They want to help make the decisions — not just watch them unfold. As in years past, African leaders attending the U.N. General Assembly this year are demanding a reform of the powerful Security Council that would include permanent seats for countries from the continent in the global body’s highest decision-making structure. Many African heads
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni coalition government lost a crucial vote on an amendment to electoral reform, a major setback ahead of next year’s general election. In a secret vote in the lower house of the Italian parliament on Wednesday afternoon, MPs rejected a proposal led by his party, Brothers of Italy (FdI), by 188 votes to
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, an independent trust that manages the shrine, held its first meeting on Monday after allegations of donation theft emerged last month. The trust had previously denied any wrongdoing. But the state government set up a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations. Following an interim report