America Colombia Abelardo De La Espriella has become the new president-elect of Colombia in a tight run-off; the far-right lawyer was openly backed by US President Trump
Europe Andorra The municipality of Encamp has opened a competition for the rehabilitation of Molina Bridge following damage found in upper part of the bridge, the lower part of the viaduct and the culverts, with €15.000 allocated and a maximum forecast of eight weeks
America Nicaragua A specialized Nuclear Medicine Center for cancer treatment and professional training in the field will be built in Managua with Russian support
Africa Central African Republic There are now four community spaces at the Ngoandji, Mbrepou, MBagolo, and Kidjigra sites, created to support and protect victims of gender-based violence and inaugurated last month by Ministra for Gender Promotion, Women, Family and Children's Protection
Africa Benin The country recently signed a $77,9 million financing agreement with the Netherlands to create a new state-of-the-art artisanal fishing port in Cotonou
America Guyana Suriname and Guyana's presidents are discussing the construction of a bridge over the Corentyne River, a "long-cherished dream" aimed at promoting trade, integration, and regional cooperation, with the bridge expected to be completed by 2026
Oceania Australia Researchers at Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics affirm that solar panel waste problem is more pressing than previously thought as new report contradicts earlier findings that significant volumes of PV waste would not appear until at least 2030
Asia Azerbaijan Representatives of the Office of the Military Attaché of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Belarus visited the grave of Azerbaijan's National Hero of Belarusian origin Davidovich Anatoliy Nikolayevich on the anniversary of his birth
Africa Burundi African Trade and Investment Development Insurance provided political risk insurance coverage for Songa Energy's $7.7 million Ruvyironza hydropower project in Burundi
Africa eSwatini Traditional medicine, muti, is an important part of Eswatini culture; however, the growing demand has put some of kingdom's animal species at risk of extinction, with conservationists and molecular biologists working to protect the animals from poachers
Europe Denmark TotalEnergies' new multibillion-dollar gas project in the Danish North Sea, partly funded by the government, is denting Denmark's green reputation as a vanguard of the green transition
America El Salvador This week El Salvador marks two years under a state of exception, initiated after an extortion-motivated massacre of 87 people in March 2022; to date, the government has captured 78.175 alleged gang members
Africa Gabon The West Virginia National Guard has been selected to partner with Gabon under the National Guard Bureau's state partnership program, making Gabon the third country, after Qatar and Peru, to partner with W.Va. National Guard
America Honduras Honduras will send an observer mission to the Venezuelan presidential elections on July 28 in support of what President Xiomara Castro, an ally of Nicolás Maduro, considers "free processes”