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EnComm Aviation 表示該公司的行動切斷了對包括南蘇丹和剛果民主共和國在內的受危機影響國家的重要支援。 英國最大的武器製造商 BAE Systems 正面臨一項 1.2 億英鎊的訴訟，原因其停止支援用於向全球部分最急需援助國家運送物資的飛機。 總部位於肯亞的援助貨運營運商 EnComm Aviation 聲稱，這項決定迫使人道主義契約取消，並減少了向面臨飢荒威脅的南蘇丹、索馬利亞和剛果民主共和國 (DRC) 等國家的物資供應。繼續閱讀...

• 國防部長繼昨日在眾議院經歷氣氛惡劣的面對面交鋒後，隨後將接受參議院軍事委員會議員的盤問。 • 歡迎訂閱 Breaking News US 電子報。您好，歡迎收看我們的美國政治報導。隨著 Pete Hegseth 面臨國會山莊民主黨人的第二天盤問，參議員們將獲得首個機會，針對這位五角大廈首長處理伊朗戰爭的方式進行對質或讚賞。 • 這位國防部長昨日在眾議院軍事委員會近六小時的聽證會上與民主黨人（以及部分共和黨人）激烈交手，會中他面臨關於戰爭成本（資金與人命）以及關鍵武器庫存減少的質疑。

• 隨著美以對伊朗戰爭期間荷姆茲海峽的封鎖衝擊能源市場，汽油價格已飆升至每加侖 4 美元以上，機票價格亦大幅上漲，削弱了川普的關鍵政治優勢。 • 超過四分之三的登記選民（包括過半的共和黨人和 82% 的中間選民）現在將影響燃料、雜貨、住房和醫療保健的生活成本危機歸咎於川普。 • 在政府停擺、關稅政策以及美以聯手襲擊伊朗後，川普第二任期的支持率下降速度遠快於歷任總統，聯準會主席 Jerome Powell 更警告戰爭正加劇通貨膨脹。

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.