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 Malawi One Acre Fund and Global Parametrics, a CelsiusPro Group company, have partnered to provide financial protection to smallholder farmers in Malawi against the financial stress of crop loss due to drought
Europe Hungary Renew Europe called on the European Council to explore all legal means to stop the Hungarian Presidency of the Council and hand it over to Poland, whose presidency would be at the end of the semester
Africa Mauritania Mauritanian security forces are believed to have played a role in the post-election violence and at least three deaths after incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani's presidential election victory last week
Asia Kazakhstan Alageum Electric became the general sponsor of the Fifth World Nomad Games; the president expressed pride in supporting Kazakhstan's cultural and sporting traditions and commitment to promoting traditional sports on an international stage
Asia Iraq Speaking at an online conference organised by Aid to the Church in Need, Archbishop Semaan drew a parallel between the enduring nature of olive trees and the steadfast spirit of Iraqi Christians driven out by Islamic State militants
Asia Georgia Around 5.000 employees, over half of thetotal employed by Evolution Georgia online casino, are participating in the strike that began on 12 July, according to Evo-Union
Asia Kuwait Electricity consumption rose on Thursday to the highest level in the country's history due to soaring summer temperatures, reaching a record high of 17.120 megawatts, 180 megawatts more than the previous record in the summer of last year
America Jamaica Farmers are officially urged to maintain their drains and ditches at best to help remove excess water from their farms upon request by the Rural Agriculture Development Authority
Europe Finland 63% of Finns believe that violations of international human rights would be acceptable in the context of the enactment of the Border Security Act, according to a poll commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat
Europe United Kingdom A plan to release thousands of inmates early under certain conditions to prevent prison overcrowding in England and Wales is one of the first significant steps taken by the Keir Starmer-led government
Europe Germany A particular proposal providing tax incentives for qualified foreign workers is being discussed; it is contained in the economic growth plan presented by the government coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals
Europe Latvia Riga Airport signed a €248.000 contract with BM-projekts for the development of a multi-storey car park; the short-term 400-space car park project will be developed and approved by the construction authority within nine months
Asia Pakistan Urban consumers are bracing themselves for a potential flour shortage as the Pakistan Flour Mills Association has gone on strike across the country in protest against the new withholding tax