The Nigerian government is under pressure as prices have been skyrocketing. In Jerusalem Gazans who were in hospital when the war broke out no longer have home to go to, and in the UK universities face financial woes as the country’s migration policy has led to international students enrolling elsewhere.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a third term term in office today. In Lebanon wine makers face myriad challenges including an existential crisis due to climate change. In Paris the suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis is becoming a rapidly growing new epicentre of contemporary French art.

General elections in India, the world's biggest democracy, have ended after six weeks with the result eagerly anticipated. In the UK questions have been raised about the future of the London Stock Exchange as more companies delist in favour of trading in the US. In Australia, wine prices have plummeted due to glut of wine on global markets.

Internet providers in East Africa have been inundated with complaints from service users about poor connectivity after damage was caused to under-sea cables. In Israel peace activists who lost loved ones in the October 7th attacks have been returning to their work, and in Canada the country has been mourning the death of the writer Alice Munro.

The arrest of a lawyer and media personality live on television in Tunisna has received international attention. In Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo crime is soaring as they have been forced to rely on informal miltia groups for security, and in China increase use of public transport has meant people are turning away from the bicycle.

A mother’s desperate appeal has mobilised Indians to raise 3.8 million Euros as blood money to save an Indian man from execution in Saudi Arabia. In Canada the PM has promised to increase defence spending, and in Paris concerns have been expressed about the future for Catholic private schools due to plans being led by the city's socialist mayor

Turkey this week took the unusual step of stopping all trade with Israel, an exchange worth 6.8-billion euro. In Australia regional and national leaders met to discuss what has been described as an "epidemic" of violence against women. In Cameroon there is concern for the health of refugees who fled the country to escape terror group Boko Haram.

Ten years ago, 276 girls were kidnapped in Nigeria by the Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, the trauma of the incident continues to be felt. In Slovakia a crowd-funding campaign to raise money for artillery shells for Ukraine exceeded its target in less than two days. And in Morocco it is 50 years since the annexation of Western Sahara.

This weekend thousands of people marched in the Canary Islands to call on authorities to change the model of tourism - they say their limit has been reached. In Denmark questions are being raised about the cause of a fire which ravaged one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings, and in London Elvis is being brought back to life in hologram form.

In Lebanon, Palestinian refugees who have been there for decades still harbour hopes of returning to their homes. Slovakia’s closely-fought presidential election was won last week by Peter Pellegrini, an ally of the country’s populist prime minister Robert Fico, and in India measures to curb attacks by stray dogs have been criticised as ineffective