Swiss and Geneva authorities approved measures that 'aim to ease acute funding shortfalls' for international organizations.
BERN, Switzerland (AN) — Swiss authorities announced a massive relief package for financially battered international organizations in Geneva.
At a meeting on Friday in the Swiss capital Bern, the Federal Council of seven ministers, which includes the president, approved spending 269 million Swiss francs ($329 million) on an urgent package of measures.
The summit was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's first appearance at the world's largest alliance since 2019.
Trump left the summit in Canada early after signing onto a Group of Seven statement on the Middle East he resisted.
An emergency session of the U.N. General Assembly led to adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Efforts to dismantle the U.S. Institute of Peace halted key programs in Guatemala against violence and social unrest.
The new record for longest lightning flash is 829 kilometers (515 miles), which would take at least 90 minutes in a plane.
The global standard for assessing food insecurity reports more than 1-in-3 people go without food for longer than a day.
Trump criticized Israel, adding to the fury over Palestinians' severe hunger crisis, as Israel paused some Gaza operations.
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