Vows Aid for Cuba as Trump Oil Embargo Fuels Humanitarian Disaster
earlier this month also stepped up aid shipments to Cuba during the Trump administrations oil embargo.
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The government on Monday announced plans to send to , which is currently being squeezed economically by a .
As reported by AP, Foreign Minister Anita Anand revealed that the government is preparing a plan to assist, adding that we are not prepared at this point to provide any details of what it will entail.
A Canadian aid package to Cuba would be the latest rebuff to US foreign policy. The two long-time allies have been at odds since President Donald took office last year and slapped hefty on Canadian products, while also vowing to make the country into the 51st state of the US.
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Sikorski confirms leaders cleared 90B for
Carney pledges $2 billion for Ukraine, more sanctions on 4th anniversary of Russian invasion
Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising $2 billion in military aid for Ukraine and more sanctions against Russia.
Carney pledges $2 billion for Ukraine, more sanctions on 4th anniversary of Russian invasion
Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising $2 billion in military aid for Ukraine and more sanctions against Russia.
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So - now take away impediments to that - i.e. no , provide , allow , etc.
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) expressed surprise at Hungary's recent blockade of EU funds for Ukraine. "I am astonished by Hungary's position" Wadephul...
RSF attack: shut all crossings along its border with , including routes used by international organisations to deliver
Closure is expected to further complicate humanitarian operations in western Sudan, where aid deliveries rely heavily on cross-border access
Authorities have closed several border crossings with Sudan following the killing of 13 Chadian soldiers
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AidIsraeli Soldiers Killed Gaza Aid Workers at Point Blank Range in 2025 Massacre: Report
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The provided emergency assistance to a family in the Gardi Kach area of Behsud District, Nangarhar Province, that was affected by recent airstrikes.
Several members of the family lost their lives in the incident, while others were injured.
The package included one tent, one tarpaulin, six blankets, a kitchen set, and other necessary items.
The was provided to ensure temporary shelter and for the affected family.
Supporting people affected by incidents remains a top priority of the ARCS.
Source: Afghan Red Crescent (ARCSAfghanistan)
Abby Tighe thought she had landed her forever job.
She joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in December 2023,
managing a national youth substance abuse prevention program.
The project focused on rural communities, and Tighe, whose family is from Appalachia, was proud to be using her public health training to support often-overlooked parts of the country.
The CDC was different than anywhere else Ive worked, says Tighe.
People didnt care about their own ambitions as much as they cared about the larger mission.
It was always my dream to work there.
That dream ended a year ago, when Tighe received a form email on 14 February letting her know the Trump administration was firing her.
Classified as a probationary worker, she was one of the first to lose her job in what quickly became a dramatic downsizing of the CDC workforce.
To date, the current administration has either fired or is in the process of firing more than 4,000 CDC employees a third of the agency.
While they battled to get their jobs back,
Tighe and several other fired CDC employees banded together
to create an improvised network they called "Fired But Fighting".
But as the months dragged on, Fired But Fightings members watched as the administration,
under the direction of Robert F Kennedy, the US health secretary,
transformed the agency into something scarcely recognizable.
Rather than focus on fighting for jobs that may no longer exist, they decided to grow into something new
to advocate for public health the way the CDC had always done it.
We saw there was a need for an organization that stands in the gap,
says Aryn Backus, a former CDC health communication specialist who was fired on the same day as Tighe.
Last October, the group rebranded as an advocacy organization for evidence-based, nonpartisan public health
and formed the "National Public Health Coalition".
The idea for a new name less confrontational and more inclusive
had come in part from , Donald Trumps first-term surgeon general,
now a sharp critic of the administrations public health policies,
who warned Tighes team during a web call last May that they would struggle to win over Republicans with the word fighting in their name.
The National Public Health Coalitions members arent sure if theyll ever get their jobs back.
Instead, theyre applying the skills they once used at the CDC at this new organization.
Data scientists run the "CDC Data Project", which tracks budget and staffing cuts and their impact on everything from cancer research to controlling disease outbreaks.
Communications experts dispatch to Capitol Hill, meeting with lawmakers and staffers to explain how projects theyve championed,
such as Alzheimers research or curbing domestic violence,
are being eviscerated.
Former press officers alert media to the downsizings real-world effects,
like when Milwaukee health officials struggling to contain a lead contamination crisis found
the CDCs entire childhood lead prevention program had been eliminated
(after a flurry of news stories, the team was hastily reinstated).
