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.
Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova says the Kyiv authorities have still not provided Moscow with a list of thousands of Ukrainian...
Delegations from the United States and Ukraine arrived in Berlin on Sunday for talks on a U.S.-backed peace plan, after being received by German Chanc...
Iran has rolled out changes to how fuel is priced at the pump. The move is aimed at managing demand without triggering public anger....
Chileans head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential runoff that could deliver the country’s strongest move to the right since the end of militar...
An explosive device found in a vehicle linked to one of the alleged attackers in Bondi shooting has been secured and removed according to Police. The ...
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.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his offer to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Ankara, at his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks took place on the sidelines of the international Forum for Peace and Trust in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Friday (12 December).
Iranian authorities have seized a foreign tanker carrying more than 6 million litres of smuggled fuel in the Sea of Oman, detaining all 18 crew members on board.
An explosive device found in a vehicle linked to one of the alleged attackers in Bondi shooting has been secured and removed according to Police. The incident left 12 people dead.
Russian forces struck Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa for a second consecutive day on Saturday (13 December), deploying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in the conflict, Ukrainian authorities said.
Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova says the Kyiv authorities have still not provided Moscow with a list of thousands of Ukrainian children it claims were illegally taken to Russia, despite the issue being raised during talks in Istanbul.
Delegations from the United States and Ukraine arrived in Berlin on Sunday for talks on a U.S.-backed peace plan, after being received by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, a government source said.
Chileans head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential runoff that could deliver the country’s strongest move to the right since the end of military rule in 1990, as crime and security dominate voter concerns.
An explosive device found in a vehicle linked to one of the alleged attackers in Bondi shooting has been secured and removed according to Police. The incident left 12 people dead.
Farmers in France staged protests on Saturday (13 December) over the culling of cattle linked to an outbreak of nodular dermatitis, commonly known as lumpy skin disease (LSD).
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