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Children die after USAID funding cuts end lifeline for displaced communities fleeing violence
For years, the United States Agency for International Development had been the backbone of the humanitarian response in northeastern Nigeria, helping non-government organizations provide food, shelter and healthcare to millions of people. But this year, the Trump administration cut more than 90% of USAID's foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall assistance around the world.
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ICC prosecutor to step aside until probe into alleged misconduct ends
ICC says Karim Khan will take a leave of absence pending the conclusion of UN-led investigation.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Starmer sees Farage as โreal opponentโ in new political landscape
UK prime minister has told allies that the Tories are heading for the โend of the roadโ
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Charter Communications to buy rival Cox for $21.9bn
The proposed merger, which would create the largest cable provider in the US, could face antitrust hurdles.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Russia and Ukraine agree on 1,000-prisoner exchange โ but no ceasefire
First direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in three years made little substantive progress toward peace.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Gabon's ousted president and family freed after two years and fly to Angola
Sylvia Bongo and her son was freed from prison last week despite facing charges of embezzling public funds.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Anthropic closes $2.5 billion credit facility as Wall Street continues plunging money into AI boom
Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI research executives, launched its Claude chatbot in March 2023.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Israel launches new round of strikes against Houthis in Yemen
Bombing of two ports comes after rebels repeatedly fired missiles into Israel despite truce with US
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after less than 2 hours with deal to swap POWs
The two sides sat opposite each other at a U-shaped table in the Turkey's Dolmabahce Palace but remained far apart in their conditions for ending the war.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Russia-Ukraine peace talks end without ceasefire, but future meetings agreed 'in principle'
The two sides sat opposite each other at a U-shaped table in the Turkey's Dolmabahce Palace but remained far apart in their conditions for ending the war. Nevertheless, a Russian spokesperson later floated the possibility of Putin and Zelenskyy meeting if negotiations reach "certain agreements."
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Ukraine-Russia talks yield prisoner swap, but no truce
A potential meeting between Zelensky and Putin was discussed, but there were few signs of significant progress towards ending the war.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:BBC Question Time: Social media erupts over panel response to 'Gaza genocide' question
BBC Question Time: Social media erupts over panel response to 'Gaza genocide' question Submitted by Ayah El-Khaldi on Fri, 05/16/2025 - 13:28 Viewers criticised BBCโs flagship political debate show after panelists insisted on Israel's 'right to defend itself' Fiona Bruce, host of BBC Question Time, speaks during the 15 May episode (Screengrab) Off Social media users have accused several of the panellists that featured...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Macron takes centre stage in Romaniaโs election showdown
As Romania's election campaign closes, George Simion accused Emmanuel Macron of interference, while Nicusor Dan received Macron's support in a warm conversation.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:House Republicans stall spending package for steeper cuts to Medicaid and green energy
The hard-right lawmakers are insisting on steeper spending cuts to Medicaid and the Biden-era green energy tax breaks, among other changes, before they will give their support to President Donald Trump's "beautifulโ bill. They warn the tax cuts alone would pile onto the nation's $36 trillion debt.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Novogratz's Galaxy Digital opens trading on the Nasdaq at $23.50 per share
Mike Novogratzโs crypto firm Galaxy Digital began trading on the Nasdaq, completing a four-year effort to secure a U.S. listing despite regulatory hurdles.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:China suspends chicken imports from Brazil due to detection of bird flu
South American nation had been the last big producer not affected by the outbreak
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Springsteen Slams Trump at Concert, U.S. President Responds With Threatening Rant
The singer accused the Republican politician of attacking the working class and deporting residents without due process. On Wednesday, at the opening show of the 2025 leg of his โLand of Hope and Dreamsโ tour at Co-op Live in Manchester, Bruce Springsteen harshly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump. RELATED: Trump Says No Progress in Russia-Ukraine [โฆ]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Salman Rushdie's attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison
