Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
America Panama The National Medicine Institute officially urged the public to donate blood due to an increase in surgeries, emphasizing that each donation can save up to three lives
Africa Chad The Constitutional Council invalidated candidacies of 10 opponents, including the one nominated to replace Yaya Dillo, Nassour Ibrahim Koursami, and validated only 10, including General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, in power since his father's death in 2021
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
Africa Angola The country aims to maintain and increase oil production above 1,18 million barrels per day and position the gas sector to account for 25% of the country's energy needs by 2025 by calling for investment in exploration and production
Europe Belarus An extensive chain of electric vehicle charging stations has been established, the number of which has exceeded 1.000, according to Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich
Europe Belgium Shrinking public funding for child benefits has prompted Parliament in Brussels to consider cost-cutting measures, but some lawmakers want to make sure the cuts do not increase the risk of child poverty
Asia Bhutan The country received the second tranche of payment from India for the development of the infrastructure of the Gyalsung academies; the Gyalsung is envisioned as a one-year integrated training program mandatory for all youths at the age of 18
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
Asia Bangladesh Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh's transgender hijra community have been welcomed into a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of discrimination-free worship
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
America Guatemala Guatemala has pledged to the US to take actions to deter migration, as a new migrant caravan progresses from Tapachula, with migrants on the route criticizing the "criminalization" implicit in Texas' 'SB4' law, which allows US police to detain migrants
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 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