Over 6-million people in Ukraine are using an Air Raid Warning app. In Italy researchers claim to have made a breakthrough that confirms the authenticity of the shroud of Turin. In Australia politicians have called for a reexamination of the disappearance of 60 women. In Germany a World War II bunker has been repurposed as an eco friendly hotel.

Despite a bombing by Israel, the government run hospital in Nabatieh is still operating, with staff and their families having moved in. In France a study is taking place of the Catacombs to establish how many are buried there. In Cameroon mystery surrounds the whereabouts of President Paul Biya, and in Ibiza, lizards are becoming endangered.

In the Czech Republic time is running out for women to apply for compensation after being coerced into sterilisation. Uzbekistan is now an emerging tourism destination after suffering reputational damage due to child labour. The Australian government plans to cap enrolments of overseas students & in Romania, the famous blue Danube is in trouble.

As fighting continues in Ukraine the population is struggling to access basic needs. In Italy a painting found by a junk collector is an original Picasso. In Canada a doctors organisation has apologised to the indigenous peoples. In the US Kamala Harris praises women's clubs as generations of black female college graduates smash the glass ceiling.

In Lebanon people live in fear of their lives after a series of attacks by Israel in response to rocket attacks by Hezbollah. Both Copenhagen and Stockholm was in the past week - hit by attacks on Israeli embassies. In Tunisia presidential elections take place this weekend, and in Ukraine a major tech conference went ahead despite the ongoing war.

The first elections in a decade are underway in Kashmir. In Nigeria severe flooding has destroyed homes and livelihoods in Borno state. In the UK plans to remove cars from Oxford Street have caused a political rift, and in Kazakhstan efforts are underway to revive the Aral Sea which has been partially destroyed by aggressive agricultural practice

The casualty list continues to rise in Lebanon following Israeli strikes on Beirut. In Czechia towns and villages asses the damage following the devastating Storm Borris floods, while in France some familiar Irish groups are among 450,000 attending a unique political festival.

Thousands people across Turkey have protested over the murder of eight-year-old Narin Güran. In Canada former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting four women in Toronto, and in Australia employees have for the first time, been given the right to ignore their bosses outside of working hours.

The rape and killing of a woman in Calcutta and an official report on how men in the Kerala film industry demand sexual favours from women has led to protests demanding justice. The President of the Canary Islands is seeking the help of EU parliament in dealing with incoming migrants. In Tunisia controversy surrounds the arrest of Sonia Dahmani.

Swedish and Danish police are uniting in a bid to crack down on gangs, with membership to certain motorbike groups also banned. Political crisis in Tunisia as journalists, civil society figures and activists are arrested, and Canada’s temporary foreign workers policy under the microscope as UN calls it a breeding ground for contemporary slavery.