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EnComm Aviation 表示，该公司的行为切断了对包括 South Sudan 和 DRC 在内的受危机影响国家的重要支持。Britain 最大的武器制造商 BAE Systems 因停止支持向世界上一些最贫困国家运送援助物资的飞机，正面临 £120m 的诉讼。总部位 Kenya 的援助货运运营商 EnComm Aviation 声称，该决定迫使人道主义合同被取消，并导致向目前受饥荒威胁的 South Sudan、Somalia 以及 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 等国的供应减少。继续阅读...

• Defense secretary 在昨日 House 经历了一场情绪激烈的会议后，将接受 Senate armed services committee 议员的质询。欢迎阅读我们的 US 政治报道，Pete Hegseth 正面临在 Capitol Hill 接受 Democrats 质询的第二天，senators 获得了首次就其处理 Iran 战争的方式与这位 Pentagon 负责人对峙或对其表示赞赏的机会。 • 这位 Defense secretary 昨天在 House armed services committee 进行了近六个小时的听证会，期间与 Democrats 以及一些 Republicans 展开了交锋，他面临着关于战争的金钱成本、生命代价以及关键 weapons 库存减少的质疑。 • 在政府停摆（government shutdown）导致政府支出反弹后，US 第一季度的经济增长可能有所加速。上一季度 gross domestic product 的预期增长也将反映出在 artificial intelligence 支出热潮和支撑该技术的 data centers 建设推动下，企业在 equipment 投资方面的强劲增长。数据将于 8.30am ET 公布。

• 由于美以对伊战争期间霍尔木兹海峡封锁影响能源市场，汽油价格已飙升至每加仑 4 美元以上，机票价格飞涨，削弱了特朗普的关键政治优势。 • 超过四分之三的登记选民——包括超过半数的共和党人和 82% 的无党派人士——目前将影响燃料、食品杂货、住房和医疗保健的生活成本危机归咎于特朗普。 • 在政府停摆、关税以及美以联合对伊朗发动袭击后，特朗普第二任期的支持率下降速度远快于历任总统，美联储主席 Jerome Powell 警告称战争正在推高通胀。

Niesr says even under best-case scenario, economy would grow at slower pace in 2026 and 2027 because of conflictBritain is facing a £35bn economic hit and the risk of a recession this year as the fallout from the Iran war adds to the pressure on Keir Starmer’s government, a leading thinktank has warned.The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said that even under a best-case scenario the UK economy would grow at a much slower pace this year and next because of the Middle East conflict. Continue reading...

‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in powerWelsh Labour is the democratic world’s most successful election-winning machine, coming first in Wales in every general election since 1922 and every devolved election since 1999. Come next month’s Senedd election, however, this history-making run is expected to end.Labour’s collapse has left a vacuum, and former Labour voters are going to opposite ends of the political spectrum. Plaid Cymru and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK are neck and neck in the latest poll, although coalition maths make it highly unlikely Reform would be able to form a government. Continue reading...

• The Taliban government announced restrictions on international health NGOs operating in Afghanistan on Monday, citing concerns over 'political interference' and threatening revocation of licenses for non-compliant organizations. • Medical organizations warned that the restrictions would devastate maternal and pediatric health services, particularly in rural areas where international agencies provide 70 percent of healthcare capacity. • The U.S. State Department condemned the move as undermining humanitarian efforts and expressed concern for vulnerable populations, with officials exploring alternative delivery mechanisms for critical medical assistance.