UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets
‘Brutal funding cuts leave brutal choices,’ says aid chief, as humanitarian appeal slashes and priorities refocused.
Day: June 16, 2025
EU leaders call for tougher sanctions on Russia at G7 summit
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Morning news brief
Suspect in killing of Minnesota lawmaker and her husband taken into custody and charged, the latest on the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, President Trump arrives in Canada for G7 summit.
Tourists get last laugh as angry Spanish locals fire water pistols at them
Tourists holidaying in Spain got the last laugh during protests by Spanish locals, who armed themselves with water pistols during a demonstration.
Israel’s conflict with Iran takes focus even as Gaza war grinds on
Israel’s conflict with Iran is pushing its war in Gaza to the periphery. But Palestinians there are still being killed and are under a near-total blockade.
North Koreans fighting for Russia against Ukraine have grown skilled in drone warfare
North Korea sent 11,000 elite soldiers to support Russia. Their progress — especially in drone warfare — has implications not only for Russia’s war on Ukraine but also peace on the Korean Peninsula.
France’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State – The New York Times
France’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State The New York TimesExclusive: US slams UN conference on Israel-Palestinian issue, warns of consequences ReutersTop-level UN conference on Palestinian state…
France’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State
The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.
France’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State
The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.
Can this Myanmar student still realize U.S. college dreams under a Trump travel ban?
NPR speaks with a student from Myanmar who fears his plans to attend graduate school in the U.S. could be derailed by the administration’s newest travel ban.