Though there were no historical benchmarks to gauge the response, the Dollar Index could fall more than 5%. Sterling edged higher versus the euro but remained weaker against a firmer dollar after the ...

The Senate voted early Thursday to claw back $9 billion in federal funding for global aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, sending the package requested by President Trump to ...

Ask around various civil society organizations working in the Middle East and the answer is always the same. "Nobody really ...

Syrian officials and Druze leaders have announced a new ceasefire after days of violent clashes, but Israel has continued its ...

The now-expired energy-dense biscuits could have fed around 27,000 people for a month. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Miguel arrived in Britain from Latin America in 2018. He applied for asylum, saying he was fleeing gangsters who would kill ...

Beyond delivering services, Dr. Kanem elevated UNFPA’s role as a thought leader in a polarised world. She steered the agency into difficult public conversations – about teen pregnancy, climate anxiety ...

During their meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau heaped praise on Trump, touted their ...

The fall of Syria’s dictatorship last year brought the end of a long and bloody civil conflict — but no quick relief to ...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has officially closed its doors after President Donald Trump gradually dismantled the agency over its allegedly wasteful spending. More than 80% of ...

At the end of June 2025, the global humanitarian system had received only $6 billion in funding—down sharply from $9 billion ...