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  India Denies Pakistan Claims, Approves Aid Flight to Cyclone-Hit Sri Lanka

  Originals | December 02, 2025 11:43 IST

  India rejects Pakistani media claims of blocking a relief flight to Sri Lanka, saying Pakistan's overflight request was approved within hours. As Sri Lanka battles Cyclone Ditwah's devastation, India says its swift clearance underscores its commitment to humanitarian aid and regional cooperation.

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  Hurricane Melissa Relief: World Food Programme Supports Caribbean Recovery and Aid Operations

  News | November 05, 2025 17:01 IST

  The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a major relief mission across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa's devastation. With homes destroyed and food chains disrupted, WFP is delivering aid, nutrition, and logistics support while helping rebuild livelihoods and strengthen resilience.

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  Gaza peace deal: Hamas hands over remains of four more hostages as Israel threatens to slash aid

  World | October 15, 2025 7:22 IST

  Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump expressed frustration on social media over delays in the return of dead hostages. However, he did not mention Israel’s decision to halve the flow of aid into the territory.

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  PM Modi raises fishermen issue with Sri Lankan President, says 'agreed on humanitarian approach'

  World | April 06, 2025 0:00 IST

  PM Modi in Sri Lanka: As per MEA reports, Sri Lankan authorities have decided to release 11 fishermen imminently and a few more in the coming days on humanitarian grounds.

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  Israel stops humanitarian aid entry in Gaza as ceasefire expires, Hamas calls it 'cheap extortion'

  World | March 02, 2025 14:06 IST

  The first phase of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ended on Saturday. Israel has warned Hamas that if it does not accept the extension proposal, it will have to face "additional consequences." Hamas has called it a 'cheap extortion, war crime and attack on ceasefire agreement."

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  India sends 32 tonnes of relief supplies to typhoon-hit Myanmar under operation Sadbhav

  India | September 17, 2024 23:04 IST

  Operation Sadbhav: India has dispatched 32 tonnes of relief supplies to Myanmar as part of Operation Sadbhav, responding to the devastation caused by Typhoon Yagi. This second batch, sent via an Indian Air Force IL-76 aircraft, includes essential items like generators, shelters, and hygiene kits.

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  India sends $1.1 million relief supplies to Vietnam and Laos after Thyphoon Yagi kill hundreds

  India | September 15, 2024 22:32 IST

  Vietnam is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, which killed at least 281 people and left 67 missing as of Sunday morning, according to data from Vietnam's disaster agency.

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  WHO delivers 1.2 million polio vaccine doses to Gaza after Israel agrees to 'humanitarian pauses'

  World | August 30, 2024 15:08 IST

  Israel and Hamas agreed to a three-day pause in different areas of the Gaza Strip as the WHO will begin its polio vaccination campaign on September 1. This came after a 10-month-old baby was infected with a mutated strain of the virus, the first confirmed case in 25 years.

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  Israel announces 'tactical pause' in fighting to ramp up aid after 8 soldiers killed in Gaza

  World | June 16, 2024 18:56 IST

  Gaza has been in the throes of a humanitarian crisis for months after Israel's devastating offensive, with widespread hunger and thousands of Palestinians on the brink of famine. However, very few trucks carrying vital humanitarian aid have been able to enter the beleaguered territory so far.

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  China's Xi calls for Palestinian statehood, pledges more Gaza aid in summit with Arab states

  World | May 30, 2024 13:56 IST

  The summit was attended by leaders of Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). China has long backed Palestinians and has not criticised the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, despite having economic ties with Israel.

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  Aid deliveries to Gaza suspended after $320 million US-built pier breaks apart due to bad weather

  World | May 29, 2024 9:20 IST

  A part of the US-built temporary pier used for humanitarian aid deliveries in the war-hit Gaza broke off due to bad weather in the heavy seas, according to officials. The US Defence Department said the pier would be removed temporarily for repairs, which are expected to take over a week.

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  Israel to reopen border crossing to facilitate aid in north Gaza after Biden warns Netanyahu

  World | April 05, 2024 13:31 IST

  After Biden's threat of conditions on US support, Israel has approved the reopening of the Erez crossing in northern Gaza and the Ashdod port in southern Israel. The US President warned Israeli PM Netanyahu after the killings of aid workers and stressed on protection of civilians.

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  Israel-Hamas war: First ship using new sea route delivers humanitarian aid to Gaza

  World | March 16, 2024 16:25 IST

  The ship delivered 200 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, food and water to the war-torn Gaza as international pressure rises on Israel. Meanwhile, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu approved a potential assault plan on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

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  Israel-Hamas war: 20 killed, 155 injured in shelling while awaiting food aid in Gaza, says report

  World | March 15, 2024 6:51 IST

  Gaza Civil Defense Spokesman Mahmoud Basal accused Israel of being responsible for the attack. According to eyewitnesses, the area was struck by what sounded like artillery fire or a tank.

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  Israel-Hamas war: Five killed, 11 injured after parachute fails to open during aid drop in Gaza

  World | March 09, 2024 13:35 IST

  The US began airdropping humanitarian aid packages on Saturday into the war-torn Gaza amid a worsening humanitarian catastrophe amid the Israel-Hamas war. On Friday, the parachute on one of the aid packages failed to open and the parcel fell on the people below, killing five.

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  Biden makes another gaffe, confuses Gaza with Ukraine twice while announcing aid airdrops | WATCH

  World | March 02, 2024 10:01 IST

  Biden's mental health and old age have been under scrutiny lately after a special counsel report that he improperly stored classified documents as a result of mental decline. The 81-year-old US President has confused the names of countries and world leaders several times.

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  'Crime against humanity': Countries slam Israel for killing over 100 Palestinians waiting for aid

  World | March 01, 2024 18:16 IST

  At least 112 people were killed and more than 700 wounded in the incident near Gaza City, according to health officials. However, Israel claimed that dozens were trampled and run over when they overwhelmed the aid trucks and denied any strike towards the people.

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  Israel-Hamas war: Aid trucks being looted in Gaza as population nears famine

  World | February 28, 2024 17:20 IST

  All 2.3 million people in Gaza are facing crisis levels of food insecurity or worse, and a complete breakdown of civil order in the north. One in in six children under the age of two in northern Gaza are suffering from "acute malnutrition and wasting", according to UN.

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  Israel-Hamas war: UNSC adopts watered-down resolution to boost humanitarian aid in Gaza, US abstains

  World | December 23, 2023 10:04 IST

  The resolution came amid global outrage over the rising death count of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which has already crossed 20,000, and a worsening humanitarian crisis. The US and Israel oppose a ceasefire, believing it would only benefit Hamas.

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  Israel-Hamas War: UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza delayed again despite US support

  World | December 22, 2023 10:47 IST

  Negotiators tried hard to avoid another US veto of a UNSC resolution drafted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) demanding Israel and Hamas to allow all routes for humanitarian deliveries. This came as negotiators, including the warring parties, are engaged in fierce discussions on a new truce.