US cuts to aid for family planning have had a devastating impact on women: I spoke to medical providers and nonprofits in six countries, who described layoffs of health workers, widespread birth control shortages and worsening outcomes for women edition.cnn.com/2026/04/24/a...

'Each day we count several unwanted pregnancies': Health workers told me there is a crisis in family planning medicine that is playing out across the African continent in the wake of aid cuts by the US and other donor nations edition.cnn.com/2026/04/24/a...

“Trump has been astonishingly inconsistent in his criticism,” @rusi.bsky.social RUSI fellow Kamil Zwolski told me. “He is going from ‘we don’t need the support of European allies’ to ‘why won’t they help us, they are ungrateful.’” edition.cnn.com/2026/03/31/e...

US President Donald Trump has asked European allies for a lot lately. Many responses have been lukewarm, with allies offering limited defensive support but also repeatedly calling for de-escalation. But increasingly, White House requests have been met with a firm “no.” Or nie, non, rifiuto.

Iran still has the upper hand in the Strait of Hormuz – in part because of its unconventional warfare methods, including cheap drones and sea mines, and in part because of its geography. https://cnn.it/4tgIkBs

Mapping the Strait of Hormuz: Iran has the upper hand in the strait – in part because of its unconventional warfare methods, including cheap drones and sea mines, and in part because of its geography edition.cnn.com/2026/03/26/m...

Great reporting by my colleague @karadaniellefox.bsky.social and @ecalbert.bsky.social @mongabay.com, who tracked 8 Chinese research vessels that have undertaken deep-sea mining exploratory missions. They display a pattern of activity that points beyond civilian use edition.cnn.com/interactive/...

‘A shell of our former self’: How Trump and Musk’s spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war (reporting from @jeremyherb @AnnieGrayerCNN @jmhansler.bsky.social @snlyngaas.bsky.social @GabeCohenNews) www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/p...

Analysts say that whatever comes next in the already-escalating war with Iran is highly unpredictable. And Iran’s theocratic, ideologically driven regime bears very little resemblance to the government built around former strongman Maduro edition.cnn.com/2026/03/03/m...

The CSD analysis found that domestic fuel prices in Hungary were on average 18% higher than in the neighboring Czech Republic in 2025, even though Budapest still buys cheaper Russian oil, while Prague buys costlier alternatives (from @christianedwards.bsky.social) edition.cnn.com/2026/02/16/b...

A new study published in The Lancet medical journal aims to quantify the human toll of donor country budget decisions – projecting that global aid cuts could lead to at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues. edition.cnn.com/2026/02/04/w...

“Many of our veterans that we work with have served alongside Americans, and there’s no – absolutely no – respect for their service and their office,” Greenlandic-Danish veteran Gerth Sloth Berthelsen told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2026/01/24/e...

Power outages continue across Ukraine today, meaning many people are still without heat and electricity in freezing temperatures. Wednesday's low in Kyiv is -18°C edition.cnn.com/2026/01/13/e...

Europe’s 90-billion-euro interest-free loan to keep Ukraine’s economy and military from a budgetary blackhole through 2027 didn’t come about in the way some leaders wanted, but the fact it came about at all is a win for the EU (From Joseph Ataman & Clare Sebastian) edition.cnn.com/2025/12/18/e...

The European Union is on the precipice of a momentous decision on whether to use frozen Russian assets to finance more support for Ukraine. Critics argue the plan is legally questionable and risks retaliation by Moscow. Here's what you need to know: www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/b...

World leaders have touted “significant progress.” Germany said there was a small but real chance for an agreement soon. And Trump said that “we’re closer now than we have been.” But where do things actually stand? edition.cnn.com/2025/12/16/e...

The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from the Gates Foundation. edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/w...

Health experts are warning that the Trump administration’s new “America First Global Health Strategy” could further damage public health systems already reeling from billions of dollars in foreign aid cuts following the destruction of #USAID edition.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...

The Trump administration is touting its new "America First" global health strategy as an ambitious overhaul of the way the US provides health assistance throughout the world. Health experts warn it's risky. Read more from @laurengkent.bsky.social and me: www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...

My latest story: The Trump administration was barred from burning $9.7 million worth of birth control destined for women overseas. Now, aid workers fear a different approach. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/26/e...

Dr. Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck shared the SOGC’s guidance, which reaffirms the safety of acetaminophen use during pregnancy in a @cnn.com article about the U.S. government suggesting Tylenol during pregnancy can be associated with a risk of autism. Read more: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/23/w... 1/2

“We’re trying to reassure women… acetaminophen in pregnancy should be used when indicated, based on science, based on studies," said Dr. Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck, president of Canada's SOGC. “We have to base our decisions on science" edition.cnn.com/2025/09/23/w...

Our latest on cuts to US foreign assistance (with Nimi Princewill): Hassan Abubakar Bukar, a nutrition counsellor in Borno, #Nigeria, told CNN that malnourished children are a painfully common sight. Deaths from undernutrition are tragically frequent edition.cnn.com/2025/09/21/a...

JUST IN: An independent United Nations inquiry has concluded for the first time that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that the country’s top leaders have incited genocide, in what it described as “the “most authoritative UN finding to date.” https://cnn.it/3VjaHzS

My latest story: The US has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, #PEPFAR, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and halting critical projects globally edition.cnn.com/2025/09/13/a...

