Trump and Musk Bring Vast Aid Machinery to a Halt in Africa
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Trump and Musk Bring Vast Aid Machinery to a Halt in Africa

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For decades, sub-Saharan Africa was a singular focus of American foreign aid. The continent received over $8 billion a year, money that was used to feed starving children, supply lifesaving drugs and provide wartime humanitarian assistance. In a few short weeks, President Trump…

Judge Pauses Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.
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Judge Pauses Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt for now some elements of its attempt to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a 2019 Trump…

USAID Turmoil Threatens Key Aid Supplies to Gaza, Officials Say
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USAID Turmoil Threatens Key Aid Supplies to Gaza, Officials Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration’s efforts to downsize the United States Agency for International Development have endangered the funding for food, tents and medical treatment for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, according to U.S. officials and workers for humanitarian groups funded by the…

‘Riviera’ in Gaza and U.S.A.I.D. Assault Capture Trump’s Vision of U.S. Power
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‘Riviera’ in Gaza and U.S.A.I.D. Assault Capture Trump’s Vision of U.S. Power

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two initiatives that unfolded on Tuesday evening seemed to capture, in the flash of a few hours, the outline of President Trump’s vision for shaping American power. Ten thousand people working around the world for U.S.A.I.D., the main American aid agency, were told…

Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab
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Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In his first term, President Trump seemed to relish ripping through the norms and standards of self-restraint that his predecessors had respected. Three weeks into his second term, hand-wringing about norms seems quaint. Other presidents have occasionally ignored or claimed a right to…

Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency
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Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Humanitarian initiatives can enhance American “soft power,” supporters say, which can buy the United States good will and leverage in countries across the world for a comparatively small fraction of federal spending. In 2023, U.S.A.I.D. funding represented .07 percent of the U.S. federal…

Opinion | I’m the Foreign Minister of Poland. Europe Has Got the Message.
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Opinion | I’m the Foreign Minister of Poland. Europe Has Got the Message.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Now the bar has been raised. Mr. Trump said in January that NATO members “can all afford it, but they should be at 5 percent, not 2 percent.” Five percent is an ambitious goal for even the United States, where the Department of…

Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
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Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave on Saturday night after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to internal systems, according to three U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter. And…

Trump Favors Blunt Force in Dealing With Foreign Allies and Enemies Alike
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Trump Favors Blunt Force in Dealing With Foreign Allies and Enemies Alike

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Soft power is out. Hard power is in. Since returning to the White House, President Trump has demonstrated that he prefers to bludgeon, not bargain, his way to foreign policy goals. With counterparts from Asia, the Middle East and North and South America,…

Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lifesaving health initiatives and medical research projects have shut down around the world in response to the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on foreign aid and stop-work orders. In Uganda, the National Malaria Control Program has suspended spraying insecticide into village homes and ceased…