Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Luca Attanasio and a carabiniere were killed in an attack on their convoy at Goma in the African country on Monday, Italian Foreign ministry announced in a statement.
Local sources told Italian media that the attack was an attempt to kidnap UN personnel. The envoy's car was part of a MONUSCO UN peacekeeping mission convoy.
Australia's PM Scott Morrison on Friday played down the impact of Italy's landmark decision to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses due to be delivered, AFP reported. He insisted the blocked shipment of the AstraZeneca jabs was understandable and would not affect Australia's vaccine programme.
Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout. It’s a familiar routine for many - and indicative of habits that contribute to a global food waste problem that a new United Nations report says needs to be better measured so that it can be effectively addressed.
European nations will not go ahead with a planned resolution criticising Iran at this week's meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog, diplomatic sources said on Thursday, as efforts were underway to revive an ailing 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers on its nuclear programme.
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