Asia India Indian Railways' first hydrogen-powered train made its maiden journey covering an 89-km route between Jind and Sonipat in Haryana state; the 10 coaches were powered by a 1.200 Kw hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system, the world's most powerful for a train
Africa Namibia The Namibia Agronomic Board initiated awareness-raising sessions to promote investment in the fruit sector, with a focus on production and export by local farmers
Europe Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro have opened a joint rail border crossing, with a facility that should reduce the journey time for goods trains by at least one hour
Asia Iran Cement sales in Iran decreased in June compared to the previous month, but still registered a remarkable 24% year-on-year increase
Africa Mali The socio-political situation is relatively tense, with the risk of social unrest in a context of shrinking democratic space and an economic and energy crisis, the latest UNICEF report on the humanitarian situation in the country states
Europe North Macedonia Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey sent planes and helicopters to North Macedonia to help firefighters who have been fighting a series of wild fires caused by high temperatures for several days
America Grenada Bishop Clyde Harvey of St. George in Grenada arrived on Carriacou Island and visited a traumatised community and at least two diocesan churches that had suffered catastrophic damage from the hurricane
Africa Egypt Since the beginning of July, Egyptian security forces have arrested 119 people, including at least one child, for participating in anti-government protests, the human rights organisation Amnesty International reported
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 Micronesia Chinese Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia Wu Wei attended the handover ceremony for Chinese humanitarian drought assistance
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
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
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
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