Africa Comoros Tayar, the first Comorian ride-hailing app, has been launched with support of Comorian Association of ICT and its incubator Comor'Lab; relying on geolocation, it is designed to enhance road safety and has an alert system connected to emergency services
America Venezuela The OAS Secretary General urged Nicolás Maduro to either acknowledge his defeat in Venezuela's presidential election or call for new transparent elections, following international criticism of the proclaimed results
America Peru The Peruvian Congress has approved a lifetime pension for former President Alberto Fujimori, despite a law he signed 30 years ago prohibiting such benefits for convicted former presidents
Europe Sweden Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke his own world record with a 6,25 cm jump, winning at the same time his second consecutive Olympic title
Africa Algeria Algerian Kaylia Nemour won gold in the women's asymmetric parallel bars final at Paris 2024, becoming the first African to win an Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics
Asia Kazakhstan The country will have a research base on the Moon, according to the memorandum signed between Kazakhstan's Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry and Chinese partners
Africa Djibouti The container ship hit by Houthi militants off Yemen, in the first such attack in a fortnight, has arrived in the port of Djibouti
Asia Japan Japan was unable to overcome defending champion France in the mixed team judo final at the Paris Olympics; Japan, silver when the event was held for the first time in Tokyo in 2021, fell 4-3 in a new come-from-behind win by host France
Europe France A new measure allows the temporary regularisation of foreign workers in short-term occupations; valid until 31 December 2026 and applies to all third-country nationals outside the Schengen area and Switzerland
Asia Iraq In support of the national zero-grade flour production, the Iraqi government approved the local sale of wheat to licensed public and private mills at prices equivalent to the import price
Oceania Tonga The percentage of women in corporate leadership is still low, with men holding over four out of five positions among board directors, and boards on which no women sit increasing
America Jamaica The public was informed that the use of drones is not permitted for the Independence Grand Gala, to be held today, unless special permission is granted by Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority and Jamaica Defence Force
America Belize Throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, Belize was represented by a single athlete, Shaun Gill, who proudly served as the country's flag bearer
Asia Israel Israel coordinated with allies and braced for an expected Iran attack following the assassination of Hamas' Haniyeh, while denouncing that media biased reporting and anti-Israel agendas are prevalent and State of Israel is under relentless attack