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
Oceania Tuvalu Taiwan donated two patrol boats to Tuvalu as part of a cooperation plan to strengthen the Pacific island nation's ability to patrol its waters
America Venezuela Venezuela has become the first country in modern history to lose all its glaciers, with the Humboldt Glacier, the last in the Sierra Nevada, declared too small to be classified as a glacier due to ongoing erosion and climate change
America Panama Nuevo Cartí, a mainland settlement built to relocate 1.200 residents of the island Cartí Sugdupu, which is threatened by rising sea levels, has been inaugurated by President Laurentino Cortizo
Oceania Tonga A new investigation into lymphatic filariasis is underway to follow up on the tests carried out in 2015, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health and experts from the Australian University of Queensland conducting blood tests in schools
Asia Japan The first survey on how much foreign residents are paying in health insurance and pension premiums will be conducted to analyze their impact on Japan’s social security system; currently the country has no data specifically regarding foreign nationals
Europe Ukraine Ukrainian lawmakers and journalists called on prosecutors to investigate the Ukrinform censorship scandal, involving allegations of editorial bias and media pressure, highlighting the need for reforms
Africa Tunisia Increased technical cooperation between Tunisia and the WHO was discussed during a working session with an agreement that specifically concerns the national pharmaceutical industry and vaccine production, through the available funding lines
America Suriname Operation 'Sparimakka' just launched in Suriname to combat illegal activities at sea, involving the Suriname Police Corps, Coast Guard, and Navy to thoroughly inspect local ships
America Peru President Dina Boluarte was questioned by anti-corruption prosecutors in Lima, as she is under preliminary investigation for alleged abuse of authority and personal cover-up related to the disbandment of a police unit that raided her home
America Saint Kitts and Nevis After years of declining or stable domestic natural gas production, the country began exporting LNG for the first time when the first phase of a two-stage FLNG project started in February 2024; it holds an estimated 10 trillion cubic metres of natural gas
Africa Republic of the Congo To help reduce unemployment in the city of Nkayi and the department of Bouenza, a new distillery will be opened; it will be able to process 25.000 tonnes of molasses into 6 million litres of alcohol per year from 2025
Asia South Korea The national space agency said it will work to develop small reusable space rockets in collaboration with the private sector and explore one of the stable Lagrange points in a bid to make of South Korea a top-five global space power
Asia Cyprus The development of the Larnaca port and marina "would continue without delays” despite agreements with developer were cancelled, assured the President speaking at Edek party’s event celebrating 55th anniversary and Cyprus’ 20 years in the EU