How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
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How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In famine-stricken Sudan, soup kitchens that feed hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in a war zone have shut down. In Thailand, war refugees with life-threatening diseases have been turned away by hospitals and carted off on makeshift stretchers. In Ukraine, residents on…

Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors | Conflict

Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors | Conflict

Myanmar-Thailand border – At a secret gathering above a cafe in a town on the Myanmar-Thailand border, Ko Aye examined the inside of an Android phone alongside 10 fellow defectors from Myanmar’s military and police forces. The trainer, an ex-captain in the Myanmar army, guided the group through the process…

Refugees on front lines of global climate crisis, warns UN | Climate Crisis News

Refugees on front lines of global climate crisis, warns UN | Climate Crisis News

Climate hazards helping to double the number of displaced people to 120 million, UNHCR reports. Climate change is helping to drive a rising refugee crisis, adding to the huge numbers already displaced by conflict, according to a United Nations report. Three-quarters of the world’s forcibly displaced people live in countries…

Two million people at risk of starvation in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN | United Nations News

Two million people at risk of starvation in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN | United Nations News

UNDP says without urgent action, 95 percent of the population will regress into survival mode. Myanmar‘s war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a new United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at risk of starvation. “Rakhine’s economy has stopped functioning,” said…

Six dead as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar arrives in Indonesia | Rohingya News

Six dead as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar arrives in Indonesia | Rohingya News

Ninety-six Rohingya refugees, including seven children, are stranded on Sumatra island after escaping on a rickety boat. Six people have died as nearly 100 Rohingya landed by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh province in the latest wave of arrivals from Myanmar in recent days. Miftach Tjut Adek, chief of a local…

Muslims join Buddhist, Christian fighters to topple Myanmar’s military | Conflict News

Muslims join Buddhist, Christian fighters to topple Myanmar’s military | Conflict News

Myanmar – Scattered across the lush, rolling hills of southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region, rebel fighters stationed at checkpoints inspect cars and trucks traveling towards a nearby town still under the control of the Myanmar military – their adversary. While this is a familiar sight in the region, where the struggle…

‘It gets hold of you’: Crystal meth from Myanmar floods Australia streets | Drugs News

‘It gets hold of you’: Crystal meth from Myanmar floods Australia streets | Drugs News

Melbourne, Australia – Myanmar’s remote jungle hills may be a world away from sun-soaked Australia, but the two countries share an insidious bond – crystalline methamphetamine. Otherwise known as “ice” or “crystal meth”, crystalline methamphetamine is a highly addictive substance which has permeated Australia’s suburbs. The Australian Federal Police estimates…

Myanmar military urges anti-coup forces to give up struggle and join talks | Conflict News

Myanmar military urges anti-coup forces to give up struggle and join talks | Conflict News

Surprise call comes with the generals, who seized power in 2021, under major pressure from their opponents. Myanmar’s military coup leaders have urged their opponents to put down their weapons and start political dialogue, in a surprise move that was swiftly rejected. The State Administration Council (SAC), as the military…

Myanmar anti-coup forces target Mandalay in struggle to oust military | Conflict News

Myanmar anti-coup forces target Mandalay in struggle to oust military | Conflict News

Myanmar’s second-biggest city is beginning to feel like a city under siege. But while armed groups might be at the gates of Mandalay, most residents do not consider them the enemy. “I’ve lived in Singu since I was born and we’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Tun, a…