America Canada A record breaking penalty of over €108 million has been given to cryptocurrency exchange Cryptomus for failing to flag transactions allegedly linked to crimes including trafficking of child-abuse material, said Canada’s anti-money-laundering watchdog
Asia Saudi Arabia A consortium led by UAE Air Arabia won the bid for a new low-cost national airline based in Saudi Arabia, operating domestic and international routes from Dammam, as part of the Saudi aviation sector development plans
America Saint Lucia Banana and plantain farmers have welcomed the government’s new crop insurance scheme, a long-awaited safety net; though now it only covers these two high-risk crops for limited funding, growers see it as a critical first step towards broader protection
Asia Laos A cooperation pact with Cambodia has been signed on 19 July to curb cross-border scams and drug trafficking, protect citizens and enhance regional security; since late June, Cambodia’s fight on scam networks led to 2.100 arrests and 2.300 deportations
Europe North Macedonia Construction on the biggest-yet North macedonia wind farm has begun; a €430 million investment by Luxembourg-based Alcazar Energy near Stip, it will host 55 turbines generating 400 Megawatts of energy, enough for 100.000 households out of a total 580.000
Africa Zambia The Great Leaf tobacco processing plant in Kabwe District is now 75% complete; the $40 million facility responds to Zambia’s efforts to localize value addition and boost job creation while reducing dependence on foreign tobacco manufacturing
Africa South Africa In his letter on the occasion of Mandela Day celebrations, editor of South Africa news outlet DM168 says the people should honour the memory of Mandela by fighting the corruption in the heart of the country's democracy
America Trinidad and Tobago A nationwide State of Emergency has been declared on 18 July, the second in 2025, following the surge of a highly threatening criminal network that is operating both within and outside of TT's correctional facilities
Europe Bulgaria Centrist, anti-corruption political party We Continue the Change is facing unprecedented challenges, with its key figures targeted by institutions, potentially leaving pro-Russian nationalists as the only ‘opposition’ left in Bulgaria
Asia Philippines The House of Representatives provided details on four impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte as the Supreme Court required; It asserts the process was fully constitutional, reinforcing its stance ahead of a possible Senate trial
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The SVG Sailing Association held a Race Training Clinic at the newly established High Performance Centre at Canash Beach; top youth sailors from Trinidad, Barbados, Grenada joined top locals to train for the upcoming Junior PanAm Games in a four-day event
Europe Lithuania Gintautas Markevičius, a Lithuanian man paralysed down one side, set yet another record by covering over 3.000 km around the Baltic States on his electric trike; after more than a month on the road, he was welcomed back in Klaipėda
Africa Morocco Marhaba 2025, Morocco’s annual summer program that helps diaspora return home for vacation, welcomed over 1,5 million members by July 10, +13,30% on 2024
Europe Portugal Octopus fishing vessels must remain in port during fishing seasons, starting from the northern border on July 17 down to 14 October; vessels licensed for shelter traps, cage traps, spearfishing that intend to suspend activities must notify the DGRM