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 Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro has announced a plan to "make tangible" the annexation of the disputed Esequibo territory with Guyana, expressing gratitude for the unanimous support of the December referendum by Venezuelan lawmakers
Europe Iceland Displaced residents of Grindavík gathered at the Laugardalshöll sports facility in Reykjavík to discuss the future of the city and demand intervention by the authorities, with government ministers, scientists and civil servants also participating
Africa Ethiopia The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission and the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in a joint note denounced 'the severe humanitarian crisis affecting some four million people in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia'
Europe Kosovo Kosovo authorities will abolish the use of Serbian dinar in its territory particularly in the Serb-majority northern areas of the country; Serbian President Vucic said this was 'worrying and calls into question all processes of normalisation and dialogue'
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Guinean League for Human Rights considers the government's presidential decision to suspend freedom of meetings and demonstrations to be 'yet another constitutional drift'
America Honduras In 2023, Honduras experienced a 40,4% decrease in deportations, with 56.172 individuals repatriated, including 11.220 children, as reported by the National Institute of Migration
Africa Eritrea Flynas will start today, 17 January, weekly direct flights linking Asmara and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia
Africa Djibouti President of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh called for an extraordinary session to discuss recent events involving Ethiopia and Somalia, as well as Sudan
Oceania Marshall Islands A state of emergency has been declared for Kili Island due to food and fuel shortages caused by mismanagement of trust fund covering expenses; local government of Kili-Bikini-Ejit represents the population exiled by the nuclear tests in the Bikini Atoll
Asia Cambodia Puy Du Fou, a French theme park operator, has expressed interest in launching an innovative 3D 'Immersive Angkor' museum in Cambodia
Oceania New Zealand From 1 April 2024 electric vehicles will have to pay road user charges (RUC); initially exempted, electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids inclusion is the first step in fulfilling the National-ACT coalition's commitment to include all vehicles in RUC system
America Guatemala Bernardo Arévalo has officially assumed the Guatemalan presidency after an eight-hour delay, marked by chaotic parliamentary sessions, as leaders including Colombia's Gustavo Petro and Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena expressed support
Africa Mozambique Mozambique's health authorities vaccinated more than 2,2 million people against cholera in five days in the districts most affected by the current outbreak of the disease, which corresponds to practically complete coverage of the programme