Salman Rushdie's attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/16/2025 - 16:27 Hadi Matar was found guilty of attempted murder and assault for his 2022 attack on the author, which left Rushdie partially blind Left to right: Hadi Matar, the man sentenced for the attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie, in court for a procedural hearing at Chautauqua County courthouse in Mayville, New York,...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Ofwatโs new water plan stores up a reservoir of trouble
Luring new backers into the sector has its attractions, but risks fragmenting the system further
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Consumer sentiment slides to second-lowest on record as inflation expectations jump after tariffs
Year-ahead inflation expectations rose to 7.3% from 6.5% last month, according to a University of Michigan survey.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Jumbo diplomatic gifting
An age-old instrument of statecraft is being updated for the billionaire era
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:In Istanbul, Russia plays chess while the West is stuck in make-believe
The war can only end on Moscowโs terms. The Westโs inability to accept this harsh reality keeps Ukraine bleeding.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Senate Republicans block Democratic push for transparency over Trump’s deportations to El Salvador
The resolution blocked by Republicans would force administration officials to report to Congress about what steps it is taking to comply with courts that have ruled on the deportations. Democrats have highlighted the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to the Central American country and who a Maryland judge has said should be returned to the U.S.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:An Atmospheric River Brought This Weekโs Flooding Rains to the Southeast
After early signs of drought from Georgia through Virginia this spring, a slow-moving storm brought flooding rain to the Southeast this week. Between 5 and 10 inches of rain fell in parts of Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia. The Potomac River, from West Virginia to Washington, D.C., flooded, and like many of the rivers between [โฆ]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Houthi official: 'America has abandoned' Israel
Houthi official: 'America has abandoned' Israel In response to Friday's Israeli air strikes on two Yemeni ports, the media office for the Houthis issued a statement calling the attack "weak", and a signal that "America has abandoned" Israel. "Israel confirms today that it is weak and that America has abandoned it, and we will confront any aggression that attempts to halt our support for Gaza," the statement said. "We...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:MEPs protest Hungaryโs Budapest Pride ban
A cross-party group of MEPs plans to join Budapest Pride despite Hungaryโs ban. Organisers and lawmakers urge the European Commission to take legal action, warning of broader risks to civil liberties across the EU.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Chemical spill turns Brazilian lake blue and kills fish
A chemical spill in the city of Jundiaรญ has turned a lake bright blue, killing fish and dyeing local wildlife.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Pakistani influencer on India, partition, and the language of โdehumanisationโ | Bilal Hassan
Pakistani influencer on India, partition, and the language of โdehumanisationโ | Bilal Hassan Submitted by Mohamed Hashem on Fri, 05/16/2025 - 17:26 Bilal Hassan is a Pakistani doctor who also happens to be one of the most popular travel storytellers from his country. He is a content creator whose work captures the people, the cultures, the food and the human connections across Pakistan. But then, conflict erupts and...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Former Chad PM arrested over alleged links to deadly clash
Masra's party the Transformers say their leader's detention took place "outside of any known judicial procedure".
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Israeli air strikes hit two Yemeni ports
Israeli air strikes hit two Yemeni ports Israel air strikes hit two ports in Yemen on Friday, in a bid to target sites controlled by the Houthis, the Associated Press has reported. The ports were identified as those inHodeidah and al-Salif, according to an unnamed Israeli official cited in The Jerusalem Post.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Pope Leo XIV says family is ‘between a man and a woman’ and asserts the dignity of the unborn
Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Apple blocks Fortnite App Store resubmission after court ruling, Epic Games says
Fortnite is now unavailable on iOS globally, Epic Games said Friday, after Apple blocked a bid to reinstate the popular game on the App Store in the U.S.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Doctors will not be forced to take part in assisted dying, MPs decide
Critics warn the bill does not contain sufficient safeguards to protect terminally ill against coercion
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Man remanded in custody over attacks on property linked to Starmer
Roman Lavrynovych has been charged with three counts of arson
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Poland Ends โLGBT Freeโ Zones
Click to expand Image Activists protesting in favor of equality and against โLGBT-freeโ zones resolutions in Warsaw, Poland, March 3, 2020. 2020 Attila Husejnow / SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Photo Municipal officials in the town of ลaลcut, Poland, haveabolished the countryโs last remaining โLGBT Ideology Freeโ zone, righting more than five years of political assault on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) people...
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