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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

Dec 2016

Dec 11, 2023

US Vetoes UNSC Resolution on Ceasefire in Gaza, UK Abstains

The US was the sole country to oppose a resolution at the 15-member UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. With Foreign Ministers from Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia in Washington meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for an early end to the Gaza war, the US in New York vetoed the UNSC resolution that was backed by 13 countries, with the UK being the only abstention.

Javier Milei is Argentina's President

Libertarian economist Javier Milei was sworn-in as the new President of Argentina and warned in his maiden speech that he had no other option but to adopt harsh policies to fix the country's worst economic crisis in decades.
Milei a former TV pundit took over from Peronist leader Alberto Fernandez, whose government was dogged by failures to rein in soaring prices.

Dec 09, 2023

PM Modi Tops Global Leaders' List Again, Gets Highest Rating of 76%

Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to be at the top among world leaders with an approval rating of 76 per cent, according to a survey by Morning Consult.
According to the US-based consultancy firm's 'Global Leader Approval Rating Tracker' 76 per cent of people in India approve of PM Modi's leadership, while 18 per cent disapprove of it and six per cent did not give any opinion.
Notably, this is a huge number by a far margin, as the second-best approval rating was enjoyed by Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (66 per cent) and Switzerland President Alain Berset (58 per cent) third.
In previous surveys too, Prime Minister Modi had topped the global ratings. At the same time, the approval ratings of other big global leaders are at a modest level.
US President Joe Biden has a 37 per cent approval rating, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has 31 per cent, UK PM Rishi Sunak ratings stands at 25 per cent, and France President Emmanuel Macron stands at just 24 per cent.

Dec 08, 2023

Indian-origin Media Veteran Samir Shah New BBC Chairman

The UK government named India-born media executive Samir Shah as its preferred candidate to take over as the new BBC chairman.
Shah has over 40 years of experience in TV production and journalism and was previously the head of current affairs and political programmes at the BBC.
He will replace Richard Sharp, who was forced to resign after his communication with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under scrutiny.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on in 1927.
The oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by stature and by number of employees, the BBC employs over 21,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 17,900 are in public-sector broadcasting.

Dec 07, 2023

Italy's Giorgia Meloni, India's Nirmala Sitharaman among World's most Powerful Women

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni and India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman featured among world's most powerful women of 2023. While Meloni was listed as world's fourth most powerful woman by the Forbes, Sitharaman was ranked at 32nd spot.
Forbes said that its 2023 Power List was determined by four main metrics, 'money, media, impact and spheres of influence'.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen topped the Forbes List of the world's most powerful women leaders followed by European Central Bank's president Christine Lagarde and the US Vice President Kamala Harris.
Popstar Taylor Swift was listed as the world's fifth most powerful woman in 2023.
Philanthropist Melinda Gates was listed as the tenth most powerful woman in 2023.

Peru's Ex-president Freed after 15 Years in Jail

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year prison term for human rights abuses during his decade-long rule in the 1990s, was released from jail despite criticism from an international human rights court.
Peru's highest court ruled in favour of an appeal to restore a 2017 pardon for Fujimori on humanitarian grounds. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) had earlier requested the move be blocked.
Fujimori served around 16 years after being extradited from Chile in 2007.

Italy Withdraws from China's Belt and Road Project

Italy formally withdrew from China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, more than four years after becoming the only G7 nation to sign up.
The long-expected decision was communicated to Beijing.
Italy pulled out, without giving details beyond saying it was done in such a way as to "keep channels of political dialogue open".
In March 2019, Italy became the only G7 Nation to sign a non-binding memorandum of understanding relating to China's Belt and Road Initiative

Dec 06, 2023

UK Signs New Treaty with Rwanda to Send Illegal Migrants to the African Nation

British Home Secretary James Cleverly signed the new migrant treaty with Rwanda which attempts to circumvent the legal block placed on the government's policy of sending asylum seekers to the African country.
The UK Supreme Court ruled that such a move violates the international human rights enshrined in domestic legislation. One of the biggest points raised by the court was that the asylum seekers would then be deported back to their home nations from where they had escaped the torturous conditions.
To mitigate the SC's concerns, the new treaty states that anyone sent to Rwanda will be given permanent leave to remain there even if their asylum application failed.

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