UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has urged for a significant boost in humanitarian aid to Gaza, stressing that the current amount is inadequate to meet the immense human suffering in the region.

British Foreign Minister David Lammy said Tuesday he was “outraged” by Israel’s refusal to allow sufficient humanitarian assistance into Gaza, as he announced £15 million ($20.1 million) in additional aid and medical support.

U.S. President Donald Trump has taken steps to block $5 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, increasing the risk of a federal shutdown amid opposition from Democrats.

Cyprus has shipped 1,200 metric tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza via the Israeli port of Ashdod, the Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.

On August 16, a telephone conversation was held between Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramov, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, according to a report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

Foreign assistance to Southeast Asia is projected to decline by more than $2 billion next year, falling from $29 billion in 2023 to $26.5 billion in 2026, according to a report by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute. This reduction comes as Western governments, especially in Europe, the UK, and the US, redirect development funding toward increased defence spending amid global security concerns, notably due to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The House on Friday gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to rescind about $9 billion in federal spending, marking the first successful presidential rescission package in decades.

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paused a federal judge’s order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to pay foreign aid funds to contractors and grant recipients.

The US State Department has suspended all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to an internal memo distributed to officials and US embassies worldwide.

Denmark has ceased providing military aid to Georgia due to the country's adoption of the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, also known as the law on foreign agents.