News24 | US pledges $2bn for UN aid, with 'adapt, shrink or die' warning

29/12/2025 17:23 News 24

Washington on Monday pledged an initial $2 billion for United Nations humanitarian aid in 2026 -- far less than it has provided in recent years - warning individual UN agencies to “adapt, shrink or die”.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow on Monday of trying to undermine US-led diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, after Moscow accused Kyiv of attacking Vladimir Putin’s residence....

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Several Ukrainian regions suffered power cuts in frigid winter weather on Tuesday, after Russia launched its latest deadly large-scale attack with drones and missiles, authorities said....

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News24 | Trump warns ‘it would be smart’ for Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro to step down

US President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be “smart” for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down, as US naval forces pressed a blockade on the South American country’s oil wealth....

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China told the United States to “immediately stop” arming Taiwan, after Taipei said Washington had approved the sale of $11 billion of weapons to the island....

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A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan, the weather office said, days after an even larger tremor shook the region and injured at least 50....

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Military aid for Ukraine plummeted in the second half of 2025 as falling European contributions failed to make up for the halt in US support, data from the Kiel Institute showed on Wednesday....

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