Exclusive-US military’s pier in Gaza to cost $320 million
By Phil Stewart and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza…
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Wiping out polio ‘not guaranteed’, support needed, Bill Gates says
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Success in the fight to wipe out polio is not guaranteed, according to tech…
World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank Group on Thursday unveiled a new goal to help countries deliver…
US to announce additional $100 million in aid to respond to Sudan conflict
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Sunday will announce an additional $100 million in aid to respond…
China natural disasters cost $3.3 billion in first quarter, government says
BEIJING (Reuters) – Floods, droughts, an earthquake and freezing conditions in China caused direct economic losses of 23.76 billion yuan…
Netherlands pledges 4 billion euros in Ukraine military support through 2025
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with an additional 1 billion euros ($1.06 billion) in military support this year,…
Biden to speak with Netanyahu on Thursday, US official says
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will speak by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on…
Diplomats push for progress on Haiti transition as death toll mounts
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – Diplomats at a regional Americas body on Wednesday urged Haitian politicians to move forward with…
Calm in Haitian capital extends into second day as US, UN withdraw staff
By Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti’s capital was calm on Wednesday, two days after the prime minister said he would…
Israel says it will ‘flood’ Gaza with aid as pressure mounts to do more
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel will try to “flood” the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid from a variety of entry…