#conflict

#conflict

In 2025, the administration of US President Donald Trump ordered the US Agency for International Development to be closed; this year, it withdrew the country from 66 international organizations. Other Western nations that are plagued with high levels of debt and pressure to prioritize domestic challenges have slashed their foreign aid, too. According to projections, official development assistance dropped by 9-17% in 2025, amounting to some US$55 billion.

This is too high school for me and I don't want to take part in it anymore.

Tourists take pictures as cloud-clad Mount Fuji is seen in the background from Oishi park in Yamanashi prefecture Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images Luci, a red tabby and white Persian cat, is judged best in show household pet during the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) Supreme Show at Stoneleigh Park in England Photograph: Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images A farmer dries moso bamboo sticks at a bamboo product processing factory Jiangxi province Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

I went to Kharkiv and spent a few days with Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines. I saw how extremely difficult their lives are from my interactions with them, but their resolve is also incredibly strong. I met many Ukrainians, from high-ranking military leaders to drone operators, and understood the depth of their resilience during this challenging time.

"Putin made full control of Donbas, Ukraine's industrial heartland, a central condition for ending the war, demanding a withdrawal from Donetsk and Luhansk."

The first round of the titular Twisted Metal tournament mostly happens on foot, which is disappointing considering the competition involves cars. Only five episodes are left, with several story arcs still to resolve.

"They tell us Russia has done a lot for us. But all I notice is that I don't have enough money to live like I did before."

"Are we here or not? If we are, where and if not, where have we gone? If we exist, for whom and when? Sir... were we ever there, or never at all?" This powerful dialogue from 'Haider' captures the existential questions surrounding the identity and presence of Kashmiris amid conflict.

Six Lebanese soldiers were killed on Saturday as they were inspecting a weapons depot belonging to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Tyre. The depot was part of Hezbollah's military infrastructure, which the Lebanese army has been dismantling in cooperation with a United Nations team as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel.