will tighten environmental requirements for imported biomass, which it uses as an energy source for district heating, after the EU tightened its directive for European biomass sustainability requirements
Africa Cameroon The country’s media have been banned from commenting on the health condition of President Paul Biya, who is 91 years old and has not been seen in public for over a month
Europe Germany In Merheim, a suburb of Cologne, more than six thousand people had to temporarily leave their homes and three hospitals, with 642 patients, were evacuated due to the controlled explosion of a US World War II bomb
Europe Finland A recent poll commissioned by Fingo revealed that over 60% of Finns want Israeli leaders to be prosecuted for war crimes committed during the Gaza conflict and 55% support the imposition of economic sanctions on Israel
America Chile Chile conducted a humanitarian evacuation from Lebanon, airlifting 67 people—including 50 Chileans, 10 Peruvians, and 7 Argentinians—amid escalating conflict, with the flight delivering medical supplies to Beirut before returning to Santiago
Europe Poland The government will temporarily suspend the possibility of seeking political asylum in the country for migrants arriving from Belarus
Africa Mali The ban on the import, marketing and use of Starlink devices for high-speed satellite Internet access has been temporarily lifted by the government
America Haiti Amnesty International has expressed "deep concern" about gang-related violence, particularly against children, perpetrated with what it describes as "total impunity" with the fear that children will be forced to work for gangs
Africa Morocco Rabat has been chosen as the World Book Capital 2026; its book industry is home to 54 publishing houses and hosts the third largest international book and publishing fair in Africa
Africa Togo Coumba Dieng Sow has been appointed as the new UN Resident Coordinator for Togo and will work to ensure that national priorities and needs are addressed by aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals
Europe Sweden The country recently started mass deportations of Iraqi immigrants, marking a significant change in its immigration policy in an effort to repatriate people who no longer have the legal right to remain in Sweden
Europe Latvia The Riga International Film Festival, to be held from 17-27 October, has announced the KIDS' REEL programme, suitable for 2-14 year olds