Ukrainians have voiced their shock and dismay at the US pausing its military aid to the country – what one politician called a “dangerous” situation. “We’ll see very soon the serious consequences – dangerous consequences,” Oleksandr Merezhko, who chairs the Ukrainian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, told BBC Breakfast on Tuesday. Merezhko said the pause could…
Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent Getty Images President Donald Trump’s decision to pause all US aid to Ukraine is a bitter blow – not just for Kyiv but also European allies who have been lobbying the US administration to continue its support. This is not the first time that the US has withheld military aid. Republicans…
Several Arab states and the UN have condemned Israel for blocking the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Egypt and Qatar said the Israeli move on Sunday violated a ceasefire deal, while UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher described it as “alarming”. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country acted because Hamas…
Reuters Hundreds of US aid programmes have been frozen in countries around the world The top judge in the United States has given temporary backing to the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid payments. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ intervention came as the administration faced a midnight deadline (05:00 GMT on Thursday) to pay…
The UK’s decision to suspend some aid to Rwanda is “punitive”, authorities in the East African country have said. In a statement, the UK said it was against Rwanda’s support for the M23, a rebel group that has captured swathes of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a deadly uprising. Rwanda used to deny backing…
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks, at the White House, in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will head to Ukraine for discussions about the war with Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Bessent will…
The US State Department has issued a halt to all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to an internal memo sent to officials and US embassies abroad. The leaked notice follows President Trump’s executive order issued on Monday for a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance pending a review of efficiencies and consistency…
Aid convoys in Jordan head towards Gaza Ahead through his windscreen, and behind in his rear view mirror, Mustafa al Qadri can see the rest of the long convoy heading towards the Jordan Valley. We pass through the sand-coloured, rocky land that descends in the direction of the Dead Sea, towards Israel and ultimately Gaza….
A souvenir shopkeeper displays Matryoshka dolls featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. presidents, including Donald Trump. Misha Friedman | Getty Images News | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump floated the possibility of a meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to end the “bloody mess” in Ukraine, while the outgoing administration of Joe Biden pushed…
A convoy carrying food aid has arrived in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, for the first time since civil war erupted in April 2023. The country is currently experiencing the “world’s worst hunger crisis”, according to the United Nations, as a result of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). When trucks loaded…
