Asia Kazakhstan 16th Astana Mining & Metallurgy AMM Congress and Exhibition is closing today; the event brought together global industry leaders, investors, and policymakers to discuss the future of Kazakhstan’s mining and metallurgical sector.
Africa Equatorial Guinea The first Equatorial Guinea Athletes' Forum opened, bringing together athletes from different federations at the Malabo Sports Club to discuss and raise issues in the federations and improve the quality of life for athletes
Africa Cape Verde The Siacsa union considered the firefighters' employment situation in the municipal councils to be 'howling and deplorable' and called for wage unification among class employees and urgent measures to alleviate other pending labour issues from 2020
America Dominican Republic Four basins in the Dominican Republic have reached the depth, pressure and temperature conditions necessary for oil production, a study conducted by the Dominican Oil Refinery and the Pedro Henríquez Ureña University revealed
Europe Croatia After over 70 years, one of the largest raptors of prey, the golden eagle, has been spotted again in the Plitvice Lakes National Park; the last sighting of this species dates back to 1 August 1953
America Chile Chilean authorities reported three militarized police officers found dead in a burned patrol car, prompting a three-day mourning period declared by President Gabriel Boric amid a national security crisis
Oceania Australia Women are calling on the government to intervene on the epidemic of violence against women in the country, which has now become an emergency spread throughout the country
Asia India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is escalating his rhetoric against Indian Muslims, in a controversial move to mobilise his most radical Hindu electorate that eventually resorted to conspiracy theories and allegedly even fake news
Africa Mali The main Touareg separatist groups confronting government forces in northern Mali announced the formation of a new coalition, called the Permanent Strategic Framework for the Defence of the Azawad People, chaired by Bilal Ag Acherif
Asia Yemen Tens of thousands of Yemenis joined the recurring Friday demonstration in Sanaa in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip; Houthi rebels threatened to expand their campaign against ships travelling to Israel
Africa Tunisia Over 1.300 migrants died or disappeared in 2023 in shipwrecks close to the Tunisian coast, reports the NGO Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights; Tunisians accounted for the second highest number of irregular migrant arrivals into Italy
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Minister of the Interior and Public Order has promised to ensure 100% security for citizens in the suburbs of Bissau and reduce the crime wave in these areas
Africa Comoros The medical team of the Cholera Treatment Centre in Hombo presented the epidemiological situation of cholera to the press, emphasizing that a good number of patients go on their own, showing awareness and helping curb infections and reduce deaths
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan could invite countries to conclude a truce during the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku