America Grenada Toll-free 988 Suicide Hotline for Crisis Response has been launched to guarantee immediate support for people experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress and other mental health crises; an awareness campaign will start soon
America El Salvador This week El Salvador marks two years under a state of exception, initiated after an extortion-motivated massacre of 87 people in March 2022; to date, the government has captured 78.175 alleged gang members
Africa eSwatini Traditional medicine, muti, is an important part of Eswatini culture; however, the growing demand has put some of kingdom's animal species at risk of extinction, with conservationists and molecular biologists working to protect the animals from poachers
America Venezuela Venezuela has approved the creation of a state in the disputed, oil-rich Essequibo region across the border in Guyana, sparking a "violation" of Guyana's sovereignty, with tensions escalated as the area has been administered by Guyana for over a century
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
Africa Comoros Fish sellers have resumed their activities at the Volo-flight market after tension over discontent with the relocation to Kalaweni, deemed not favourable to the conduct of business
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
Europe Denmark TotalEnergies' new multibillion-dollar gas project in the Danish North Sea, partly funded by the government, is denting Denmark's green reputation as a vanguard of the green transition
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
Asia India In Ladakh, thousands are protesting in sub-zero temperatures with the region's youth concerned about employment and the recruitment process for state jobs
America Ecuador The US donated a Hercules military aircraft to Ecuador to help combat the rising violence from criminal gangs linked to drug trafficking; the aircraft was originally scheduled for delivery in 2026 but was expedited by 2 years
Asia Yemen All of Yemen's freshwater resources will be depleted by 2030, estimates a recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
America Colombia Colombia tops the list of countries where employees work the most hours, with over two thousand hours per year, according to a recent study by the OECD, surpassing nations like Mexico and Costa Rica
Africa Eritrea The Central Region Teachers Association held its 8th congress in Asmara; the head of the region's education office urged the association to establish sustainable training programs aimed at improving teachers' skills