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
Asia Malaysia The Bishop of the Catholic Church in Penang officially announced the start of the process of beatification and canonisation of Sybil Kathigasu, a famous war nurse and Catholic lay figure, who could be Malaysia's first saint
Africa Benin French-Beninese citizen Kemi Seba, a well-known pan-Africanist activist in both France and West Africa, has been stripped of his French citizenship for his strongly anti-Western analyses cloaked in pan-Africanism
Asia Cambodia A series of workshops entitled 'Governance of Financial Institutions to Ensure Sustainable, Effective and Inclusive Operations' was launched to address the challenges of the banking and financial sector
America Canada NATO member Canada updated its defense policy this year with a focus on protecting the Arctic and is moving ahead to acquire up to 12 submarines; a formal process to meet with manufacturers has started
Asia Japan Unable to get married legally in Japan, LGBTQ couples are celebrating their special bond by donning traditional kimonos and fashionable formal wear for "photo weddings"; still, these choreographed images are often kept hidden in the conservative society
Africa Zimbabwe 7,6 million Zimbabweans, almost half the population, are in need of aid given the severe drought in the country, the UN has reported; in June, the UN appealed for $429 million, but funding has been slow to materialise
Africa Nigeria Google will help train 8.000 young Nigerians in creative industries through Engage Nigeria, a programme that has already trained 20.000 Nigerians in digital technology last year
Europe Bulgaria The government avoided protests from pharmacies by agreeing to pay higher fees to pharmacies that provide free medicines to patients; some pharmacies in large cities had started to stop work for two hours a day
Africa Ivory Coast Abidjan has given the go-ahead for the establishment of a US base in Odienné, north-west Ivory Coast, from where Sahelian jihadist groups can threaten the Gulf of Guinea countries
Africa Cameroon The coming out of Brenda Biya, 26, daughter of the President of Cameroon and aspiring rapper living in Switzerland has caused a scandal; she hopes her story will help change the law against homosexuality, currently punishable by up to five years in prison
America Venezuela The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights criticized the increasing restrictions on civic space in Venezuela ahead of the upcoming elections, calling for open dialogue and measures to address issues in health, education, and living conditions
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Over 5.000 participants in the 'Peace March' arrived after a three-day walk to the Srebrenica Memorial Centre - Potočari to participate in the commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the genocide against Bosnians committed on July 1995 in Srebrenica
Europe Switzerland Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho has opened his first restaurant near Geneva in western Switzerland; the restaurant is named "R10" after the famous footballer's shirt number