Asia Tajikistan An amnesty law signed by President Rahmon to celebrate 35 years of independence will cover 18.038 convicted people, with full release for 11.305 people, reduced terms for 6.733; of 507 women, 248 will be released, of 134 minors, 99 will be freed
Europe Slovenia Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar won the 111th edition of the Tour de France, the first to have won both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same year since 1998
Africa Togo Hydrogeological studies in Greater Lomé were undertaken as part of the Togo Urban Water Security Project, to assess groundwater conservation, the risk of contamination and sealing requirements
Europe Serbia Serbia's national broadcaster, RTS, has officially opened nominations for songs to represent the country at the next Eurovision 2025; submission window will remain open until 1 November 2024
Europe Portugal Owners who transform their property into Local Accommodation during the six years following their acquisition will be paying a higher Municipal Tax on Onerous Property Transfers (IMT)
Europe Lithuania Amid social media reports of a possible accident at Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant, the Radiation Protection Centre stated on Friday that there is no direct radiological threat to Lithuanian territory
Africa Seychelles A group of 18 young male footballers aged between 15 and 16 will travel to Marseille, France, to train and play with top French teams, including Olympique Marseille, through FIFA's Talent Development Programme
Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh's Supreme Court has scaled back the criticised quota-based system of public appointments that led to the violent anti-government protests in recent weeks, during which more than 100 people died
Europe Spain The Spanish Ministry of Health will fund a new immunotherapy treatment for several types of cancer, which will replace the current intravenous infusion with an injection, reducing treatments from one hour to just seven minutes
Asia Saudi Arabia Nahj, a non-profit organisation, launched its summer training programme to empower young people until 15 August in Riyadh and Jeddah through partnerships with companies in fields including healthcare, law, business development, engineering and technology
Europe Switzerland Zermatt rail link will ne interrupted for weeks due to severe damage caused by the flooding of the Vispa river; trains operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn will not be running to the Swiss mountain resort until at least mid-August
Europe Albania The Albanian Parliament unanimously approved a declaration calling on Greece to abolish an old law declaring a state of war between the two countries, which dates back to the Second World War
Europe Ukraine Former parliamentarian and linguist Iryna Farion, known for her opposition to the use of the Russian language in the country and support for the use of the Ukrainian language, was shot and killed in Lviv
Asia Philippines The only country in the world, along with the Vatican, where divorce is still banned, the Philippines is preparing to change this after Congress recently passed a pro-divorce bill