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.
Looking to counter the increasing menace of the coronavirus delta variant, a growing number of European countries are raising their defenses and trying to pressure more people to get vaccinated to stay safe.
The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned a plan by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders to partially reopen the abandoned resort of Varosha and called for an immediate reversal of the decision, Reuters reports
Energy and environment ministers from the Group of 20 rich nations have failed to agree on the wording of key climate change commitments in their final communique, Italy's Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani said on Friday,Reuters reports.
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