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Database: See how much financial aid US universities are giving to foreign students
A Globe analysis of financial aid data shows many US colleges and universities give quite generously to international ...
More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger; burial shrouds in short supply
Israel blames Hamas for the suffering in Gaza and says it is taking steps for more aid to reach its population.
How much aid has made it into Gaza since Israel said it was easing restrictions?
While more aid has begun to trickle into Gaza, humanitarian agencies say it isn't enough to prevent "a full-blown famine ...
The challenge in expanding aid to Gaza
Trump acknowledged “real starvation” in Gaza, while Vice President J.D. Vance urged Israel to increase humanitarian aid ...
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The War Room newsletter: How receiving aid became fatal in Gaza
This is the introduction to The War Room, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insights into defence and ...
U.S. farm agency allows six more states to bar some items from food aid
More than 42 million people receive SNAP benefits, sometimes called food stamps, as part of the nation’s largest anti-hunger ...
Congress approves Trump's $9 billion cut for foreign aid
The House has approved President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid ...
Weary Palestinians carry aid from Israeli-US-backed distribution site near where 8 reported killed
Witnesses and hospitals said Israeli troops opened fire Monday morning towards crowds of Palestinians trying to reach a food ...
Christian-Jewish organization delivers emergency aid to persecuted Syrian minorities under threat
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has mobilized emergency aid for Druze and Christian communities in ...
Witkoff and Huckabee visit Gaza as Trump comes up with a plan for aid
As global concern over the crisis in Gaza intensifies, Steve Witkoff, Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, visited an ...