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Hype for the Future 114H: Ohio State Route 141
OverviewWithin the State of Ohio, Route 141 refers to a particular state route located within Lawrence and Gallia Counties in the southern portion of the State, between Route 52 in the City of Ironton to the west and Route 7 in the City of Gallipolis to the east. Several Amish communities exist along the Gallia County portion of the route, so travelers must be courteous about slow-moving traffic.Foreign Minister Radosaw commented on 's blocking of for .
"#putin will probably return the favor"
Board of Peace Announces $5 Billion in Gaza Reconstruction Pledges
A new group called the Board of Peace will announce over $5 billion for Gaza reconstruction at its first meeting. This aims to help rebuild after the long conflict.
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A new group, the Board of Peace, is set to announce more than $5 billion in help for rebuilding Gaza. This announcement will happen at their first meeting in Washington, D.C. The group hopes to help end the long conflict and rebuild the area.
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Digital Volunteers needed
Dear ,
We have created this account to support in sharing requests from .
The team has unfortunately not been able to keep up with the needs of the times - so we are looking for:
, or to help manage this account
we are looking for someone who can:
- accept new followers and reshare mutual aid requests from and
we dont have a roadmap for what this account could look like, but you are free to think about this account and suggest ways in which we can further help together
this account was created after a similar one was and removed off of instagram, but we cant manage it alone anymore, since the original team has no capacity to manage this account
we mostly wanted to share aid iniciatives but since many people from Gaza are joining it would be great that this account can support at least in sharing and other links to aid requests from Gaza
- please feel free to comment in this post or send us a DM if you believe you would be up to the task of managing this account together with other .
we are sorry if this is not enough, or if it's not the ideal way to help Gaza, but it's what we have been able to do so far.
thank you,
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A Japanese member of Doctors Without Borders has expressed a sense of crisis after Israel barred international nongovernmental organizations from operating in the Gaza Strip.
The are an ethnic Nepalese group from southern . They were expelled to in the early 90s, in an campaign. The , especially , has a large of .
The index that the Bhutanese promotes was built on the backs of Lhotshampa and Nepalese . The Lhotshampa have been ignored by the and denied much-needed , , , and .
The German federal government has issued a pressing appeal to DonaldTrump's newly formed "Peace Council" before its first meeting, saying it is already in dial...
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Afghans receive food aid from a local charity on the first day of Ramadan, in Injil district, Herat province.
Photograph: Mohsen Karimi/AFP/Getty
Compliant : #Israel-approved scaling up in can roughly be divided into 2 categories: those that appear well-intentioned but have chosen to barter silence for access, & othersmore politically aligned with Israeli authorities. groups now being favoured by Israeli authorities have downplayed or avoided talking about Israeli conduct in Gaza, & senior officials from severalhave publicly supported Israels military campaign... Full story at TNH
Ramadan: Egytian charity delivers aid during Islamic holy month
Medics in UK and US say they have been barred from Gaza after speaking out
Despite a ceasefire, Israel has been hindering nearly half of humanitarian aid missions in Gaza Strip, according to the United Nations on Monday Feb. 16.
From the FT - the observation that overseas aid is going to fall faster in the UK than the US (as a comparator)
And there may not be a world service any more either.
(AR) Young Palestinian artists organize a activity for displaced along the coast of , offering psychosocial support amid ongoing war conditions and life in temporary shelters
Video: WAFA (AR)
Kyiv's UN ambassador AndrijMelnyk and CDU foreignpolicy spokesman RoderichKiesewetter sharply criticized the absence of concrete commitments toward Ukraine f...
Mandelson "conducted unofficial diplomacy with Israel on behalf of the last Conservative government after fresh details of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein had emerged."
"Revelation comes as the Conservatives are heavily criticising Labour."
Author: Martin Williams
Publication: Declassified UK
February 10, 2026
"Collapse of USAID."
"Dedicated queer and trans Ugandans many who could flee .. to secure their own personal safety refuse to give up trying to protect the health of their community, even as they're being crushed."
Author: Steven W. Thrasher & Afeef Nessouli
Publication: The Intercept
February 9, 2026
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During the Security Conference, U.S. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that unconditional .S. to Israel enabled a genocide in Gaza.
At the opening of the Munich Security Conference a surprising coalition has come together to push for greater development aid. Federal Minister Reem AlabaliRad...
The Minister-President of SaxonyAnhalt, Sven Schulze (CDU), has called on Ukraine to conscript its young men into the national army and urged that workingage...
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Does anyone feel like the are actually systematically culling the global population
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thugs targeting people
borders that prevent people from moving to safer places
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It all seems to be accelerating. Are we really at the beginning of global genocide
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