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Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spending
PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned. Keir Starmer has announced drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for a ...The Guardian - 1d -
BBC Verify: How much has the US spent on aid to Ukraine?
US President Donald Trump claims the US has outspent Europe on aid to Ukraine by over $200bn. BBC Verify's Nick Eardley fact-checks Trump's claims.BBC News - 1d -
Judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid
A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration’s freeze of federal funding, dealing a stark blow to President Trump’s sweeping efforts to realign government spending with ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge orders Trump administration to pay bills to foreign aid contractors
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali issued a temporary restraining order on Feb. 13 that ordered the State Department and USAID to restore foreign assistance funds.CBS News - 1d -
Judge orders Trump administration to quickly release stopped up foreign aid
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration has less than two days to release billions of dollars in blocked foreign aid after determining it failed to comply with a previous court order to ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge Gives Trump Administration Deadline to Unfreeze Foreign Aid
The ruling marked the second the time a federal judge had pushed the Trump administration to act after finding that it had ignored an earlier order.The New York Times - 1d -
UK suspends aid to Rwanda over eastern DR Congo conflict
Keir Starmer’s government warns of further sanctions unless Kigali withdraws troops from its east African neighbourFinancial Times - 1d -
Judge continues to block Trump administration's freeze on federal aid
U.S. District Judge Loren Alikhan sided with a group of nonprofit organizations, saying that a freeze on federal assistance "may be crossing a constitutional line."CBS News - 1d -
UK suspends aid to Rwanda over support for DRC rebels
The UK government will cease attending events hosted by Rwanda, as well as pausing aid to all but the ‘poorest and most vulnerable’. The UK government has announced it will cease attending events ...The Guardian - 1d -
U.S. aid cuts will "deepen the suffering" in Sudan, front-line doctor says
A doctor battling to save lives amid Sudan's "forgotten war" tells CBS News he can't understand Mr. Trump's aid freeze, but Sudanese people will suffer for it.CBS News - 1d -
Along Thai-Myanmar border, Trump’s decision to suspend foreign aid is deadly
Despite a pledge that life-saving assistance would be exempt from the USAid freeze, countless groups providing critical care have been forced to stop work. Wah K’Ler Paw, a 30-year-old refugee from ...The Guardian - 1d -
Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum
At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?. Halima Begum is the chief executive of Oxfam ...The Guardian - 18h -
Fact-checking Trump's claims on amount of US aid to Ukraine
President Donald Trump, as he navigates the Russia-Ukraine war, is making false claims about the amount of aid the U.S. has given to support Ukraine.ABC News - 8h -
Supreme Court delays deadline for Trump administration to pay $1.9B in foreign aid
Chief Justice John Roberts, in an order Wednesday night, has stayed a lower court order that the administration pay out $1.9 billion by midnightABC News - 31m -
The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising
The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start worrying?Wired - 6d -
Cry me a banner: Vini hits back at City fans
Vinícius Júnior had the last laugh in his fued with Man City fans with a pointed post on X after Real Madrid knocked City out of the Champions League.ESPN - 5d -
Game Developers Fear Anti-Trans Measures Could Hit Their Industry Next
As companies like Meta, Google, and Amazon follow President Trump’s moves to roll back diversity initiatives, trans and genderqueer devs worry their already struggling industry could follow suit.Wired - 5d -
Home sales drop sharply as prices hit an all-time high for January
The median price of a home sold in January was $396,900, up 4.8% from the year before and the highest price ever for the month of January.CNBC - 5d -
DOGE Cuts Hit Federal Workers Who Aren’t Funded by Taxpayers
Fees paid to agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the FDIC fund part of their workforces, so cutting those jobs doesn’t save any tax money.Inc. - 5d -
Mark Kelly, brother hit back at Musk's attack on astronaut
