Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM UN chief says Burkina Faso has no grounds to expel envoy Statement comes after military government ordered senior United Nations official Barbara Manzi to leave Burkina Faso immediately. ADVERTISEMENT The United Nations has said Burkina Faso had no grounds for ordering senior UN official Barbara Manzi to leave the country and that the doctrine of “persona non grata” could not be applied to her. ADVERTISEMENT Burkina Faso’s military government on Friday put out a statement instructing Manzi, an Italian national who was appointed UN resident coordinator last year, to leave the country with immediate effect. ADVERTISEMENT Foreign minister Olivia Rouamba later accused Manzi of painting a negative picture of the security situation in Burkina Faso, which has been grappling with a security crisis and escalating violence since 2

Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Photos: How 2022 became a ‘pivot year’ for clean energy The global energy crisis triggered by the Ukraine war and increasing climate threats have fuelled the transition. ADVERTISEMENT Governments around the world have, over the past year, greenlighted ambitious renewable energy policies that aim for major expansions of wind and solar power, along with the development of technologies such as carbon capture and storage, which is seen as a way to reach the net zero carbon emissions. ADVERTISEMENT Some of the policies also included tax credits to buy electric vehicles, heat pumps or energy-efficient materials for construction. ADVERTISEMENT The United States signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, the most ambitious climate legislation in the country’s history. The European Parliament passed the REPowerEU plan to reduce depen

Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Ukraine’s Zelenksyy warns of Russian attacks over Christmas The Ukrainian president also issued a warning to Russian people that ‘terror never goes without a response’. ADVERTISEMENT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned his country of possible increased Russian attacks over the upcoming Christmas holiday season, urging his people to “pay attention to air raid alarms, help one another and look out for one another”. ADVERTISEMENT In his regular nightly video address on Friday, Zelenskyy said that he had met his top military commanders to review the situation and that his government is “preparing for various scenarios of action by the terrorist state. And we will respond”. ADVERTISEMENT “With the holiday season fast approaching, the Russian terrorists could again step up their activities,” Zelenskyy said. “They