Monday, July 14, 2025
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Sudan's "forgotten war" displaces 12 million as Trump freezes all humanitarian aid
Sudan's civil war between the SAF and RSF has created the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with 30.4 million people—over half the population—needing aid, the UN reported July 14, 2025. Over 12 million are internally displaced, 25 million face acute food insecurity, and famine was confirmed in Darfur. The Trump administration's 90-day USAID freeze in January closed hundreds of soup kitchens, while the RSF committed genocide against ethnic minorities, killing 300+ civilians in village massacres.
NATO becomes middleman for US weapons sales to Ukraine
Trump announced July 14, 2025, that European NATO members will purchase US weapons at full price to transfer to Ukraine, including $1 billion Patriot missile systems. The scheme lets Trump claim he's not directly arming Ukraine while profiting from weapons sales. Special envoy Keith Kellogg arrived in Kyiv as Ukrainian President Zelensky—wearing a suit for the first time since 2022—secured promises of "full complement" of weapons. Trump praised Europe's "amazing esprit de corps" after initially thinking they lacked spirit for defending Ukraine.