Asia Sri Lanka An “Ehi Passiko” peace walk began in Dambulla, bringing together Buddhist monks and participants to promote peace and mindfulness; “Ehi Passiko,” meaning “come and see,” reflects a core Buddhist principle encouraging understanding through experience
Europe Belgium A mural has appeared in Antwerp depicting the kiss between De Wever and Bouchez, at a time when they occupy strong positions in the formation of the government after the 9 June elections
Asia Brunei The Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education will send a contingent of 32 athletes and 23 officials to represent the Sultanate at the 21st ASEAN University Games 2024 from 25 June to 6 July, in Surabaya and Malang, Indonesia
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Most of Bosnia and Herzegovina was left without electricity, including the cities of Sarajevo, Zenica, and Banja Luka, after a complete collapse of the country's electric power system caused by a series of grid failures
Asia Bahrain The country will host the 29th edition of Routes World 2024, a global aviation industry event, in autumn, marking its debut in the region, at Exhibition World Bahrain
Asia Azerbaijan The Forum for Cooperation between Azerbaijani NGOs, organised by the Agency for State Support to Non-Governmental Organisations in cooperation with the National NGO Forum of Azerbaijan, will begin its work today at the Zangilan Congress Centre
Africa Burkina Faso The weekly political debate TV programme 7 info, one of the most watched political talk shows in the country, has been suspended for a fortnight by the Higher Communication Council of Burkina Faso, the governmental authority regulating the media
Asia Afghanistan Needing a win to avoid elimination, the country unexpectedly beat Australia to keep its semi-final hopes alive at the T20 Cricket World Cup
Asia Cambodia More than 113.000 people are expected to benefit from improved water supply infrastructure following the approval of a new World Bank-supported project
Africa Chad The World Health Organisation congratulated Chad on its success in eliminating the Gambian form of human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness
Europe Austria A new law enacted allows the government to confiscate and sell the vehicles of drivers who exceed the speed limit by a considerable margin, 60 kilometres per hour or more, even for a single offence
America Brazil FAO and the Brazilian government celebrated 15 years of the Brazilian School Feeding Law, a global model that currently serves 40 million students daily
Africa Namibia A court has declared unconstitutional a law dating back to colonial times that criminalised same-sex relations between men; the Namibian government has 21 days to appeal the ruling but it is currently unclear whether it will do so
Africa Nigeria 7 million Nigerian girls have been vaccinated against the papilloma virus in the last two weeks thanks to collaboration with UNICEF and WHO