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
America El Salvador As part of the ongoing anti-gang campaign, El Salvador has deployed 2.000 soldiers and 1.000 police officers to five neighborhoods in the city of Apopa to combat gang activity, following multiple resident complaints
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 Belarus A seven-point strategy to improve the national media has been outlined by President Lukashenko, according to which the first thing to do is to develop a national media style and increase the share of high-quality and competitive Belarusian content
Africa Zambia The distribution of relief food to drought-affected areas of the country began with the approval of the drought response plan for food security for the period from April 2024 to May 2025
Europe Spain Welsm's catfish, an invasive species native to central European rivers, is already present in most of the main basins of the Iberian Peninsula and poses a danger to native fauna, threatening river ecosystems
America Bahamas A major campaign called 'Live Fast, Pay Digital' was presented by the Central Bank of The Bahamas and financial institution executives across the country to educate the public on how to access digital channels and how to use them more actively
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
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 United Arab Emirates UAE operators cannot receive applications or requests for Haj or Umrah without the prior approval of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments and salty fines have been announced for the misuse of pilgrimage services
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
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
Oceania Australia The National Battery Strategy was presented in an attempt to increase production in the sector as global demand is set to quadruple by the end of the decade; PM Anthony Albanese said “batteries are a critical ingredient in Australia’s clean energy mix”