Source link The donations on the first anniversary of the armed conflict will help to prevent starvation in the African nation, says France France and its allies have pledged more than 2 billion euros ($2.13 billion) to support relief efforts in Sudan, where the UN says nearly 18 million people including children are facing acute […]
Source link Mike Johnson has reportedly unveiled a plan to pass the legislation after months of impasse US House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to finally advance the long-stalled Ukraine aid bill sought by President Joe Biden, multiple news outlets reported on Monday. The proposed legislation has been stuck in Congress for months due to […]
Source link The ex-president has called for providing only loans, not gifts, and insisting that European allies match US funding Former US President Donald Trump has suggested that he wouldn’t be opposed to Congress approving more aid to Ukraine as long as the assistance is given in the form of loans, rather than gifts. He […]
Source link Washington is reportedly “frustrated” that Western efforts to secure funding for Kiev have hit a snag The US has run out of options to help Ukraine beyond hoping Congress ultimately passes a $60 billion aid package before the frontline starts to crumble under Russian pressure, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing unnamed officials. According […]
Source link Seven foreign nationals were killed in a series of drone strikes on a humanitarian convoy carrying food in the Palestinian enclave The US must press Israel into changing its approach to its campaign in Gaza against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, John Flickinger, the father of one of the humanitarian workers slain in […]
Source link British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will urge Mike Johnson to stop blocking the support for Kiev UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron is planning to use his upcoming trip to the US to persuade House Speaker Mike Johnson to unblock the $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the Telegraph reported on Sunday, citing […]
Source link Ambassador Yacov Livne has reportedly “changed tone” after initially claiming the bombing of the humanitarian convoy was not a war crime Poland said on Friday that Israel’s envoy in Warsaw has apologized for the death of a Polish volunteer killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza this week. Ambassador Yacov Livne was […]
Source link The government will allow the deliveries through the Erez checkpoint after months of closure Israel has agreed to allow humanitarian aid deliveries into northern Gaza through the Erez crossing, which was shut down following the October 7 Hamas attack. The decision came after international outrage over the killing of seven foreign aid workers […]
Source link Warsaw has summoned Ambassador Yakov Livne after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed a Polish aid worker in Gaza. The Polish authorities were critical of how Israel handled the incident and demanded compensation for the victim’s family. On Monday, the IDF carried out three consecutive airstrikes on a humanitarian convoy, killing seven foreign […]
Source link Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the Republican majority in the US House of Representatives to reject Palestinian statehood and give West Jerusalem more weapons for a quick victory in Gaza. Netanyahu met with a 15-member congressional delegation on Thursday evening, shortly after a 45-minute phone call with US President Joe Biden. […]
Source link With GOP voters highly skeptical about bankrolling Ukraine, Victoria Spartz says she wants tougher conditions on any future assistance The only Ukrainian-born member of the US Congress has abandoned her efforts to secure more cash for Kiev, telling the Wall Street Journal that she could only “do so much” for her homeland. With […]
Source link Jose Andres has dismissed the IDF’s claim that the deadly attack on the World Central Kitchen aid workers was a ‘mistake’ The Israeli attack that killed seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity group in Gaza was not a mistake, as the convoy was targeted “systematically, car by car,” the […]
Source link The chief of the US-led bloc has reportedly suggested a five-year, $107 billion plan to provide Kiev with weapons Ukraine should be able to enjoy a stable stream of Western arms supplies in the long term rather than relying on voluntary donations, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said. Speaking ahead of the […]
Source link Lalzawmi Frankcom, one of seven World Central Kitchen volunteers killed in Gaza, is being mourned by her family in India By Rana Pratap Saikia, RT journalist Before venturing into Gaza as an aid worker, Lalzawmi (Zomi) Frankcom, 43, who was born to an Australian father and an Indian mother, said her purpose was […]
Source link America risks getting bogged down in “yet another forever war,” Republican Eli Crane has warned The US should end its financial support for Ukraine in its fight with Russia and instead focus on settling the conflict, Republican congressman Eli Crane has said. His comments come as House Speaker Mike Johnson said the chamber […]