Israel, Gaza and Aid
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In Russia, a drone strike hit the city of Sochi overnight, reportedly killing one person. The strike also caused a huge blaze at an oil depot, which our team has already confirmed. We're analysing the latest crime statistics for England and Wales, which have just been released.
Dozens of international humanitarian organizations warned Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza is endangering the lives of doctors and aid workers, while a major news agency says it is trying to evacuate its remaining freelance journalists because the situation has become “untenable.
The declaration gives state and local governments, as well as certain nonprofits, the ability to apply for public assistance funds to repair and replace damaged infrastructure. The counties that can apply are Bourbon, Cheyenne, Edwards, Gove, Kiowa, Logan, Pratt, Reno, Scott, Sheridan and Stafford.
The restoration of the Tyne Bridge will be completed in time for the structure's centenary year, officials say, after significant funding was allocated. The North East Combined Authority (Neca) has green-lit more than £6m to finish the work in time for the crossing's centenary in October 2028.
As humanitarian groups warn mass starvation is spreading across Gaza, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius joins Morning Joe to discuss the growing crisis, stalled ceasefire talks, and why Trump’s frustrations with Netanyahu have yet to translate into real pressure: “It’s tragedy upon tragedy.
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Northern Michigan is poised to receive $50 million in federal disaster relief to aid in the recovery from a devastating ice storm that swept through the region in late March.
The Trump administration says no one has died due to aid cuts. We went to the Taliban’s Afghanistan to investigate CNN's Isobel Yeung went to Afghanistan to see first-hand the impacts of USAID funding cuts.
The Education Department has opened civil rights investigations into five universities for offering scholarships to undocumented people and racial minorities.