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
America Jamaica Restorative Justice, a Department of the Ministry of Justice, is encouraging Jamaicans of good repute with a passion for nation-building to register to become RJ facilitators, who seek to resolve conflicts by bringing parties to an agreement
Asia Kuwait The Kuwaiti municipality intends to ban handshakes in mourning rooms in cemeteries on health grounds, according to a Kuwaiti newspaper report
Asia Taiwan The Taiwan Lantern Festival 2024 in Tainan, a large outdoor exhibition of lanterns and light installations to celebrate the Lantern Festival observed on 24 February, was partially opened on Saturday evening
Oceania Solomon Islands New Zealand has joined Australia in rejecting allegations by Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare of delaying some $18 million in financial support, saying it had asked its top diplomat in Honiara to "set the record straight"
Europe United Kingdom Michelle O'Neill has been appointed PM of Northern Ireland; she is Vice-President of Sinn Féin, the left-wing nationalist party historically in favour of reunification with Ireland, and it is the first time that one of its members becomes Prime Minister
Europe Portugal Montijo airport saw the extension of the environmental declaration deadline rejected by the Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests ICNF and may no longer be an option to host Lisbon's new airport
Asia Syria Syria and Iraq warned of dangerous consequences following US attacks targeting facilities of Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria
Asia North Korea Since the start of the pandemic, fences and security infrastructure along both coasts have been significantly expanded, in a likely attempt to make it more difficult for residents to escape by sea
Europe Romania Timișoara, one of the largest cities in western Romania, will have a new 10.000-seat stadium, for a €23 million project financed from the local budget; the stadium should be built in 28 months, once work begins
Europe San Marino Don Domenico Beneventi, 50, of the clergy of Acerenza (Potenza), until now parish priest and teacher, will be the Bishop elected to the San Marino-Feretrana Church
Asia Iran Three satellites were successfully launched for the first time using the carrier rocket developed by the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics and will be used to test communication and geopositioning technologies
Europe Liechtenstein Jägermeister bottles and corks was recently exhibited at Gasthaus Adler in Bendern
Europe Poland Controls at the border with Slovakia were extended until 2 March to try to stop illegal migrants entering through Slovakian territory, a transit point for migrants trying to reach Western Europe mostly from the Middle East and Afghanistan