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
Oceania Marshall Islands Pacific communities celebrated the 70th year of the nuclear tests on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, emphasising the call for justice and accountability
Africa Guinea The country has just hired two American companies to help with IT security and digital data protection in an agreement signed with the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy
Oceania Micronesia The Chinese Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia met with the Governor of Yap State for an in-depth exchange of views on China-FSM relations and practical cooperation
Asia Armenia The country said it had officially asked Russia to withdraw its border guards from Yerevan airport
Asia Tajikistan Tajikistan must reconsider its attitude towards civil society and consider human rights defenders as allies instead of enemies, said a UN expert after the dissolution of 700 NGOs in the country
Asia Saudi Arabia The world's first mosque built with 3D printing technology, located in the Al-Jawhara suburb of Jeddah, recently celebrated its inaugural ceremony
Asia United Arab Emirates Starbucks employees based in the United Arab Emirates expressed fears they will lose their livelihoods, as the Gulf retail giant Alshaya Group, which operates the coffee chain in the Middle East, announced plans to cut jobs
Europe Ukraine The Secretary of the Ukrainian Council for Security and National Defence admitted the possibility of the West starting to help Ukraine not only with weapons, but also sending troops, Ukrainska Pravda reported
America Barbados The country has signed a $50 million loan with the Inter-American Development Bank to support efforts to increase climate resilience in coastal areas
America Guatemala Guatemala has declared a national epidemiological alert to combat dengue, with three deaths and around 7.000 cases reported this year, amid a significant global rise in dengue cases over the past two decades
Europe Slovakia Slovakia should leave NATO and the European Union, while the most important power of the president is the ratification of international agreements, said presidential candidate Robert Svec in a much debated declaration
America Guyana Venezuela and Guyana eased tensions during the annual Celac summit, showcasing an improved relationship amid border disputes, with leaders exchanging gifts and handshakes
Asia Cyprus The Cyprus Shipping Chamber condemned the Houthi missile attack on the ship True Confidence, with three crew members dead and at least four others injured; the commercial vessel is managed by a Company registered to a Cyprus address in Limassol