Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
Europe Spain The country has more high-income taxpayers than ever before: in 2022, the number of people with a declared annual income of more than €601.000 increased by 25% compared to the previous year, reaching 15.186 individuals
Asia Syria The country was elected as a member of the Air Safety Committee at the end of the Arab Civil Aviation Organisation meetings in the Moroccan capital, Rabat
Oceania Vanuatu Vanuatu Post Limited marked an important milestone with the completion of its financial audits dating back to 2018 and the handover of VT103 million (€800.000) to the government after six years
Africa Togo Lomé hosted the 23rd International Pharmaceutical Forum entitled 'Universal Access to Healthcare, Challenges, Problems and Prospects for the Pharmaceutical Sector' around 1.500 participants from several African countries
Asia Yemen UNICEF has implemented a series of initiatives to create a safe and welcoming environment in the city of Amran for children who are victims of child labour, separated from their families and who have dropped out of school
Africa Sudan The international conference aimed at ending the war in Sudan, which has been going on for over a year, was hosted by Egypt with representatives from the UN, the African Union, the League of Arab States, the EU and several key countries involved
Europe United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer has been appointed prime minister by King Charles; Labour Party won general elections after 14 years of Conservative governments and Starmer begins his first week of term with one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in British history
Oceania Tuvalu On 28 June 2024 Tuvalu deposited its instrument of accession to the Biological Weapons Convention with the United States
Europe Ukraine NATO is set to reveal a comprehensive plan to prepare Ukraine for potential Alliance membership at its annual summit in Washington next week in an initiative described as a 'bridge to membership'
Asia Turkey Turkish wedding dress exports will reach $3,7m in 2023, an increase of 35,7% year-on-year according to TurkStat data
Europe United Kingdom Scottish tennis player Andy Murray's career at London's historic Wimbledon tournament is over after Emma Raducanu withdrew from their planned participation in mixed doubles
Asia Turkmenistan The State Museum of Turkmenistan will present an exhibition on the traditions of camel decoration dedicated to the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the great Turkmen poet Magtymguly Pyragy
Asia Tajikistan The country has geared its health strategy towards an approach that brings health care closer to communities, offering a range of services in one place, close to where people live, including dentistry, non-communicable diseases, child and maternal health