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and his brother, Scott Kelly, both retired astronauts, on Friday called out tech billionaire Elon Musk over his attacks on an astronaut on his social platform X. "Hey ...The Hill - 5d -
Layoffs hit FAA employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps
Terminated probationary employees at the FAA include some who work on the team responsible for producing air traffic navigation maps, sources told ABC News.ABC News - 5d -
Students stage ‘Dark Indonesia’ protests as Prabowo’s cuts hit education
Young adults say lack of jobs is driving them overseas as president prioritises free school meals programmeFinancial Times - 5d -
Farmers hit by a federal funding freeze scramble to respond ahead of spring thaw
Farmers are struggling to make critical decisions ahead of the spring thaw, as billions of dollars in promised payments remain frozen by the Trump administration.NBC News - 4d -
Why the chance that an asteroid might hit Earth in 2032 keeps changing
An asteroid has a slight chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here's why the odds are a moving target, according to the astronomer who invented the scale used to measure such risks.NBC News - 4d -
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The asteroid hits and near-misses you never hear about
Since a potentially hazardous asteroid was detected in December, tens of others objects have come close to Earth.BBC News - 4d -
Irish citizenship applications from Britain hit post-Brexit peak
‘Harsh’ realities of travel and work restrictions are pushing people to seek backdoor EU access, say lawyersFinancial Times - 3d -
Weather tracker: temperatures hit record highs across South America
Rio de Janeiro reached 44C, its highest temperature for more than a decade, last Monday. While North America grappled with widespread cold and wintry conditions last week, South America – now in ...The Guardian - 2d -
Congestion Pricing Reduced Traffic. Now It’s Hitting Revenue Goals.
Revenue figures from the Manhattan tolling plan showed that the program is on track to raise billions for mass transit repairs.The New York Times - 2d -
Chance of giant asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 falls to 0.0017%
Asteroid 2024 YR4 had reached a 3.1% likelihood of impact but further data has rendered it negligible. It was a discovery that lead to panic-inducing headlines: a giant asteroid found to be ...The Guardian - 2d -
Remembering Roberta Flack: 8 timeless hits to salute an unrivaled talent
The great Roberta Flack has diedABC News - 2d -
Bill Burr Is About to Hit Broadway. Broadway Better Duck.
The acerbic comic sounds like a Mamet character, and thanks to Nathan Lane, he’s making his Broadway debut as one in “Glengarry Glen Ross.”The New York Times - 1d -
Here are all the Trump tariffs hitting the economy in the coming weeks
The president’s announcement led to fears that he won’t just be using the threat of new tariffs as a negotiating tool, but as lasting policy.MarketWatch - 1d -
Trump administration, DOGE hit roadblocks in three court cases
One judge called the Trump administration's funding freeze "ill-conceived from the beginning."CNBC - 1d -
Chile hit by major blackout, leaving millions without electricity
State of emergency and overnight curfew declared after blackout strands commuters and knocks out traffic lights. Authorities in Chile have declared a state of emergency and overnight curfew after a ...The Guardian - 1d -
Chile reels after worst blackout in 15 years hits copper mines
Government imposes curfew after more than 90% of country loses power in transmission failureFinancial Times - 22h -
Mecha Break Beta Hit 300,000 Concurrent Players And Broke Servers
Late last week, Amazing Seasun Games launched the latest beta test for Mecha Break , a new co-op shooter game that's basically Armored Core by way of Titanfall. If the initial wave of 300,000 ...GameSpot - 16h -
Measles outbreak in Texas hits 124 cases and continues to climb
West Texas is trying to get a handle on a surging measles crisis that is now up to 124 cases. Health officials say of those confirmed cases, the vast majority were not vaccinated. New Mexico, New ...NBC News - 16h -
The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson dazzles as Vegas dancer hitting midlife
Anderson’s depiction of an older performer’s struggles, as youth slips away and family fractures, rivals Demi Moore’s in The Substance. Warm and generous performances carry this good-natured movie ...The Guardian - 18h -
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains risk of an asteroid hitting Earth
Astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson shows "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois the path of Asteroid 2024 YR4, which is no longer a risk to Earth in 2032. "This is a ...CBS News - 9h
