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US pauses tariffs on Colombia after deal on deportations
Bogotá had turned back American planes carrying deported migrantsFinancial Times - 24m -
Funding for AIDS relief program to stop after foreign aid pause
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, provides billions in funding to organizations to combat HIV.CBS News - 8h -
CIA now says COVID most likely originated from a lab leak
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.CBS News - 9h -
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Does Not Apply to Arms to Israel and Egypt
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s orders could force many groups working on global aid to stop their programs. And the White House has approved sending more 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.The New York Times - 1d -
US has not stopped military aid to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine after newly sworn in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he would pause foreign aid grants ...ABC News - 1d -
CIA says Covid-19 probably leaked from Chinese laboratory
US intelligence agency changes assessment of pandemic’s likely originsFinancial Times - 13h -
CIA says lab leak most likely source of Covid outbreak
But the US intelligence agency cautions it has "low confidence" in this new determination.BBC News - 1d -
Ukraine war briefing: US has not stopped military aid to Ukraine, says Zelenskyy
Comments follow an announcement from newly inaugurated US secretary of state Marco Rubio that he would pause foreign aid grants for 90 days. What we know on day 1,068. See all our Ukraine ...The Guardian - 1d -
Tuskegee Airmen lesson removed from U.S. Air Force curriculum, memo says
The Tuskegee Airmen were founded in 1941 in Tuskegee, Alabama when the U.S. Army Air Corp began a program to train Black servicemembers as Air Corps Cadets.CBS News - 1d -
Trump suspends some funding for refugee resettlement groups, memo says
Resettlement agencies were told on Friday some of their federal funding awards were "immediately suspended."CBS News - 1d -
CIA shifts assessment on Covid origins, saying lab leak likely caused outbreak
The Central Intelligence Agency on Saturday said it has shifted its previous assessments and has concluded that it’s likely the Covid-19 virus was leaked from a Chinese lab before it became a ...NBC News - 1d -
US officials push to exempt Ukraine from Rubio’s foreign aid freeze
Support for schools, hospitals and economic development in Ukraine at risk from Trump administration’s orderFinancial Times - 1d -
Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
The secretary of state's order made exceptions for military aid to Israel and Egypt.CBS News - 2d -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio orders halt to almost all U.S. foreign aid
The directive follows President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday pausing new obligations and disbursements of foreign aid pending review.NBC News - 2d -
US orders immediate pause to foreign aid, leaked memo says
The State Department notice appears to affect everything from development assistance to military aid.BBC News - 2d -
Secretary of State Rubio orders U.S. to immediately stop almost all foreign aid
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered an immediate stop to the flow of almost all U.S. foreign assistance, pending a review, according to an internal State Department cable obtained by NBC News. A ...NBC News - 2d -
US orders halt to virtually all foreign aid except for Israel and Egypt
Internal memo to US state department staff explicitly makes exceptions for military assistance to Israel and Egypt. The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has ordered a halt to virtually all US ...The Guardian - 2d -
Marco Rubio demands immediate halt to virtually all US foreign aid
Secretary of state freezes contracts around the world, fulfilling executive order from Donald TrumpFinancial Times - 2d -
Afghan refugees urge Pakistan to ease visa regime after Trump pauses US resettlement programs
Afghan refugees are appealing to Pakistan’s premier to ease a visa regime on humanitarian grounds after President Donald Trump paused the U.S. refugee programs, panicking thousands of Afghans who ...ABC News - 2d -
President Donald Trump says he'll 'demand that interest rates drop immediately'
The comments represented an initial strike at Fed officials, with whom Trump had a highly contentious relationship during his first term in office.CNBC - 3d -
Jeffries says attaching debt limit to wildfire aid is ‘nonstarter’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday rejected the idea of combining California wildfire aid with a debt ceiling hike, saying Democrats would oppose such a package if ...The Hill - 3d -
Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
Marco Rubio told State Department employees that changes under President Trump “are not meant to be destructive, they’re not meant to be punitive.”The New York Times - 4d -
Refugee flights to US canceled after Trump order
The State Department has suspended flights bringing previously approved refugees to the United States, cutting off access to protection in advance of the timeline set by President Trump in a new ...The Hill - 4d -
Syria to dismantle Assad-era socialism, says foreign minister
Asaad al-Shaibani tells FT that Damascus wants to privatise state-run companies and secure sanctions reliefFinancial Times - 4d -
Rubio's first order of business: Meeting Quad's foreign secretaries
Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hitting the ground running Tuesday with meetings with his counterparts in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known as the Quad, which includes ...The Hill - 5d -
US share of global foreign direct investment surges to record
‘Exceptionalism’ of world’s biggest economy expected to continue as strong domestic demand drives inward flowsFinancial Times - 5d -
Trump signs executive order pausing foreign assistance for 3 months
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order suspending any new U.S. foreign development assistance for three months, and directed a review of foreign assistance programs to ensure they line ...The Hill - 6d -
Homan says Trump admin 'reconsidering' details of Chicago immigration raids after leak
President-elect Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan, said Sunday that enforcement officials are “reconsidering” some of the details of the Chicago immigration operation after specifics were ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
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Trump’s inauguration speech to trade ‘American carnage’ for ‘unity’, aides say
Aides signal his address will be noticeably more upbeat compared to grim ‘American carnage’ speech in 2017. Who’s on the Trump inauguration guest list? Donald Trump ’s aides have signaled ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
German foreign minister Baerbock attacks Scholz over Ukraine aid
Support for Kyiv becomes key issue in February 23 election after chancellor blocks €3bn of extra fundingFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
The new-build owners who say roof leaks are causing them misery
Housebuilder Bellway says it has worked hard to resolve issues reported by residents.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
Jennifer Garner using 'celebrity privilege' to aid Californians affected by wildfires
NBC News' Tom Llamas spoke with Jennifer Garner, who is taking action to support California residents affected by wildfires. Garner shared that she is using her "celebrity privilege" to collaborate ...NBC News - Jan. 10 -
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As U.S. announces new Ukraine aid package, Zelenskyy says send troops
Ukraine's leader says partners sending ground troops would help "force Russia into peace," as America's European allies ponder Trump's next move.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
In their final meeting, Zelenskyy, Austin say military aid to Ukraine must continue
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U_S_ Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting in Germany to press the incoming Trump administration to not give up on Kyiv’s fight, ...ABC News - Jan. 9 -
Jimmy Carter’s human rights legacy in US foreign policy
The Carter administration administration marked a break from the Cold War-era policies of prioritizing strategic interests over moral values, advocating instead for a foreign policy that emphasized ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Fed has hit the pause button for rates, and may only cut once this year, experts say
The Federal Reserve is going to sit on the sidelines and may only cut rates once this year, according to prominent economists attending the American Economic Association meeting in San Francisco ...MarketWatch - Jan. 6 -
Social order in Gaza will collapse if Israel ends cooperation with UN aid agency, official says
Unrwa senior officer describes 60,000 people sheltering in school buildings sharing 12 bathrooms, but says without aid things will get worse. Social order in Gaza is likely to collapse further if ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
Memo to Trump: US telecoms is vulnerable to hackers. Please hang up and try again | John Naughton
State-backed cyberspies are exploiting ageing infrastructure to penetrate every corner of the US government, it seems – even its phone-tapping systems. You know the drill. You’re logging into your ...The Guardian - Jan. 4
