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
America Mexico Nicaragua will have 8 new technical projects financed by Mexico's government, covering areas such as environment and disaster risk management, aiming to strengthen the "National Plan for the Fight against Poverty and for Human Development”
Asia Bahrain Crown Prince Salman has ordered the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture and the Ministry of Public Works to assess the damage caused by the floods and compensate those affected
Asia Brunei The official migration process of Bangladeshi workers to Brunei has begun, with first group of about 50 workers expected to move to the Southeast Asian country by the first week of May
America Paraguay Thousands of students in Paraguay marched against a recent government-approved project changing education funding, demanding free higher education and expressing skepticism over the government's "zero tuition" promise
America Saint Lucia Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada together reached third place in the Henley & Partners 2024 Global Citizenship Program Index among about 100 countries
Africa Egypt The Egyptian cabinet has approved the creation of a special free zone for the production, maintenance and export of marine yachts that meets standards equal to those of Europe and other international counterparts
Europe France The Établissement Français du Sang, the French Blood Transfusion Center, has issued a public appeal for blood donations ahead of May, a month when fewer people are available to donate blood due to the many holidays and long weekends
Asia Saudi Arabia The King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority has launched a comprehensive preliminary archaeological survey that will analyze the reserve in depth and conduct studies to help it achieve its strategic goals
America Cuba Father Ariel Suarez, assistant secretary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba, said the Catholic Church in communist Cuba is calling for a national dialogue to help resolve the island's economic crisis
Africa Senegal Depigmentation, a common practice among some women groups in Senegal, links to cancer surge; Dr. Fatoumata Ly says there has been a 100% mortality rate of skin cancer patients due to depigmentation
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo One of the first in-depth studies of the environmental and human rights impacts of industrial cobalt mining in the country reveals that toxic pollution from the industryis having devastating impacts on humans and nature
Asia Singapore Under tripartite guidelines announced Tuesday, starting in December, companies will have to give fair consideration to employees' requests for flexible work, which could lead companies to hire abroad
Africa Botswana 'Europeans care more about elephants than people around them, Westerners see elephants as pets', Botswana's president Mokgweetsi Masisi said amid regional tensions over poaching and controversy on potential import bans on trophy hunting