Africa South Sudan Conditions for elections remain unfavorable, UN experts warned during a press conference in Juba after concluding their visit to South Sudan; planned December elections face risks from renewed violence, shrinking civic space, persistent impunity.
Asia Israel Ben Gvir has been ordered to delete flotilla abuse video from media as it constituted unlawful election propaganda; the head of the Central Elections Committee also ruled that the minister pay $7.800 in legal fees
Africa Sudan The Central Bank of Sudan signed a memorandum of understanding for banking cooperation with Azerbaijani Central Bank, part of Sudan's bank’s efforts to open up to the international financial system and reintegrate into global banking networks
Asia Taiwan Cybersecurity experts warned of possible early-stage influence operations ahead of Taiwan’s local elections later this year, identifying coordinated Facebook page activity and a large-scale wave of nearly identical posts spreading suspiciously
Asia Turkey Taxi passengers in Istanbul can now submit complaints, report lost items and share feedback through a new WhatsApp-based service launched by the Istanbul Taxi Drivers Chamber, part of broader efforts to improve service quality and customer satisfaction
Oceania Tuvalu The people of Vaitupu Island celebrated the 80th anniversary of the purchase of Kioa Island in Fiji, a move of vision and courage of Vaitupu's forefathers, that while recovering from the impacts of WWII in the Pacific they planned for future generations
Europe Montenegro Chapter 2, covering the free movement of workers, and Chapter 28, dealing with consumer and health protection, have ben completed in Montenegro's EU accession negotiations; the country is now nearer to its goal of completing membership talks within 2026
America Honduras Not even half of the actions planned to protect the members of COPINH, an indigenous peoples organization, have been carried out, a new investigation revealed; the measures had been decided after COPINH suffered from a breach of security information
Europe Liechtenstein 150 years ago, the Liechtenstein Gorge was opened to visitors and has since become one of the most impressive natural spectacles in the Alps; to celebrate the anniversary, special walking tours have been scheduled at night
Oceania Fiji Urgent reforms are needed in Fiji’s water and sewage sector: the infrastructure challenge is estimated at $8,7 billion, equivalent to twice the Government’s annual budget and about two-thirds of Fiji’s gross domestic product
America Chile Hundreds of Haitian minors allegedly entered the country on charter flights without authorities verifying their relationship to the accompanying adults, either during the journey or upon arrival, according to the Prosecutor’s Office
Africa Malawi Residents of Lilongwe have been rebuked by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, who urged them to abandon a “culture of neglect” and littering, and adopt the discipline of cleanliness seen in other cities such as Blantyre
Africa Ivory Coast A week after the expiry of the 72-hour deadline given by the Minister of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to the operators in charge of household waste collection, in several municipalities of Abidjan garbage continues to worryingly accumulate
America Peru Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former leader Alberto Fujimori, obtained 50,052% of votes and was elected with less than 1% margin over her opponent, showing a deeply divided country; because of this, the results came 10 days after the presidential run-off