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The U.S. has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address a worsening hunger crisis. The funding will provide food and nutritional support to internally displaced people in conflict-affected areas, the U.S. mission in Nigeria said Wednesday.
Around 764,205 beneficiaries in northeast and northwest Nigeria will receive assistance, including nutrition top-ups for 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women and 43,235 children through electronic food vouchers.
Northern Nigeria faces an unprecedented hunger crisis, with more than 1.3 million people at risk of food insecurity and 150 nutrition clinics in Borno state under threat of closure, according to the World Food Program (WFP).
The northeast has seen deadly insurgency linked to Boko Haram, resulting in around 35,000 civilian deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people, the United Nations reports. Violence in the northwest and north-central regions, often stemming from clashes over land and water, has further worsened food insecurity, including a June attack in north-central Nigeria that killed 150 people.
The U.S. aid aims to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation by delivering immediate food and nutrition support to the most vulnerable populations.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A popular funicular railway car in Lisbon, the Gloria, derailed and crashed on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 18 others.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Egypt and Sudan on Wednesday described Ethiopia’s Nile River dam as a “threat” to their countries, citing serious consequences for water security and regional stability.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has appointed seven new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vaccine expert panel, according to an internal CDC document released on Wednesday.
Guyana's ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP) secured more than double the votes of its closest competitor in the country's general election, positioning it for a parliamentary majority and another term for President Irfaan Ali.
Qatar, the United States, Togo, and the African Union Commission took part in the second joint oversight committee meeting for the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, as stated in a joint announcement from the U.S. State Department on Wednesday.
Senior U.S. national security officials confirmed on Wednesday that military operations against drug cartels would continue, setting the stage for an ongoing campaign in Latin America, even as key details about a recent deadly strike on a Venezuelan vessel remained unclear.
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