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
Africa Gabon The opposition is divided over a measure proposed at the national dialogue to suspend nearly 200 political parties until further notice and prevent members of President Ali Bongo's Gabonese Democratic Party from participating in elections for three years
Africa Central African Republic A UN-backed court in the Central African Republic has issued an international arrest warrant for the country's exiled former president François Bozizé, wanted for human rights violations
Europe Switzerland Government announced plans to spend a maximum of CHF29,2 billion ($32 billion) over the next four years for Switzerland to “remain an international leader in education, research and innovation”, a higher sum than for 2021-2024 but smaller than expected
Europe Italy SEA, Milan airports management company, has raised its contribution from €500 to €800 per ton for airlines operating at Milan airports that use biofuels; SAFs (sustainable aviation fuels) can reduce CO2 emissions by 65-70% in comparison to fossil ones
Oceania Fiji Police and Land Transport Authority will crack down on unruly behaviour outside the Coca Cola Games, a very participated athletic event being held 2-4 March, said the Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association
Europe Slovenia On 9 June, when Slovenians go to the polls for the European Union elections, they will also cast their votes in a triple referendum on assisted dying, cannabis consumption, and the introduction of preference voting in parliamentary elections
Europe Serbia Media reported 27 women were killed during the year upon of 'domestic violence'; the number is likely underestimated, as cases of death as a result of long-term abuse or injury are not currently classified upon the same definition
America Suriname The Sewcharan-Fatingan couple has been honored for their 60 years of marriage, receiving congratulations from government representatives on behalf of the Surinamese president and first lady
America Panama The famed Panama Papers trial is finally beginning after 8 years, with 27 defendants facing money laundering charges related to the scandal that exposed global elites' offshore assets
Asia Brunei The first Brunei International Wushu Championship will take place from 2 to 5 May in Pusat Belia, organised by the Brunei Darussalam Wushu Federation and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
Africa South Africa To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the end of apartheid, an exhibition of high political and identity value with artworks, artefacts and objects produced during apartheid era and repatriated is open to the public at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg
Africa Ghana May has been designated as 'Purple Month' by Mental Health Authority, an initiative to promote mental health wellbeing - to the issue is given much attention and it's likely to come back in October to celebrate the existing World Mental Health Day
Asia Japan In 2531 all Japanese will be called Sato, unless the old law and tradition requiring married people to have the same surname is changed, according to Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor of economics at Tohoku University