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Palestinians pay the price for UN allegations

Palestinians pay the price for UN allegations

Agency helping refugees could halt its operations in weeks after funding was withdrawn over claims staff took part in Hamas attack

FT News Briefing · Forhecz Topher

January 31, 202411m 34s

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Show Notes

Microsoft reported record quarterly revenues, the IMF projects the Russian economy and the global economy will grow faster than previously expected, and the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees is in crisis after allegations that some of its staff were involved in the October 7 attacks on Israel.


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Cloud strength and AI excitement boost Microsoft revenue

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IMF raises Russia growth outlook as war boosts economy

A UN agency in Gaza is in crisis. Palestinians may pay the price

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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