Tag: foreign aid
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After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government’s annual report on hunger in America
The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized″ and ”rife with inaccuracies
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Senate confirms Mike Waltz as Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations after months of delays
The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
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US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage release
The United States once again has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages
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Gunman kills 2 at Israeli-run crossing between West Bank and Jordan. 4 soldiers killed in Gaza
Officials say a Jordanian aid truck driver opened fire and killed two people at an Israeli-run border crossing in the occupied West Bank on Thursday
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Trump administration’s new global health aid strategy focuses on bilateral deals with countries
The State Department is refocusing its foreign health assistance programs around multiyear bilateral deals with recipient countries
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Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as more Palestinians flee and death toll passes 65,000
Israeli troops and tanks are pushing deeper into Gaza City as more people flee the devastated area
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Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund for US weapons to sustain fight against Russia, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine expects to have a $3.5 billion fund by next month to buy weapons from the U.S. and sustain its fight against Russia’s invasion
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UN official says conflicts, disasters and funding cuts a ‘perfect storm’ causing acute hunger
A top World Food Program official says a string of natural disasters and global conflicts, combined with drastic cuts to international aid means that some of the world’s neediest people are suffering from serious food shortages, and will face further reductions in assistance soon
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‘I’m furious, and I’m ashamed:’ UN humanitarian chief on crisis in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher walks through the sprawling displacement camp in Haiti’s gang-ravaged capital, moving in silent disbelief through a labyrinth of narrow alleyways, hanging laundry and makeshift shelters cobbled together from pieces of wood, metal and faded tarps bearing the U.S. Agency for International Development logo. As he steps…