Europe Slovenia Anti-establishment populist party leader and current Parliament Speaker, Zoran Stevanović, is pushing to hold a national referendum on withdrawing from NATO and is strictly opposing the government's financial and military aid packages to Ukraine
Europe Germany The far-left Die Linke party have called for a cap on the price of doner kebabs, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has admitted that the issue of what has been dubbed 'donerflation' is put to him 'everywhere he goes'
America Honduras Honduras has declared an official alert due to air pollution as smoke from around 650.000 vehicles hovers over the city
America Dominica The country is on the verge of potentially abolishing the use of fossil fuels such as coal and oil for power generation, as it is making great strides with geothermal energy, 100% clean and renewable, according to a UN report
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
Asia Kuwait The Kuwaiti labour market recorded a 4,6% increase in 2023 over the previous year's 2,790 million workers, with some 129.000 new entrants
Europe Denmark Denmark is second in the World Press Freedom Index 2024, an annual ranking by Reporters Without Borders on media independence, journalist safety and freedom of expression in 180 countries; 2023 top countries are experiencing growing political issues
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo UNHCR and UNICEF strongly condemned the shelling that took place in three internally displaced persons camps in North Kivu, in the east of the country, with dozens of casualties and shelters and humanitarian facilities destroyed
America Cuba Chinese passport holders will be able to enter Cuba without a visa this month, with the resumption of direct flights between the two countries under a visa-free policy
Europe Belgium The Belgian Competition Authority expressed concern about the potential implications for consumers of the common Batopin cash distribution network, created by the country's four largest banks
Oceania Kiribati A study on access to seafood in Kiribati provides tools to analyse global food security, showing that it is very fragile in developing nations with small islands, particularly with regard to households relying on seafood
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
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
America Barbados With over 1200 troops from 36 nations, Exercise TradeWinds 2024 kicked off in Barbados on 4 May, at its 39th year; the military exercise enhances readiness among allied forces with immediate goal of ensuring security for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024