Ukraine seeks G7, NATO help for battered air defences
Capri, Italy Reuters Ukraine warned foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major powers on Thursday they had to change strategy if they wanted Kyiv to withstand increasingly destructive Russian air assaults. G7 ministers meeting on the island of Capri acknowledged the need to get more air defence systems to Ukraine and applauded Ukrainian Foreign […]
“Catastrophic”: Kharkiv’s civilians under fire as Ukraine faces air defence shortage
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Continued US aid vital for Ukraine refugees returning home: UNHCR
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday it was vital for the United States to maintain its funding of humanitarian agencies to ease the refugee crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago. UNHCR requires $US993 million to fund its response to the crisis caused by the invasion, which […]
African Methodist Episcopal Church leaders call for halt to all US funding of Israel
United States RNS The African Methodist Episcopal Church’s top officials have called for the US Government to halt all its funding of Israel, citing the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Hamas-Israel war. “The Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church calls on the United States Government to immediately withdraw […]
Zelenskiy, in Washington, urges Congress not to play into Putin’s hands
Washington DC. USReuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a US military audience on Monday that he hoped he can still count on the United States and urged Congress not play into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hands, as he started a critical visit to Washington to shore up security assistance. “We won’t give up. We know […]
US nearly out of money for Ukraine’s war against Russia, White House tells Congress
Washington DC, USReuters The United States is running out of time and money to help Ukraine fight its war with Russia, White House officials warned congressional leaders on Monday. Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration in October asked Congress for nearly $US106 billion to fund ambitious plans for Ukraine, Israel and US border security but Republicans […]
WHO hopes to work with US on Ebola despite Trump criticism
Geneva/Zurich SwitzerlandReuters The World Health Organization hopes to work “side by side” with the United States to contain an outbreak of Ebola in Congo, its chief said on Wednesday, despite their differences over the new coronavirus. President Donald Trump said last month he was ending the US relationship with the WHO over its handling of […]
WHO pushes to keep ties with “generous” US despite Trump’s exit move
London, UKReuters The head of the World Health Organization on Monday praised the United States’ “immense” and “generous” contribution to global health in a push to salvage relations after President Donald Trump said he was severing ties with the UN agency. Accusing it of pandering to China and overlooking an initially secretive response to the […]
Trump cutting US ties with World Health Organization over virus
Washington DC, US/United NationsReuters The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, accusing the UN agency of becoming a puppet of China. The move to quit the Geneva-based body, which the United States formally joined in […]
WHO creates foundation to boost funding in coronavirus fight
Geneva/Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday the creation of a foundation to tap new sources of funding that could help ease a potential cash shortage as it leads the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Announcing the creation of the WHO Foundation at a virtual briefing, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus denied […]