Europe Hungary Parliament has backed a change to the constitution that limits a prime minister's term in office to eight years, fulfilling a promise by Péter Magyar to prevent Viktor Orbán - who led the country for 16 years - to become prime minister again
Asia East Timor A new manganese prospect has been discovered in East Timor, with X-ray fluorescence grades as high as 27,9% manganese, by Perth-based explorer Estrella Resources
Europe Monaco A group of philanthropic organizations, including Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, have come together under the banner of the Med Donors' Roundtable to commit €57 million to marine conservation efforts in the Mediterranean Sea over the next 5 years
Africa Equatorial Guinea Miyobo, a village council located in one of the most remote areas of Niefang, has now become a small urbanized town in government-sponsored social project establishing 50 urban neighborhoods to bring the administration closer to the people
Asia Taiwan Environmental groups presented four proposals for Taiwan's carbon pricing strategy, including a carbon tax collection system to discourage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Europe Iceland Iceland's Minister of Health will meet with the president of the Icelandic Association of Family Physicians to discuss doctors' criticism of excessive bureaucracy that reduces their time with patients
Africa Tunisia The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Africa’s oldest, usually involves days-long festivities with thousands of pilgrims, has been canceled due to the war in Gaza, reported the head of the organizing committee, Perez Trabelsi
Africa Liberia Sixty surfers are expected in Liberia between May 23 and 28 for the "Africa Tour: Surf to Rise" competition; President Joseph Nyuma Boakai said he is excited about Liberia's rise among the world's top ten surfing destinations
America Brazil Brazil's average per capita income rose by 11,5% last year, reaching a 12-year high, according to latest data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
Asia Israel General Aharon Haliva, head of Israeli military intelligence, resigned upon "failure" over October 7, the first army commander to leave his post for failing to prevent Hamas attack
Africa Cameroon An awareness campaign is underway to celebrate the ongoing return of Cameroonian art objects illegally brought to German during the colonial period
Europe Switzerland Swiss multinational Nestlé has been accused of making children addicted to sugar in low-income countries in examination of some 150 products by NGO Public Eye
Asia Georgia Students protesting against the bill 'On Transparency of Foreign Influence' blocked Rustaveli Avenue, saying that the protests are permanent and will continue until the government withdraws the bill
Europe Czech Republic A Holocaust Memorial for Roma and Sinti will be unveiled today at the site of a former concentration camp in Lety, South Bohemia; between 1942 and 1943, some 1.300 Roma passed through the camp and more than 300 died there, mostly women and children