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 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
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
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
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Public health surveillance has been intensified in light of recently confirmed measles cases in neighbouring Turks and Caicos and taking into account the expected increase in visitors to St Vincent and the Grenadines in the coming months
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 Turkey An Earthquake Humanitarian Fund for Turkey is a platform provided by the government to enable the public to donate financial aid and allow various parties to organise charitable activities for the Turkish population affected by the earthquake in 2023
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
Europe Serbia The Electric Power Industry of Serbia, which will be dedicated to the decarbonisation process in the country, will be supported with a €100 million loan from Italy
Asia Jordan The Jordan Economic Forum covered strategies for advancing economic ties between Jordan and the EU in a dedicated meeting that saw the participation of a number of EU ambassadors
Oceania Samoa The main budget for 2024-2025 will be presented by the Minister of Finance, Lautimuia Uelese Vaai, when Parliament reconvenes today after the last sitting two months ago
Europe Denmark A new biodiversity agreement, signed last week on UN Biodiversity Day, between the Municipality of Copenhagen and landowners calls for 40% of Copenhagen to be subject to rewilding
Asia China The goods train service between China and Europe supported recently completed its 90.000th journey; the service has seen a peak in requests as global supply chains are heavily impacted by the unsafe situation in the Red Sea
Africa Ethiopia Heavy rains and floods have affected over 560.000 people across Ethiopia, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs