GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations on Monday slashed its aid appeal to donors by over a third, saying it was now seeking $29 billion to support 114 million people amid what it described as the deepest funding cuts ever.

The road to Dover, Delaware, is lined with barns and giant wheat fields and all the other signs of American abundance.But on this journey, the scene only highlights the devastating contrast between peace and war.

More than 100 additional Rite Aid locations have been designated for closure, adding to a growing list of shuttering stores.

For decades, the federal government’s steady current of support for higher education has helped carry generations of scholars from campus orientation to commencement. But now, much of that financial bedrock is at risk of disintegrating.

The Kiel Institute for the World Economy's tracker found that in the spring, monthly averages for aid were higher than the rest of the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Austria in his first trip to the European Union member country since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country in 2022.

Education officials will begin more rigorous screening of financial aid applicants, citing instances of fraud at California’s community colleges.

The global reduction in foreign aid budgets has created a humanitarian funding crisis at a time when needs are soaring. These 13 countries face the most severe consequences.