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The US is temporarily suspending aid deliveries for the people in the Gaza Strip via the temporary pier set up by the US military due to stormy seas, according to a statement from Washington. "Due to high sea states and the North African weather system earlier today, a portion of the Trident pier separated from the pier that is currently anchored into the coast of Gaza," said Deputy Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh on Tuesday. "As a result, the Trident pier was damaged and sections of the pier need rebuilding and repairing therefore, over the next 48 hours, the Trident pier will be removed f...
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An international donors conference raised €7.5 billion ($8.2 billion) for Syrian refugees on Monday. EU Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič announced that €5 billion of this sum would be provided as grants and €2.5 billion as loans. "The community proved again that the people in Syria, Syrian refugees and their hosting communities are not forgotten," Lenarčič said in a statement on X. German Minister of State Tobias Lindner announced a contribution of about €1 billion to support people in Syria and their host communities. Some 5.7 million Syrian refugees have fled to neighbouring Tur...
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Geneva (AFP) - The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over allegations some UNRWA staff participated in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The accusations in January led to many donors freezing some $450 million in funding at a time when Gaza's 2.3 million people are in dire need of food, water, shelter and medicine. Many countries have since resumed their donations, while others have not -- including the United States, which passed a law blocking funding until at least March 2025. "It's money we were aware whi...
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Ukraine needs more aid packages to avoid defeat, which "would cost the West trillions in a new Cold War," the former British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said in an April 28 interview with The Telegraph. After months of political infighting and a deteriorating situation on the battlefield in Ukraine, the U.S. House of Representatives finally passed the crucial foreign aid package on April 20, which includes $60.84 billion for Ukraine. On April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the foreign aid bill, marking the final step of the long and often stalled legislative process. Read also: Wh...
Kyiv Independent
Ukraine needs more aid packages to avoid defeat, which "would cost the West trillions in a new Cold War," the former British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said in an April 28 interview with The Telegraph. After months of political infighting and a deteriorating situation on the battlefield in Ukraine, the U.S. House of Representatives finally passed the crucial foreign aid package on April 20, which includes $60.84 billion for Ukraine. On April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the foreign aid bill, marking the final step of the long and often stalled legislative process. Read also: Wh...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Ukraine needs more aid packages to avoid defeat, which "would cost the West trillions in a new Cold War," the former British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said in an April 28 interview with The Telegraph. After months of political infighting and a deteriorating situation on the battlefield in Ukraine, the U.S. House of Representatives finally passed the crucial foreign aid package on April 20, which includes $60.84 billion for Ukraine. On April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the foreign aid bill, marking the final step of the long and often stalled legislative process. Read also: Wh...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Washington (AFP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday announced the United States will provide key air defense munitions and artillery rounds to Ukraine as part of a $6 billion military aid package that is its largest ever for Kyiv. The package is the second this week, following another valued at $1 billion that was announced just after US President Joe Biden signed a much-delayed bill to provide new funding for Ukraine as it struggles to hold back Russian advances. "This is the largest security assistance package that we've committed to date," Austin told journalists following the concl...
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Washington (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday rushed to send ammunition, weapons and other war supplies to Ukraine, after President Joe Biden signed a much-delayed bill to support the country as it struggles to hold back Russian advances. The final approval of the legislation -- which includes $61 billion for Kyiv out of a total of $95 billion in funding -- comes after months of political wrangling as Ukrainian forces ran short of ammunition and suffered battlefield setbacks. "I just signed into law the national security package that was passed by the House of Representatives this weekend,...
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CIA Director William Burns delivered a warning message to lawmakers in DC, emphasizing the urgency of approving aid to Ukraine to prevent potential loss in the war against Russia. “This is really a question of whether or not our adversaries understand our reliability and determination, and whether our allies and partners understand that as well,” he said. Burns stressed that with military assistance, Ukraine could hold its ground through 2024, challenging Russia’s recent advances and potential upcoming summer offensive. However, without this aid, he said there is a significant risk of Ukrainia...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
CIA Director William Burns delivered a warning message to lawmakers in DC, emphasizing the urgency of approving aid to Ukraine to prevent potential loss in the war against Russia. “This is really a question of whether or not our adversaries understand our reliability and determination, and whether our allies and partners understand that as well,” he said. Burns stressed that with military assistance, Ukraine could hold its ground through 2024, challenging Russia’s recent advances and potential upcoming summer offensive. However, without this aid, he said there is a significant risk of Ukrainia...
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