Asia Palestine Painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour, one of the most prominent names in Palestinian art, has died at the age of 79 at his home in the Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem; his work depicted Palestinian traditions and people's struggles under Israeli occupation
Asia Yemen Project Masam is removing deadly ordnance planted by the Houthis in Yemen and has seen the removal of 460.951 landmines and unexploded ordnance since the project began in 2018 under the supervision of Saudi Kingdom's aid agency KSrelief
Europe Norway Norway is the first country where more electric cars than petrol cars circulate, as announced by the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council on the basis of official car registration data: 754.303 registered cars are electric, 753.905 petrol
Africa Zimbabwe 200 elephants are scheduled to be culled to feed communities facing the most acute hunger after the worst drought in forty years, wildlife authorities said
Asia India In Kashmir, India's northern region, elections for the state parliament took place: they are the first since 2019, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked the region's 'special status' and thus a large part of its autonomy
Europe Germany Primary electors of the Christian Democratic Union, the country's main conservative party, have chosen Friedrich Merz, the current leader of their national party, as their candidate for chancellor in the country's 2025 elections
Africa Benin A law was enacted earlier this month recognising Beninese nationality for Afro-descendants, who will be able to benefit from all nationality-related rights, with the exception of 'political rights and access to the Beninese civil service'
America Dominica 'Flavors of the World Festival' will take place on 29 September at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium and is expected to offer participants a taste of cuisine and entertainment from around the world
Europe Hungary Hungary and the Czech Republic are considering hosting the 2029 World Ice Hockey Championships; the centre of the championship would be Budapest with one suitable arena
Europe Montenegro Hundreds of inmates of Montenegro's largest prison recently declared that they and their families will not vote in the next elections if the promised amnesty law is not presented
Africa Liberia Liberia has signed with Rwanda a strategic general cooperation agreement that marks a key step in strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations
America Uruguay Uruguay and Mexico celebrate 123 years of diplomatic relations and 20 years of a Free Trade Agreement, which has quadrupled trade to US$657 million, which boosted Mexican investments in Uruguay to US$275 million
Oceania Kiribati The country is 'exercising sovereignty' in banning diplomats, according to University of Adelaide academics Henrietta McNeill and Maualaivao Maima Koro, in paper titled 'Pacific States Are Setting Terms for Diplomatic Engagement'
Africa Mauritania Velmie, providing software technology for fintechs, partnered with A2 Holding, a Nouakchott-based connectivity group, to explore the market and launch a joint agent banking project