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
Asia Kuwait Fingerprinting has been declared mandatory for all citizens and residents by The General Administration of Security and Media Relations, following an update by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior
Oceania Marshall Islands A spirited march to launch Education Week in Majuro saw hundreds of students and teachers unite from the Alele Museum to the College of the Marshall Islands
Europe Latvia The Food and Veterinary Service will begin intensifying checks at the EU's external borders on consignments of food and fodder from today to exclude risks to human and animal health and to verify that consignments comply with EU legislation
Oceania Nauru Amnesty International Australia and refugee rights groups have stated that the 40 people who recently sought asylum in Western Australia and were brought to the island of Nauru to be processed in offshore detention should head back to Australia
Europe Kosovo Approximately 57.000 citizens of Kosovo have renounced their citizenship from the beginning of 2008 until the end of 2023, the main reason being the ban on dual citizenship in several states
Asia Kazakhstan A conference on improving investment attractiveness in mining was held in Astana, where Minister of Industry and Construction emphasised the role in attracting foreign direct investment, worth over US$200 billion over the past decade, 60% of total invests
Asia Yemen The Houthis have recruited and trained more than 200.000 new fighters since the group began its actions in the Red Sea in support of Palestine, says a Houthi spokesman
Africa Uganda The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hillary Onek, appealed to the international community to increase funding for Uganda to enable it to feed its growing refugee population
Africa South Africa The unemployment rate increased by 0,2% in the fourth quarter of last year to 32,1%, according to figures released by the National Statistics Agency, a blow to the African National Congress ahead of the May elections
Asia Georgia President Zurabishvili intends to veto the amendments to the Electoral Code recently approved by the Georgian Parliament, as these amendments contradict the 9 recommendations of the Venice Commission and the EU
America Argentina The 24-hour strike led by the La Fraternidad union in Argentina, involving passenger and cargo train operators completely stopping, marks the beginning of a series of worker protests demanding salary increases amid a 254% annual inflation rate
Oceania Kiribati Pacific BioScapes will support and sustain marine spatial planning activities in Kiribati, whose vast ocean resources will thus be responsibly managed
America Brazil President Lula has faced backlash from Israel, being deemed unwelcome until he apologizes for comparing the Gaza war to the Holocaust, resulting in strained relations and diplomatic actions from both sides