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Vantage | Why Italy's PM is banking on Africa to solve her two big problems
The Vantage Take •The Mattei Plan extends beyond energy projects, allocating funds for education, training, health, agriculture and water initiatives
UN accepts UNRWA staffers joined Oct 7 Hamas massacre, gives 'few bad apples' argument; Israel insists 'deeper rot'
Fp Staff •On the 114th day of the Israel-Hamas war, the United Nations Sunday sort of formally capitulated to Tel Aviv’s longstanding accusations that UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, popularly called UNRWA, was involved in the October 7 massacre
Houthis order US, British nationals to leave Yemen in one month
Fp Staff •Yemen's Houthi authorities issued a directive on Wednesday, instructing staff from the US and the UK affiliated with the United Nations and humanitarian organisations based in Sanaa to vacate the country within a month, according to a report, citing a document and a Houthi official
UN@15%: Officials deputed in Iraq to weed out corruption caught taking bribes for post-war reconstruction contracts
Fp Staff •The UN employees take bribes to help the contractor navigate the complex UNDP’s bidding system and ensure they pass the vetting process
UN helicopter with 'several' foreigners onboard captured by al Shabaab in Somalia
Fp Staff •The aircraft encountered a defect shortly after taking off from Beledweyne city in central Somalia. It then landed near Hindhere village, bordering Galguduud region
Vantage | How crime lords came to dominate Ecuador and why it matters
The Vantage Take •As Ecuador braces for a comprehensive campaign against gang violence, the potential fallout extends beyond its borders
NYT Hamas rapes report exposes hypocrisy of UN, radical Left, rights group
Anindad •Hamas apologists rallied for the terrorists by justifying the carnage as Islamic resistance and dismissing the brutal rape of Israeli women
India will continue to outshine peers in 2024, to grow at 6.2%: 8 takeaways from UN report
Fp Staff •The United Nations report said India’s economic growth has consistently remained over six per cent and 'will continue in 2024 and 2025 as well'
Russia backs India's candidacy for permanent member of UNSC
Fp Staff •The Security Council has 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members. India has long been seeking a permanent membership at the UNSC, strongly calling for reform of the United Nations in line with the changing realities of the world.
India shines at COP28: Green initiatives, climate justice and human rights in focus
Abhinav Mehrotra And Biswanath Gupta •Prime Minister Modi urged developed countries to completely reduce carbon footprint intensity by 2050 and urged that developing countries must get appropriate access to the remaining global carbon budget