NATO has launched an initiative to reinforce the defense of Europe’s eastern flank after a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace this week, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on Friday. (with @_mcmitch) edition.cnn.com/2025/09/12/w...

Russia-Ukraine peace talks are “more on pause” than they are active, the Kremlin said Friday, in an acknowledgement that confirms what Ukraine has been warning for months – negotiations are faltering despite a push from US President Donald Trump. edition.cnn.com/2025/09/12/e...

This week, Trump followed through with doubling tariffs on India to 50%, to punish the country for importing Russian oil and helping Russia finance its war in Ukraine. But the US and Europe themselves are still doing billions of dollars in trade with Russia edition.cnn.com/2025/08/14/e...

Professor Emeritus Hurst Hannum comments on the legal implications of Israel's strike on a hospital in Gaza. @cnn.com @laurengkent.bsky.social @thomasbordeaux.bsky.social @gianlucamezzo.bsky.social us.cnn.com/2025/08/27/m...

Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews and five journalists. https://cnn.it/462x8OS

Exclusive: New video obtained by CNN reveals that the second “tap” in the Nasser Hospital attack was in fact two near-simultaneous strikes. These second and third strikes appear to have caused most of the deaths. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/27/m...

This is how Russia’s drone campaign operates – and how Ukraine is working to fight back. edition.cnn.com/world/russia...

Great explainer from my colleague @ivanakottasova.bsky.social: “The reality is that (international law) makes it almost politically impossible to conclude a peace treaty when the victim is not winning. And my response to that is: That’s the point,” Jeremy Pizzi said. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/e...

The US and Europe themselves are still doing billions of dollars in trade with Russia – although that’s a fraction of the trade that took place before the war These are the areas where economic ties with Russia remain the strongest: edition.cnn.com/2025/08/14/e...

“For the Russians, Donbas is a springboard for a future new offensive. If we leave Donbas of our own accord or under pressure, we will start a third war,” Zelensky said on Tuesday. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/12/e...

A “preliminary decision” to destroy the USAID-procured birth control was confirmed by a State Department spokesperson, who said the cost of incinerating them would be $167,000. edition.cnn.com/2025/07/29/e...

Roughly $8 billion will be taken from congressionally approved foreign aid programs as part of the White House’s efforts to dismantle USAID. $1.1 billion comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund NPR and PBS (by @morgan_rimmer @sarahnferris.bsky.social @tedbarrettcnn)

Deadly flooding devastates central Texas: For more information about how you can help Texas flood victims, go to CNN.com/impact www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/u...

A study published Monday in The Lancet estimates that the USAID funding cuts could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030. Nearly a third of those deaths – more than 4.5 million – are estimated to be among children younger than 5. www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/p...

“For most of the humanitarian projects that we’ve talked to… sometime this summer, if the funding doesn’t come through, the lights will go off and it will be very hard to stand back up,” said Robert Rosenbaum, a former USAID portfolio manager edition.cnn.com/2025/06/22/a...

House Republicans on Thursday agreed to cancel $9.4 billion in federal spending for foreign aid and public radio and broadcasting, marking the first time Congress has formally weighed in on Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts (from CNN's @sarahnferris.bsky.social ) edition.cnn.com/2025/06/12/p...

Western countries have slashed foreign aid budgets this year and reductions will steepen in 2026, with the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada cutting the most, according to a new analysis from the Center for Global Development edition.cnn.com/2025/06/12/e...

Aid workers who spoke to CNN emphasized that people would die in the short term as a result of the disruption to malaria prevention and treatment efforts. Longer term, they said funding cuts would destroy years of American progress on malaria edition.cnn.com/2025/06/11/a...

Throngs of mourners are gathering in Vatican City and lining the streets of Rome on Saturday to give a final send-off to Pope Francis, who will be remembered as a champion of migrants and the poor, and for his efforts to reshape the Catholic Church edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/e...

For more information about how you can help Myanmar earthquake victims, go to CNN-dot-com-slash-IMPACT www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/a...

The State Dept formally notified Congress it is effectively dissolving USAID and moving some of its functions under State. The reorg will be done by July 1, sounding a death knell for USAID, a multibillion-dollar agency that fought poverty around the world ([email protected] & Sean Lyngaas)

Researchers told CNN that cuts to HIV-related research grants put a stop to hopes of ending HIV in the US and around the world “It’s just a massive, massive bloodbath,” said Dr. Colleen Kelley, chair of the HIV Medicine Association (from Jen Christensen) edition.cnn.com/2025/03/25/h...

As the Trump administration works to cut FEMA, data shows there was a major disaster declaration every four days in 2024 edition.cnn.com/2025/03/24/c... w/ @thatsoph.bsky.social

There were 90 declarations of FEMA “major disasters” in 2024, making it one of the worst years for disasters declarations in the last three decades, according to a new analysis from IIED, shared exclusively with CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/03/24/c...

Researchers have lost access to a major database of evidence on alleged Russian war crimes, including the locations of more than 30,000 abducted Ukrainian children, and funding for their work has been terminated www.cnn.com/2025/03/19/p...