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
Asia Yemen The Office of the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Yemen welcomed Sanaa's unilateral humanitarian initiative for the release of prisoners of war from the other side
Africa Uganda Vaccine hesitation left hundreds of doses unused in hospitals across the country after a mass vaccination campaign against the mosquito-borne disease, yellow fever, was launched in April, hoping to reach millions of people
America Guyana Guyana will establish its first digital school to enhance educational quality, announced President Irfaan Ali during the country's 58th Independence anniversary, highlighting plans for a technologically-driven school for primary and secondary education
Africa Madagascar Safidy Observatory will deploy observers in 3.691 polling stations, spread across 405 municipalities, covering 23 regions and 120 districts of the country to ensure representative observation during the legislative elections today 29 May
Asia Bahrain According to the Global Youth Development Index 2023, the country ranks second in the Arab world and third in the Middle East and North Africa region
Europe Montenegro The country's potential for offshore wind farm construction is 2.300 MW, twice the current installed capacity of all the country's power plants, according to a recent study published in the international scientific journal MDPI Energies
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Airlines, National airline of Solomon Islands, started direct flights between Port Vila, Vanuatu, and Auckland, New Zealand, with its A320 airbus after Air Vanuatu ran into financial difficulties and went into liquidation
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's consumer confidence index rebounded in May, up 8,83 from April, mainly due to a bullish stock market, according to the latest monthly Taiwanese Consumer Confidence Index report published by the National Central University
Europe Andorra A revision of the civil service law was promoted by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Civil Service with the intention of 'straightening it out' and to speed up personnel selection
Asia Sri Lanka The newly built cardiology and nephrology units at the Vavuniya district general hospital were inaugurated with the support of the Dutch government, and represent an investment initiated in 2019 to strengthen the health service
Asia Syria The European Union pledged more than €2 billion to support displaced Syrians, but rejected the idea that they could return home because of instability under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Asia India Tech giant Google will soon begin producing its Pixel smartphones in an existing Foxconn factory in the southern state of Tamil Nadu; the country has emerged as a key destination for global companies seeking to diversify supply lines outside of China
Europe San Marino On the occasion of 270th anniversary of the Fortress Guard, founded on 26 May 1754 and initially called the 'Rescue Squad' with a subordinate officer and 12 soldiers to guard the inmates of the Fortress, an initiative was organised in Piazza della Libertà