Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
Africa Angola The government's actions to reduce public debt have been called 'impressive' by Head of the African Development Bank Group Adesina: from 119% of GDP in 2020, to 58% of GDP expected this year
Africa Djibouti The World Bank approved an additional $90 million in funding for the expansion of the Djibouti Regional Economic Corridor, a major infrastructure project to increase regional connectivity and trade in the Horn of Africa
Asia Palestine Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda and AJ+ won the Emmy in the category Outstanding Hard News Feature Story for the documentary It's Bisan from Gaza - and I'm Still Alive
America Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum barred Spain's King Felipe VI from her October 1 swearing-in ceremony over his failure to acknowledge the harm caused by Spain's conquest of Mexico, prompting Spain's Prime Minister to boycott the event
Africa Burundi Burundi offered to send peacekeepers to help restore security in Haiti after Kenya deployed 400 police officers
Asia Turkey The 10th International Turkish Language Congress, which brought together international scholars, began on Thursday with the reading of the national anthem in the new conference hall of the Atatürk Higher Institute of Culture, Language and History
Asia Nepal Schools and other educational institutions are kept closed for three days due to torrential rains that hit the country killing at least 66 people and injuring 60 others
Africa Egypt The area cultivated with cotton increased by 23% compared to the previous season, from 255.000 to 311.700 acres nationwide, of which 70.584 allocated to the production of seeds needed for next year's growing areas
America Nicaragua Local governments have created 202 “Casas de Cultura y Creatividad”, centres that promote art, culture, and national identity, offering courses in various artistic disciplines and teaching traditions such as music, dance, and folklore
Asia Bangladesh Chief Counsellor Prof. Muhammad Yunus urged the international community to engage with a new Bangladesh that aims to ensure freedom and democracy for all 'so that we can emerge as a just and inclusive democratic society'
Africa Chad President Mahamat Déby Itno would be planning to travel to France to attend the summit of the International Organisation of La Francophonie on 4 and 5 October, according to Jeune Afrique
Oceania Micronesia The President addressed the UN General Assembly after Micronesian leaders met with US President Biden and federal officials reaffirmed their commitments to the Compacts of Free Association
Africa Botswana UN Secretary-General Guterres expressed satisfaction with Botswana's climate change efforts after talks with President Mokgweetsi Masisi on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, USA