Asia Palestine Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and spraied the word "revenge" on walls, according to local witnesses, in an unprecedented episode of escalating hostilities
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The hashtag #AllEyesOnCongo is drawing renewed global attention to the situation in the nation, which is being torn apart by a terrible and protracted conflict with millions of victims and displaced people
Africa Ivory Coast A musical inspired by the life of Felix Houphouet Boigny, father of independence and first president of Côte d'Ivoire, will be staged for the first time on 7 and 8 June at the Treichville Palace of Culture in Abidjan
Africa Sudan 20 tonnes of medicines, including life-saving drugs and anaesthetics, surgical sutures, gauze, cannulas, antibiotics and syringes, were dropped by aircraft on al-Fashir, the capital of the North Darfur state and the scene of heavy fighting
America Colombia Colombia will permanently ban bullfighting after a vote in the House of Representatives, with 93 out of 102 deputies in favor, marking a significant victory for animal rights activists in Latin America
Asia Vietnam With the start of another lychee season, the province of Bắc Giang has already exported 3,5 tonnes of early lychees to Germany from a local company, Vifoco Import Export Joint Stock Company
Europe San Marino The new Observatory dedicated to New Space Economy and New Technologies is set on Mount Titano, following 1st edition of San Marino International Aerospace Exhibition, organised in October, and the creation of International Space Economy Research Centre
Asia Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, on a working visit to the northern region of the country, handed over the keys to 200 new passenger buses to the Velayat Automotive Company
Asia Turkey Parliament outlined savings measures to be implemented over the next three years as part of the austerity programme recently presented by the government, which includes restrictions on various expenses, from the use of vehicles to visits abroad
Africa Tunisia UNOPS is working with the Tunisian government and the World Bank to help purchase new state-of-the-art medical technology to improve the delivery of clinical, surgical and emergency health services throughout the country
Asia Maldives A law will be amended to ban people with Israeli passports from entering the archipelago, as a reaction to war in the Gaza Strip; it is not yet clear when the ban will come into effect
America Brazil Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has withdrawn Brazil’s ambassador to Israel, comparing Israel's actions to the Holocaust, resulting in Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz summoning the Brazilian ambassador for a public reprimand
America Saint Lucia The country decided to sign the Memorandum of Agreement already signed by other countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States offering citizenship by investment programmes
America Chile President Boric announced that Chile will support South Africa's genocide accusation against Israel at the International Court of Justice, as part of the UN Genocide Convention, instructing the Foreign Ministry to prepare arguments for the case