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He doesn’t live in a sewer, his name isn’t Donatello and he doesn’t ride a skateboard. But little Root the turtle does get around on his own set of wheels. The wood turtle came to live at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax last September. Unlike most turtles, Root is missing his right …
Read More »Gaza aid blockade imposed by Israel contested in International Court of Justice hearings
UN and Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza, on the first day of hearings about Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid deliveries. Since March 2, Israel has completely cut off all supplies to the 2.3 million residents of …
Read More »Myanmar quake death toll tops 1,000 as international aid starts to arrive
International aid began to arrive in Myanmar on Saturday as rescuers searched for survivors after a powerful earthquake devastated the Southeast Asian nation, with fears the death toll will soar. Already the number of people reported dead in Myanmar has risen sharply from 144, as reported by state media on Friday, …
Read More »Ukrainian aid groups struggling to keep up after 3 years of war
Ukraine’s fight against Russia hasn’t gotten any easier with time. Attacks on its cities and infrastructure continue and its people have not had a chance to rest since Russia invaded three years ago. And it hasn’t gotten any easier for aid groups trying to raise money to help Ukraine, either, as …
Read More »Israel blocks aid into Gaza in move Hamas calls ‘blackmail’ to force truce concessions
Israel stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire, while key mediator Egypt accused Israel of using “starvation as a weapon.” Hamas accused Israel of trying to …
Read More »USAID workers pack belongings, as Trump administration plans to cut 90% of foreign aid contracts
Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency were being given a 15-minute window before the end of this week to clear out their workspaces. USAID workers arrived early Thursday under heavily …
Read More »Trump administration puts thousands of workers on leave, cutting U.S. jobs at foreign aid agency
The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on leave worldwide and eliminating at least 1,600 U.S.-based jobs. It was the latest and one of the biggest steps yet toward what President Donald Trump and …
Read More »Foreign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk threaten shutdown
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is facing its greatest threat since its inception over 60 years ago, as President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk spent the weekend impugning the agency that has contributed to Washington being the most critical source of foreign assistance around the …
Read More »Syria eyes ‘strategic’ ties with Ukraine, Kyiv vows more food aid shipments | रूस के सीरिया छोड़ते ही यूक्रेन की विद्रोहियों से दोस्ती: यूक्रेनी विदेश मंत्री ने जुलानी से की मुलाकात, जेलेंस्की बोले- हम वहां स्थिरता लाएंगे
दमिश्क5 घंटे पहले कॉपी लिंक सीरियाई विद्रोहियों के लीडर के साथ यूक्रेन के विदेश मंत्री एंद्री सिबिहा। सीरिया में असद के भागने और रूस का दबदबा खत्म होने के बाद यूक्रेन वहां एक्टिव हो गया है। यूक्रेन के विदेश मंत्री एंद्री सिबिहा ने सोमवार को सीरियाई विद्रोहियों के नेता अबु …
Read More »Israel misses deadline to let more aid into Gaza, but U.S. maintains support
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours — including 11 in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone, medics said — as the country missed a deadline set by Washington to allow more humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken …
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