Asia Laos About $12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies have been collected under new law: foreign providers of online services must register with Lao tax authorities regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the country
America El Salvador President Nayib Bukele was sworn in for a second term amid security concerns, with police blocking a plot to detonate explosives; Bukele, reelected with 85% of the vote, faces high expectations to address the nation's economic crisis
Africa Burundi The 'Dukire Twubake' (Healing, Building) programme is designed to address the impact of past trauma, gender and age on individuals and communities, with a focus on peacebuilding, development and decision-making
Asia Bhutan Bhutan NDI Company and GovTech Agency were honoured at the European Identity and Cloud Conference in Berlin, Germany, by KuppingerCole, a world-renowned company that recognises identity-based solutions worldwide
America Honduras Honduras is planning to build a maximum-security prison on the remote, ecologically rich Cisne Islands to address its security crisis, despite concerns from environmentalists about the potential impact on the archipelago's unique and protected ecosystem
Europe Belgium An anti-fascist demonstration against the rise of the far right will be held today at 4pm at Place Luxembourg led by Brussels Anti-Fascist Action with Operation Regularisation, a collective fighting for the rights of undocumented people
America Guatemala President Jimmy Morales traveled to Israel to seek cooperation in agriculture, economy, and intelligence, marking his first trip outside the Americas since his inauguration, with plans to meet Israeli leaders to discuss mutual support
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The country signed an agreement to join the EU's Digital Europe Programme, an important step towards improving the working and development conditions of SMEs in the field of digitisation
America Panama Residents of Gardj Sugdub, the first of 63 communities along Panama's Caribbean and Pacific coasts, are being relocated due to rising sea levels, leaving behind their 200-year-old island home in a US$12 million project to move them to safer mainland areas
America Cuba A policy related to Digital Transformation was approved, the Cuban Digital Agenda and the Strategy for the Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, which will benefit socio-economic programmes through the intensive use of new technologies
Africa Tunisia UNOPS is working with the Tunisian government and the World Bank to help purchase new state-of-the-art medical technology to improve the delivery of clinical, surgical and emergency health services throughout the country
Europe Serbia Flag carrier Air Serbia said it carried a record 372.638 passengers in May, up 11% year-on-year, the highest number since 2013, when it began operating under its current name
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The hashtag #AllEyesOnCongo is drawing renewed global attention to the situation in the nation, which is being torn apart by a terrible and protracted conflict with millions of victims and displaced people
America Colombia Colombia will permanently ban bullfighting after a vote in the House of Representatives, with 93 out of 102 deputies in favor, marking a significant victory for animal rights activists in Latin America