Asia Palestine Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and spraied the word "revenge" on walls, according to local witnesses, in an unprecedented episode of escalating hostilities
Africa Guinea The PM made a committed about electricity, whose supply has been rationed after hydrocarbon deposit explosion, saying that by the end of the rainy season the system of state subsidies to EDG, company in charge of managing and marketing it, will change
Asia Laos Due to severe labor shortage crisis, as young people seek higher wages through overseas employment opportunities, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare appealed to Laotian citizens both at home and abroad to consider employment opportunities in Laos
Africa Somalia Ethiopia's ambassador has been expelled and two Ethiopian consulates have been closed: first reason would be the much-discussed agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland but observers say there are also the diplomatic moves between Ethiopia and Puntland
America Costa Rica Costa Rica has presented a plan to attract semiconductor investments, aiming to become a top destination by leveraging its strategic relationship with the US to begin building centers for the development of such materials
Oceania Papua New Guinea The US offered $900.000 in emergency aid for communities devastated at the end of March by earthquake and floods in the East Sepik and Highlands regions
Africa Republic of the Congo The Turkish ambassador to Congo spoke in Brazzaville with the chairman of the Commission on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Congolese Abroad about the abolition of visas between the two countries
Asia North Korea The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution calling for an update of the historic Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations in North Korea
Europe Sweden A recent study by Institute of Environmental Medicine shows a disturbing trend in common mental illnesses among social workers, who had up to a 30% increase in cases of depression and anxiety compared to the general working population
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.451 pairs of shoes were placed on the streets of Sarajevo to commemorate the beginning of the 4-year wartime siege of the city on April 5, 1992; installation is part of a project called "Path of Remembrance," organized by the Sarajevo Memorial Center
Europe Czech Republic The annual March for Life, organized by the largest pro-life activist group, took place in Prague with an estimated turnout of several hundred people; counter-protesters also gathered and blocked the procession from crossing the Legion Bridge
Asia Turkmenistan Under a project funded by the government of Turkmenistan and implemented by UNDP, the installation of modern laboratory equipment was successfully completed in 14 clinical laboratories in all districts of Balkan province and 16 in Dashoguz province
Europe Portugal Despite recent rain, the Algarve continues to be in a situation of extreme hydrological drought; the City Council of Albufeira will launch a set of 23 measures to promote the reduction of water consumption to be detailed to users in their next water bill
Europe Slovakia Team from the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies created the world's largest database of verified facts and an app for media professionals to verify information, regardless of where in the world it originated