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The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contract payments to aid agencies, forcing them to use their own funds to maintain a fragile ceasefire, the U.S. aid agency said. These cuts could reverse…

European Union leaders have approved new defense spending plans aimed at spending billions of euros to boost the continent’s security after the Trump administration hinted that Europe would have to fend for itself in the future. Amid uncertainty over support…

A weak and gasping Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a moving audio message broadcast on Thursday. It was the first public indication of the 88-year-old pope’s activity since he was hospitalised three weeks ago…

Danish postal service PostNord has announced that it will deliver its last letter in the country at the end of the year, after which it will focus on one core service – parcel delivery – from 2026. PostNord stressed that…

China will not bow to pressure and its economy can cope with higher tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, China’s commerce minister said on Thursday. Wang Wentao added that “there are no winners in a trade war.” Speaking at…

Russia has rejected European offers to deploy peacekeeping forces in Ukraine and said on Thursday that French President Emmanuel Macron was threatening it, claiming Moscow poses a serious threat to Europe. In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday,…

The Trump administration is set to revoke temporary legal status for about 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three people familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them at risk of deportation. The…

Greenland’s prime minister has commented: “Greenland belongs to us,” ignoring US President Donald Trump’s comments. The tight-lipped Burup Egede made the announcement on Facebook on Wednesday, just hours after Mr Trump told Congress he intended to gain control of Greenland…

A US federal judge has rejected Elon Musk’s request to stop OpenAI from becoming a commercial entity. However, the judge indicated that she could expedite the process to hear Mr. Musk’s claims against the ChatGPT developer and its CEO. US…

A Ukrainian decree in 2022 banning talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin raises questions about who could participate in potential peace talks aimed at ending the three-year conflict between the two countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr…