Grants and funds

Japan to give up to $3.5 million in grants for Solomon Islands elections

Solomon Islands’ Prime Minister Matthew Wale has signalled a departure from a pro-China stance of his recent predecessors.

Billionaire Delo gives record £36 million to Farage’s Reform UK

The donation arrives at a time when Reform’s campaign financing has attracted unprecedented scrutiny, including from the police.

Trump administration threatens to cut federal agencies’ support for Smithsonian

Historians and civil rights advocates have denounced Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian.

Forum: Look into giving all Singaporeans savings bonds on top of CDC vouchers

HDB lapses saw flats allocated, housing grants given to ineligible applicants: AGO report

HDB also potentially overpaid a contractor $9.7 million for patrol and enforcement work that was not done.

Britain joins EU’s $132 billion support loan for Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (centre left), French President Emmanuel Macron (centre right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre) pose for a family picture with heads of states and governments before a summit of the Coalition of the Willing to support Ukraine in Paris on July 13, 2026.

Over 200 in S’pore apply to new $50 million fund to support community initiatives

Founded by Ben Ang (right) and Ismail Didih Ibrahim (left), Fellowship of Men Singapore is a non-profit that supports men to grow in emotional strength, relational integrity, and accountability together.

Pope Leo decries leaders who ‘feed’ wars while millions go hungry

Pope Leo urged governments to increase their spending and not subject food aid to limits based on geopolitical concerns during his visit to the Rome headquarters of the World Food Programme on June 22.

Iran deal includes $384.6 billion fund, more than half of which already committed, source says

Iranian people in a park with a view of Milad Tower, in Tehran, Iran. A proposed $384.6 billion private fund to spur investment in Iran has secured commitments for more than half its target amount.

Trump ballroom cost soars to $769m, half from taxpayers, report says

US President Donald Trump showing images of the concept at the site of ongoing construction of the planned White House ballroom on May 19 in Washington DC.

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