Ukraine orders evacuation of northern border villages (LINK) 30 December 2025

Trump says US 'hit' dock in Venezuela, marking first known land attack: drugs were allegedly being loaded onto boats (LINK) 29 December 2025

US pledges $2bn for UN humanitarian aid, but tells UN 'adapt or die' (LINK) 29 December 2025

— $2 billion is just a fraction of what the US has traditionally spent on aid. In 2022 its contribution to the UN's humanitarian work was estimated at $17 billion (£12.6bn). The UN funding prioritizes just 17 countries, among them Haiti, Syria, and Sudan. Afghanistan and Yemen will not receive any money