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
America Panama As water levels are critically low, Panama is currently exploring costly and ambitious solutions, including creating an artificial lake and using artificial rain to combat the severe drought affecting the Panama Canal
Asia Philippines The Philippines remains the most dangerous Asian country for land and environmental defenders, with 68% of the killings and enforced disappearances recorded in the region in 2023, 17 out of a total of 25, according to the Global Witness observatory
Asia Nepal The Humla District Hospital is seeing an increase in the number of patients; with only 15 beds and up to 150 patients per day showing up to be treated, it is not possible to manage the situation
Asia Kuwait In a step towards supporting juvenile rehabilitation, a new night school for juvenile delinquents opened upon initiative of the Ministry of Social, Family and Children Affairs in cooperation with the Ministry of Education
Europe Spain Centre-right Partido Popular leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo compared Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to the late dictator Francisco Franco over a controversial media transparency plan
Asia Israel The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on Israel to end its illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories within a year, a move that Palestine hailed as 'historic'
Asia Qatar Qatar Museums unveiled a new metal sculpture at the Al Shafallah Centre: 'Infinity Love' honours 25 years of support by Sheikha Moza, who founded the centre in 1999 to support people with disabilities
Africa Lesotho Authorities are called to promptly investigate allegations of torture and killing of civilians by the army, said Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines An amblyomma surveillance for the tropical Bont tick will be conducted: the Animal Health and Production Division will inform all cattle, sheep and goat breeders of the areas and times when to make animals available
Asia South Korea Smoking accounted for more than 80% of in-flight illegal acts reported by South Korea's 10 carriers in the past five years; under South Korean law, a fine of up to 10 million won ($7,500) is imposed for in-flight smoking, including e-cigarettes
Africa Rwanda A plan was launched to train one million coders as part of the second National Strategy for Transformation, a five-year government programme running from 2024 to 2029
America El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that the 2025 budget will not rely on external financing or debt issuance, marking the first time in decades that the country will fully fund its current expenditures without borrowing
America Honduras The "Zero Deforestation by 2029" plan has been launched in Honduras, involving the armed forces to combat illegal activities like logging and land use by criminal groups in protected areas