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
Asia Singapore All active combat and combat support units will be equipped and trained on a new light machine gun by the end of July; the Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle 6940E-SG is manufactured by US-based Colt's Manufacturing
America Ecuador The Sangay volcano in central Ecuador has resumed intense activity, spewing ash that has affected four cities and produced up to 15 explosions per minute for 19 hours
Oceania Solomon Islands The country emphasised the urgent need to strengthen global partnerships and increase climate finance to address the unique challenges of small island developing states
Asia Nepal The wetlands in Morang district have seen exponential growth over the past two decades; from 2000 to 2020, the total area of wetlands increased by 171%, from 10,8 to 29,4 hectares, thanks to conservation initiatives and increased budget allocations
Africa Equatorial Guinea The Malabo Administration and Oceaneering, an American company, wish to collaborate on the project to connect the oil wells with the offshore support vessel Serpentina; the plan has been presented to the Vice President of the Republic
Africa Rwanda Rwandan President Kagame broke his own record by winning Monday's election with over 99% of the vote, compared to 98,63% in the 2017 election, 93% in 2010 and 95% in 2003
Europe Serbia President Vucic declared in June that Serbia could start mining lithium as early as 2028 thanks to new guarantees from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto; opponents have promised protests if lithium mining goes ahead
America Honduras A New York court officially sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the US; Hernandez is planning to appeal
Africa Liberia Roberts International Airport is ready to embark on a transformation path, resolved to solve the compliance problems of recent years, in a project resulting from collaboration between the Liberian Airport Authority and the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority
America Peru Survival International released rare images of the recently-discovered, uncontacted tribe Mashco Piro tribe in Peru's Amazon, frequently emerging from the rainforest in search of food and dangerously close to new logging concessions
Europe France For the 2024 Olympic Games, France, the host country, has banned Muslim women from wearing the sports hijab or any other form of religious headgear when competing for France
Africa Somalia The semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland wants the UN to reinstate the ban on arms sales lifted seven months ago, arguing that easier access to weapons is fuelling clan conflicts
Asia Palestine "What is happening in Gaza is the most documented genocide in history," Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour said at a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East