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What is Pocket Rescission? Trump uses rare loophole to freeze $4.9 bn aid — Congress can’t stop it

President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson he will not spend $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, invoking a little-used budgetary maneuver that hasn’t been deployed in nearly half a century.In a letter sent Thursday to Johnson, R-La., and later posted on the White House Office of Management and Budget’s X account, […]

Huthis raid UN premises in Yemen: At least 11 aid workers detained; crackdown follows Israeli strike

Houthi fighters take part in a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen (File – PTI) The United Nations on Sunday said Yemen’s Huthi rebels detained at least 11 of its staff in raids on UN premises in Sanaa and Hodeida, days after Israel’s strike killed the group’s prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi.According to the […]

Huthis raid UN premises in Yemen: At least 11 aid workers detained; crackdown follows Israeli strike

Houthi fighters take part in a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen (File – PTI) The United Nations on Sunday said Yemen’s Huthi rebels detained at least 11 of its staff in raids on UN premises in Sanaa and Hodeida, days after Israel’s strike killed the group’s prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi.According to the […]

US govt to halt? Trump escalates foreign aid fight – Schumer threatens fall shutdown

Chuck Schumer (left), Donald Trump (File – agencies) US President Donald Trump has unilaterally cancelled nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, drawing sharp criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.Republican Senator Susan Collins called the move “unlawful”, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned it could lead to a government shutdown this fall.The rescinded funds, […]

How close is a cease-fire? Donald Trump holds meeting on Gaza City post-war plan; Food aid, hostages in focus | World News

Donald Trump holds meeting on Gaza City post-war plan; Food aid, hostages in focus (Pic credit: AP) President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) chaired a ‘policy meet’ to hold discussions on the future of Gaza at the White House, which was breifed by former UK prime minister Tony Blair and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, […]

Katherine Clark retracts ‘genocide’ label: Not accusing Israel; calls for aid, hostages return

US House minority whip Katherine Clark clarified her recent remarks by stating she was not accusing Israel of genocide, despite using the term during an event last week. The clarification came in a statement to POLITICO on Tuesday.Clark had referred to “genocide and destruction” in Gaza while speaking at a Quaker-hosted event, provoking significant attention […]

Pakistan floods kill 243: Buner hit hardest with 157 deaths; helicopter carrying aid supplies crashes

A neighborhood of Mingora, the main town of Swat Valley, northwestern Pakistan (AP photo) Flash floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 243 people in Pakistan, with dozens still missing. The worst hit was Buner district in the northwest, where 157 people died on Friday after homes and villages were swept away. Authorities […]

Did Taliban divert international aid? US watchdog blames Afghanistan rulers of using force; blocking assistance to minorities

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities are reportedly diverting international aid through coercion and other methods, denying assistance to minority communities, and may be working with UN officials to solicit kickbacks, a US watchdog reported on Tuesday. The findings, from the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), are based on accounts from nearly 90 current and […]

Southern Europe wildfires: 3 killed, thousands evacuated in Greece, Spain, Turkey, Albania; EU sends aid

Wildfire in Greece (AP photo) Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing at least three people and forcing thousands to evacuate homes in Greece, Spain, Turkey and Albania. In Greece, firefighters worked through the night to protect the port city of Patras, the country’s third-largest city. Flames swept through pine forests and olive groves, […]

2-1 judgment: Appeals court allows Trump admin to cut billions in foreign aid; overturns lower court ruling

A divided US federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration can proceed with billions of dollars in cuts to foreign assistance programs.In a 2-1 decision, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned a lower court ruling that would have required the restoration of aid funds approved by […]