The United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) has warned that cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding could lead to an additional 2,000 new HIV infections every day worldwide.
Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, stated on Monday that if U.S. funding is not restored or replaced by other nations, there could be 6.3 million more AIDS-related deaths over the next four years. "We have not heard of other governments pledging to fill the gap," Byanyima said, underscoring the critical need for continued international support in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
The warning highlights the potential devastating consequences of reduced funding for global HIV prevention and treatment programs, urging swift action to prevent a reversal of progress made in the global fight against the epidemic.
Diplomatic tensions between Spain and Israel have escalated sharply, with Madrid recalling its ambassador from Tel Aviv on Monday. The move came after...
France’s National Assembly has toppled the government over its debt-cutting agenda, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to seek a new prime minister a...
Prime Minister François Bayrou will submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday morning following a failed confidence vote in the ...
The European Union’s chief sanctions envoy visited Washington on Monday with a team of experts to discuss what could become the first joint transatl...
Iran said recent expert-level talks with the Vienna-based IAEA, as well as FM Abbas Aragchi’s negotiations with the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Kaja...
Nearly half of 1,100 metric tonnes of emergency food rations stored in a U.S. government warehouse in Dubai will be destroyed after reaching their expiry date. The aid remained unused following a freeze on funding introduced during President Donald Trump’s administration.
A USAID official and three business owners pleaded guilty to a 10-year bribery scheme involving at least 14 prime contracts worth over $550 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars.
The State Department office that handles refugee issues and works to cut illegal migration will deal with the U.S. response to overseas disasters, a role for which they say it lacks the know-how and personnel.
The U.S. State Department has handed over international disaster response duties to its refugee-focused bureau, sidelining USAID’s seasoned crisis teams.
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.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
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 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.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed the creation of a unicameral parliament in the country. Speaking to the nation on Monday at the parliament in Astana, he said the reform would have a “serious positive impact” on the country’s socio-economic development.
Diplomatic tensions between Spain and Israel have escalated sharply, with Madrid recalling its ambassador from Tel Aviv on Monday. The move came after the Israeli government accused Spain of antisemitism and barred two Spanish ministers from entering the country.
France’s National Assembly has toppled the government over its debt-cutting agenda, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to seek a new prime minister amid rising calls for snap elections and mass public unrest.
Prime Minister François Bayrou will submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday morning following a failed confidence vote in the National Assembly.
The European Union’s chief sanctions envoy visited Washington on Monday with a team of experts to discuss what could become the first joint transatlantic measures against Russia since President Donald Trump returned to office.
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