Asia Israel The Knesset has passed a media overhaul law giving government greater regulatory control; PM Netanyahu attended the debate, skipping the vote; the news has been released by a number of online media in the late hours of 16 July
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Emerging cobalt problems in the country, the world's main source of cobalt, have been related to the use of child labour and Chinese control over the refining of the ore for use in batteries
Africa Angola The World Health Organisation is leading a mission to eradicate dracunculiasis - or Guinea worm disease, a crippling parasitic disease - in Angola, one of the five countries where it has not yet been eradicated
Africa Djibouti Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs and career diplomat, is running to lead the African Union Commission
America United States Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses classified documents of the case against Trump ruling that the entire case should also be dismissed because the appointment of the special counsel who brought the case, Jack Smith, had violated the Constitution
Europe Albania Albanian authorities are set to receive strong criticism at the upcoming meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in India later this month after concerns over the management of several Albanian heritage sites
Asia Oman The National Museum opened the 'Oman Day' exhibition and events with the title 'The Splendour of Silver: Treasures of the Omani Court' at the Kremlin Museums in Moscow, Russia
Europe Romania Baia Mare, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Oradea will host this year's Orange Weekends caravan, a programme of film screenings and game competitions to be held in symbolic areas of these cities
America Argentina Argentina won the Copa America with a 1-0 victory over Colombia in extra time, marking Argentina's 16th Copa America title
Africa Libya The recent arrest and arbitrary detention of a journalist in Tripoli, Ahmed Sanussi, who had reported on allegations of government corruption and was arrested by security forces, has raised concern in the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
Africa Uganda CanalBox, a new broadband Internet service provider, was officially launched in Uganda with an investment of more than Shs 50 billion (US$ 13,5 million) over the past 11 months in the country
Asia Taiwan Nearly 400.000 Taiwanese are expected to travel to the US this year; as demand for air travel to the US booms, more flights are being added from Taiwan to Seattle, with the number of companies operating the route this year rising from one to four
Oceania Papua New Guinea As Pope Francis prepares to visit Papua New Guinea in September, the Superior General of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart said he will find "a Church with a strong practice of faith, but in the style of Papua New Guinea"
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi General Food Security Authority disbursed the first instalment of payments to local wheat farmers who supplied their allocated quantities for the 2024 season; $78,7 million was deposited in the bank accounts of 792 farmers