Asia Israel The Knesset has passed a media overhaul law giving government greater regulatory control; PM Netanyahu attended the debate, skipping the vote; the news has been released by a number of online media in the late hours of 16 July
America United States The parents of Ethan Crumbley, a boy who killed four of his classmates at a Michigan school in 2021, were sentenced to between 10 and 15 years in prison for the murders perpetrated by their son
Asia India The upcoming general election of 19 April, in which the parliament for the next five years will be chosen and where Modi seeks his third consecutive term, is the world's biggest democratic exercise ever: nearly one in eight people in the world will vote
Africa Equatorial Guinea The first Russian Language Festival at the Center for Open Education and Russian Education of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has begun in Malabo
Africa Lesotho 3-year Rapid Rural Transformation project will begin in Ha-Mohlakoana area; initiative of WFP and other partners, it aims to create a hub powered by solar energy, adequate water resources, and information and communication technologies in remote areas
Africa Liberia Senators voted to establish a war crimes tribunal, two decades after the end of the civil conflict, and will investigate and try crimes against humanity and corruption committed between 1989 and 2003, which killed up to 250.000 people
Africa Madagascar The Barea Mahamasina Stadium, which was supposed to host the third and fourth days of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has not been approved by the Confederation of African Football and FIFA
Asia East Timor The government welcomed the official confirmation of the Holy Father's visit to East Timor, Sept. 9-11, 2024
Asia Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu appointed new members, including a chairman and vice chairman, of the Labor Court
America Mexico Mexico will request Ecuador's suspension from the United Nations until Ecuador publicly apologizes for the armed forces' raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, announced by Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena during a press conference
Europe Malta A consultation paper was launched on the Digital Education Strategy 2024-2030, linking to the National Education Strategy 2023-2030
Asia Cambodia Some 5.000 families have been relocated by authorities from the archaeological site of Angkor Wat temple, a major tourist attraction, in a program that Amnesty International called as a "gross violation of international human rights law"
America Dominica Work on the much-anticipated "World's Longest Cable Car" tourism project continues apace in Dominica; the project is being advanced with the use of the Black Hawk helicopter and has reached major milestones in its development
America Chile Foreign direct investment in Chile increased by 28% in the first two months of 2024, totaling US$3.580 billion, surpassing the US$2.805 billion received during the same period in 2023, according to the Central Bank