Trump's foreign aid freeze forces health clinics in a vulnerable region of Syria to close
Thursday, 13 February 2025 () The Trump administration's abrupt freeze in foreign aid has closed health clinics offering free care in one of Syria's most vulnerable regions. Residents and people displaced by the country's civil war are affected, along with people displaced by a huge earthquake in 2023. Nonprofits that have received U.S. funding say they will have to close more or ask patients to start paying. This part of a country in transition has no centralized government healthcare, leaving people reliant on nonprofit providers. The head of one nonprofit's medical programs says that “if the support is not resumed, there will be a major disaster."
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a crucial phone call with Syria’s interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, marking their first conversation since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad. The Kremlin reaffirmed..
Egypt has strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza under the guise of reconstruction. The Egyptian government has vowed to block any plan..
US President Donald Trump is committed to securing the release of all American detainees in Russia, says Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This follows the release of Marc Fogel, a former US Embassy..
Thursday, 13 February 2025 ()
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