Europe Austria 6 new hotels in Austria joined the international collection of independent quality hotels Quality Lodgings, marking its largest-ever single-country expansion and bringing the collection to 134 hotels across eight European countries
Africa Libya Yet another UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has resigned; the average term of office is less than 20 months and there has been a series of resignations one after another
Africa Chad The only woman among the 10 candidates, Lydie Beassemda is running for the second time as a candidate for Chad's supreme office in the Party for Democracy and Full Independence
Asia Bahrain The Bahrain International Jazz Festival, the kingdom's premier celebration of jazz music, is set to return for its seventh edition, to be held on April 26, 2024 at the Royal Golf Club
Asia Singapore On May 15, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will step down after two decades at the helm of the city-state and will be replaced by Vice Premier Lawrence Wong
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Authority will "reconsider" bilateral relations with the United States after Washington vetoed the Palestinian application to join the United Nations, President Mahmud Abbas said
Asia Indonesia Over 2.100 people have been displaced after Mount Ruang in Northern Sulawesi began erupting, producing a column of smoke and ash, and a possible tsunami also caused by lava and rocks falling into the sea
Europe Norway The Norwegian Nobel Committee, responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize, has elected its youngest leader ever: Jørgen Watne Frydnes, 39; he led the revival of the Utøya site and first joined the committee in 2021 as one of the Labour Party’s choices
Oceania Solomon Islands Outgoing Premier Manasseh Sogavare, who is credited with bringing the Pacific archipelago closer to China, retained his seat in parliament and could thus be reelected, securing the strategic alliance with Beijing and Chinese influence in the region
Africa Sudan The humanitarian conference on Sudan held in Paris raised €1,9 billion in aid for the country; the aid will go to food, water, medicine and other urgent needs, with no specific timeline stated
Africa Mozambique 64 projects to address the carbon footprint are currently representing Mozambique's green contribution; the country belongs to the World Biosphere Reserve, through the Quirimbas Reserve in Cabo Delgado province
Africa Burundi The First Lady of Burundi, along with the National Project Coordinator, visited BGI Group's perennial rice demonstration site in Karuzi to assess the progress of rice cultivation
Asia Syria The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israel targeted an army radar station in the southern province of Daraa, which had detected Israeli aircraft entering Syria's airspace
America Trinidad and Tobago The holiday known as Emancipation Day will be renamed African Emancipation Day on August 1