America Canada Canada Strong Fund, the first ever national sovereign wealth fund will be launched with an initial endowment of $25-billion (€15,5 billion); PM says the investment will ensure all Canadians reap the rewards of government support for major new projects
Asia Malaysia The country presented a new national anti-corruption strategy; according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim it will involve financial incentives for members of the public to help the government fight corruption
Europe Germany The far-left Die Linke party have called for a cap on the price of doner kebabs, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has admitted that the issue of what has been dubbed 'donerflation' is put to him 'everywhere he goes'
America Guatemala Guatemala's President Bernardo Arévalo is allegedly aiming to reform a law to remove Attorney General Consuelo Porras, accusing her of attempting a coup in 2023 to prevent his inauguration, neglecting corruption investigations, and unjust imprisonments
Europe Lithuania The Ministry of Agriculture is intensifying checks on imported vegetables, in cooperation with the State Food and Veterinary Service, to prevent illegal imports from Russia
Asia Bhutan With local Esports players moving up the ladder, the Bhutan Mobile Gaming Association is striving to organise national competitions to prepare Bhutan Esports players for the international arena
Asia Maldives Trans Maldivian Airways, the world's largest seaplane operator, has received a certificate of approval from De Havilland Canada, becoming the first operator in Asia to achieve this accolade
America Colombia Colombia formally severed diplomatic ties with Israel following President Petro's condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza as "genocide," delivering the official notice to the Israeli ambassador
Europe Liechtenstein The Alte Post in Bendern, scheduled to open in November, will become a meeting place for 16 to 20 year olds
Europe Belarus Belarus armed forces started a lightning inspection of delivery vehicles for non-strategic nuclear weapons upon presidential order, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Defence reported
America El Salvador Over 60 civil society organizations condemned El Salvador's single-legislature amendment to the Constitution, deeming it undemocratic and highlighting the importance of having a broad societal discussion when there are constitutional changes
Europe Czech Republic The 79th edition of the Prague Spring International Music Festival, the country's largest and oldest classical music festival, will kick off next Sunday with a performance of Bedřich Smetana's My Country by the Berliner Philharmoniker
Oceania Nauru Nauru Airlines has announced the launch of direct flights between Brisbane and Palau from 21 May 2024, opening a new non-stop air route to the 300-plus island archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean
America Chile Chilean authorities reported three militarized police officers found dead in a burned patrol car, prompting a three-day mourning period declared by President Gabriel Boric amid a national security crisis