America Canada "Lake Ontario – then, now and always” Prime Minister Carney posted, saying the name comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, pre-dating the foundation of both Canada and the USA, who proposed Lake America as a new name following Canada's retaliatory tariffs
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG has declared its support for the creation of a Pacific multinational police force, a historic proposal pushed by Australia that could significantly blunt China's regional ambitions
Asia Kyrgyzstan The new BC Card Kyrgyzstan payment system has been launched in the country, and Chief Minister Akylbek Japarov made the first payment using this system
Asia Turkmenistan Voting for the most beautiful goal of the 20th round of the 2024 major championship has started on social networks, where fans will be able to choose the most beautiful goal from seven candidates, upon initiative of the Turkmenistan Football Federation
Asia Singapore Amazon Singapore has increased the price of its Prime subscription plan from S$2,99 (US$2,30) per month to S$4,99 per month for new members; this is the platform's first price increase since its launch in 2017
Africa Mauritius A workshop focused on defining national priorities for harmonisation with the Codex Alimentarius, or 'Food Code', was launched by the Minister of Agro-Food Industry and Food Safety
Africa Equatorial Guinea The Secretaries of State recently appointed by the Presidency of the Republic were sworn in before the President of the Republic, Head of State and Government, SE Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Europe Latvia Residents of the village of Tirza are protesting against the planned felling of more than 20 apple trees as part of the road improvement works, demanding that the fruit trees be spared and sending letters to both Latvian highways and President Rinkēvičs
America Ecuador An 8 month amnesty for Venezuelan migrants in irregular status has been announced by Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa, offering a special visa to aid their regularization, with the process allowing document renewals and free from penalties
America El Salvador 80.000 public officials will be trained and certified in Bitcoin, blockchain, cybersecurity, and AI, aiming to enhance public administration, the Bitcoin Office of El Salvador announced
Asia Yemen In at least one clinic in western Yemen, suspected cholera patients have been admitted after rains and floods raised fears of a serious epidemic caused by contaminated water
Africa Lesotho Partners in Health, an NGO, reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, taking rigorous measures to prevent and address incidents in Lesotho
Asia Syria The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders called for the immediate release of Syrian journalist Bakr al-Kassem, detained by pro-Turkish factions
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The government asked Japan to donate at least 2 million doses of measles vaccine