Europe Hungary Parliament has backed a change to the constitution that limits a prime minister's term in office to eight years, fulfilling a promise by Péter Magyar to prevent Viktor Orbán - who led the country for 16 years - to become prime minister again
Europe Vatican City The Institute for Works of Religion publishes its Annual Report for 2023, revealing a profit of €30,6 million
Asia Saudi Arabia Artificial intelligence technologies are used to improve traffic management and ease congestion in Makkah during the annual Hajj season
Asia Myanmar Ruling junta imposed new restrictions on the Internet, banning the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) that will affect the 20 million social media users due to the ongoing clashes
Europe North Macedonia The new government will have five new ministries: the Ministry of Sports, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Digitalisation and the Ministry of State Administration
Oceania New Zealand A waka tīwai originally used for transport on the Waitotara River was welcomed home in South Taranaki after an absence of 55 years
Asia Singapore At only five years old, Abyan Imtiaz Irkiz became the youngest Singaporean to reach Everest base camp, taking eight days, two less than planned
Africa South Sudan Fundamental requirement of September 2018 peace agreement is the repatriation and resettlement of millions of people forced to flee the 2013 civil war; however, land disputes continue with returning citizens finding occupied homes
America Canada A hotter-than-usual summer is expected, with slightly below-average precipitation in central Canada, government officials said, offering little relief from the ongoing drought and the risk of another bad wildfire season
Africa Mauritius A Music Hall in Pamplemousses was inaugurated by President of the Republic Prithvirajsing Roopun, an initiative of the Pamplemousses Village Council in cooperation with the Council of Elders
America Brazil With fewer than 100 individuals left, Brazilian conservationists are racing to save the Muñoa’s Pampas cat, one of the world’s most endangered felines, by promoting habitat-preserving ranching, captive-breeding programs, and conservation agreements
Europe Greece A big, round, 4.000-year-old stone building, a “unique and extremely interesting find” from Crete’s Minoan civilization discovered on a hilltop in Crete is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the tourist island
America United States The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unvaried postponing expected rate cuts to perhaps as late as December; policymakers envisage an economy that remains virtually unchanged for 2024
Africa Libya Skyrocketing meat prices threaten Eid al-Adha, the Muslim festival of mutton sacrifice: last March Libya's Central Bank imposed a 27% surcharge on the sale of hard currency, with price increases of up to 50%