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 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago's men's hockey team won the 2024 Pan American Challenge and qualified for the 2025 Pan American Cup in Uruguay
Africa Burundi The Geographical Institute of Burundi has announced the start of the agricultural season, which forecasts say tends to be wetter than the previous year in some areas of the country
Africa Burkina Faso Relatives of the victims of an attack that claimed hundreds of lives in August accused the head of the country's junta, Captain Ibrahim Traore, of being responsible for the tragedy
Europe France The parliamentary leader of the far-right Rassemblement National party called for new elections next year, just a few months after the snap elections that plunged the country into a political stalemate
Europe Slovakia Fire and rescue corps and volunteer fire brigades from the towns and villages of the Zahorie area in western Slovakia built a mobile flood barrier on the bridge over the Morava river between the Slovak town of Holic and the Czech town of Hodonin
Africa Cape Verde The Eduardo Medina primary school, in Pascoal Alves, Porto Novo, reopens its doors from today 16 September after a school year closed due to a lack of students
America Chile Chile is getting ready to position itself as the world’s top lithium supplier; as global demand rises, it aims to regain market share despite recent declines, and has expectations of higher lithium prices by 2025
Asia Uzbekistan The Anti-Corruption Agency said it found cases of conflict of interest in three other ministries, Transport, Pre-School and School Education and Culture, and related organisations, whose 107 officials hold shares in 116 business entities
Europe Portugal Korean Air has launched flights between Lisbon and Seoul Incheon, becoming the second direct connection from Eastern Asia to Portugal; first route, linking Hangzhou to Lisbon via Beijing, was opened in 2017
Africa Benin All UNIBEN students trapped in the collapse of a three-storey building in a popular student housing estate in Benin have been rescued by emergency responders, said the Edo State Government
America Belize A new a digital education program has been introduced in Belize, aimed at teaching computer science and robotics to around 10.000 students across 40 primary schools; currently, over 200 teachers are being trained
Asia Armenia Lawmakers will drop plan to toughen penalties for tax evasion after business leaders raised concerns about the potential impact of proposed changes on the private sector
Asia United Arab Emirates For workers in the UAE federal government, a unified model that applies to both Emiratis and foreigners has been developed for a number of employment contracts and working patterns