Oceania Fiji A vacancy notice for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions has been posted by the Judicial Services Commission, inviting applications from suitably qualified local and overseas candidates to head Fiji's independent prosecuting authority
Africa Senegal The Coordination of Press Associations of Senegal expressed its deep regret at the resurgence of summonses of journalists while performing their professional duty
Asia Qatar The Ministry of the Interior's directive to halve fines for traffic violations came into force: the 50% discount is applied from 1 June to 31 August
Asia Saudi Arabia Badael, a company founded to help reduce the number of smokers in the UK by providing safer alternatives, announced the launch of the 'Let's Clear the Air' anti-smoking campaign in Saudi Arabia to help 1 million people quit smoking by 2028
Africa South Africa In the elections, Nelson Mandela's former party lost its absolute majority, as for the first time in history it got less than 50% of the vote, and it will need the support of at least one other party to govern
Europe Kosovo Seven suspects were arrested for publishing personal information, photos and videos of women and girls without their consent in a group on the messaging app Telegram called Albkings, which counted over 100.000 members
America Antigua and Barbuda Women and youth, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and other underserved groups in Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia are set to benefit from a joint programme of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Fund
Europe Netherlands The number of tourists visiting Amsterdam reached a new record last year, with some 9,4 million tourists spending at least one night in the city, despite efforts to discourage over-tourism
Asia Nepal The municipality of Birendranagar, Surkhet, decided to close schools for a week due to the scorching heat after students started to fall ill and the learning environment was severely affected
Europe United Kingdom The UK government estimates that it will spend at least £4,7 billion (€5,5 billion) on the implementation of the post-Brexit border arrangements, after repeated delays in setting the new rules
Europe Lithuania Although the centre-left Lithuanian Social Democratic Party is currently leading the polls in European elections, the low turnout could favour the ruling Patriotic Democratic Union of Lithuania
Africa Zambia China is closely monitoring the progress of the negotiations on the country's debt restructuring and will take measures to support it in dealing with the relevant issues
Europe Russia Russia and Ukraine said they released 75 people each in a prisoner exchange brokered by the United Arab Emirates: the first time prisoners have been exchanged between the two countries in the past four months
Africa Seychelles Seychelles women's national team captain Pascalina Moustache has become the first woman in the nation to become a professional footballer, signing a contract with FK Saned Joniskis, in Lithuania's top football division