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‘A warrior’: How a 97-year-old survived Nepal floods

August 30, 2026 7:32 am

Her great-nephew, Dipak Bohara, told BBC Nepali that Guna Maya Bohara looked like "a warrior" returning victorious from battle after rescuers spent four hours freeing her from the rubble of her care home.

Random, door-to-door visits to verify women eligible for financial aid scheme in Delhi

July 30, 2026 10:41 pm

The three-child cap is a first-of-its-kind exclusion criteria introduced by the Delhi government for its social welfare schemes.

Cypriot ship loaded with food aid for Gaza nears Israeli port

August 19, 2025 11:40 am

Israeli customs officials had screened the aid at the Cypriot port of Limassol from where the ship departed on Monday.

Egypt refuses to coordinate with Israel on entry of aid from Rafah crossing: Reports

May 12, 2024 12:59 am

On May 7, Israeli forces seized the main border crossing at Rafah, closing a vital route for aid into the besieged enclave.

US House passes $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package, sends to Senate

April 21, 2024 7:47 am

More than two months have passed since the Democratic-majority Senate passed a similar measure and US leaders from Democratic President Joe Biden to top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell have been urging embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring it up for a vote.

Sea corridor aid for Gaza returning to Cyprus after NGO workers killed

April 02, 2024 11:50 pm

World Central Kitchen (WCK) staff had just finished offloading 100 tons of food aid from a barge which sailed from Cyprus when their vehicle convoy was attacked overnight Monday in an Israeli airstrike.

'Happens in war', says Netanyahu on Gaza aid workers killed in 'unintended strike' by Israeli forces

April 02, 2024 8:22 pm

Earlier, Israeli Military also admitted the killing of aid group workers in Gaza, describing the incident as tragic. 

Ships with second round of aid for Gaza depart Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar

March 30, 2024 9:56 pm

World Central Kitchen said the vessels and a barge were carrying ready-to-eat items like rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned vegetables and proteins that were enough to prepare more than 1 million meals.

Japan military aid expands Southeast Asia footprint

November 24, 2023 6:37 pm

Under Japan's new aid scheme, known as the Official Security Assistance (OSA), the Philippine Navy will receive $4 million (€3.7 million) worth of coastal surveillance radars.

Several countries rush aid, rescuers to Turkey, Syria as earthquake toll crosses 4,000

February 07, 2023 9:13 am

The European Union has mobilised search and rescue teams to help Turkey; Britain is sending 76 search-and-rescue specialists with equipment and dogs

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