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 Saint Kitts and Nevis The Copyright Bill 2024 was successfully passed, a step towards improving intellectual property protection in St. Kitts and Nevis by modernising the legal framework for copyright protection
Africa Seychelles The International Labour Organisation held a validation workshop with the National Labour Migration Policy Committee to advance plans for the Skills Mobility Framework
America Brazil Madonna concluded her "Celebration" tour with a record-breaking performance at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, drawing an estimated 1,6 million fans, marking the largest live audience of her career
Europe Romania 4th Romanian Creative Week will take place in Iași from 15 to 26 May with more than 1.000 Romanian and foreign artists, 200 events, 350 volunteers, exhibitions, film festivals, theatre and dance performances, fashion shows, arts exhibitions and workshops
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi Sport for All Federation has stated that its 2024 summer campaign, 'Move Your World', aims to help people engage in physical activity; through a survey, it identified various obstacles and difficulties that people face on a daily basis
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The country is facing a severe drought: in St. Vincent the rivers and reservoirs are low, resulting in water rationing, and in the Grenadines, where there are no streams, rivers or springs, the reservoirs are empty; the issue has been raised in Parliament
Africa Somalia The country asked the UN to end its political mission, which assisted the government to bring peace and stability after attacks by the al-Qaeda-linked extremist group al-Shabab, a decision that followed 'a thorough consideration of strategic priorities'
Asia North Korea North Korea 'supports a United Nations resolution for Palestine's full membership', Pyongyang's foreign ministry said Sunday, criticizing the United States for vetoing the move
America Bolivia Bolivia sent 90 tons of humanitarian aid, food, water, and medicine, to Gaza via maritime route and delivered to the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, following President Luis Arce's decree denouncing Israel's blockade hindering humanitarian operations
Asia Pakistan The documentary Aafia Siddiqui - The True Story was presented at the Karachi Press Club and sheds light on various aspects of Aafia's life, from her birth, upbringing and marriage, to her kidnapping in Karachi and detention in US prison
Asia Thailand Cannabis will be put back on the list of narcotics by the end of this year, after Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered a u-turn on the country’s landmark cannabis policy
America Saint Lucia Students from the Commonwealth of Dominica and Saint Lucia won first places in the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's Young Creative 2024 Competition
Asia Philippines The agreement with the US on the peaceful use of nuclear energy is subject to domestic laws and is not in conflict with the Constitution, the Justice Department stated in a legal opinion issued to the Department of Foreign Affairs