Oceania Australia The chairwoman leading the Commonwealth agency tasked with improving Australia’s housing crisis with social and affordable housing and home ownership has resigned after two years in the position, weeks before a parliamentary inquiry
Africa Kenya Unused lunch money of the Kenya Defence Forces deducted from their salaries will be converted into savings; the directive has stirred resentment and comes amid growing discontent over the Pay-As-You-Eat policy, part of Kenya Kwanza’s austerity reforms
Asia Georgia The Georgian Patriarchate released a statement on latest European Council recommendations, concerned that they place Georgia’s aspirations for integration in direct contrast to traditional family values and laws protecting minors from LGBT propaganda
Asia Iran In Al Jazeera latest video interview, President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is committed to continuing its nuclear program for peaceful purposes
Asia South Korea In Incheon’s Songdo district, a 63-year-old father allegedly shot and killed his son at a birthday party with a crude homemade gun and fled; Police arrested him in Seoul and found 15 improvised explosives at his home, forcing evacuation for 100 residents
Africa Burkina Faso A written message from Egypt's President El Sisi to President Traoré has been delivered by Foreign Minister Abdelatty, on a visit with 60 business leaders, reaffirming Egypt’s commitment to broadening cooperation in security, stability, clean development
Asia Bahrain A coastal stretch in Dumistan area, considered of historic and social importance due to an old link to local fishing trade, has been included in the national plan for marine landing points; local council member also called for a purpose built facility
Oceania Australia Swiss miner Glencore is considering shutting down two operations; though Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery directly employ 550 people, Dyno Nobel’s Hill 500, 17.000 jobs in the downstream activities in North Queensland could be in jeopardy
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Nigerian Army has completed pre-deployment training of 174 soldiers that are soon to embark in a crucial peacekeeping mission in Guinea Bissau with ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission
Asia India Deaths due to accidents on national highways have marginally decreased over the past three years, with latest figures showing -10% in each annual report, with more controls in place; 26.770 lives were claimed on NH in the first 6 months of 2025
Africa Angola Over 15.000 reports of violence have been recored through SOS Children Hotline in the first 6 months of 2025, 90% of which occurred at home or churches; figures were presented by First Lady Ana Dias Lourenço at workshop against gender and minors violence
Asia Bangladesh Students rallies formed in Bangladesh after deadly air force jet crash killed 31 in a Dhaka school, of which 25 children; demands include accountability compensation for families and new training procedures for the air force
America Jamaica Cricket West Indies apologised for the chaos during the opening T20 due to slow and congested lines and assured fans there will be smoother entry for the second T20 International between the West Indies and Australia
Africa Algeria The commitment to update Algeria's legislation in the fight against all forms of criminality, adapting it to modern developments and ensuring it complies with the international conventions ratified was reaffirmed by Minister of Justice, Lotfi Boudjemaa