The main office of the US Agency for International Development in Washington was unexpectedly closed Monday and workers were emailed shortly after midnight that they should not come in, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
cnn.comSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa responded on Monday to US President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off aid over the alleged mistreatment of White farmers, denying Trump’s claim that authorities were “confiscating land.”
cnn.comMusk announced the planned closure of the foreign assistance agency early Monday morning on social media.
nbcnews.comPresident says measures against bloc will ‘definitely happen’ following moves against Mexico, Canada and China
theguardian.comTrump’s anti-DEI push is part of a war over the meaning of the Constitution’s “equal protection” guarantee, which dates to the post-Civil War Reconstruction era.
nbcnews.comA growing number of countries, including American allies, are striking trade deals as the Trump administration erects a higher fence around its global commerce.
nytimes.comPresident Trump’s tariffs hurt China, but his other actions have alienated U.S. allies, giving Beijing an opening to strengthen its global standing.
nytimes.comBy targeting allies and neighbours with tariffs, the US is playing into the hands of China
ft.comA round-up of the biggest Tech-related news that stood out this week.
androidcentral.comA trove of emails shows the team’s leadership using their influence in New Orleans to aid the archdiocese, including writing talking points for media interviews.
nytimes.comPresident Cyril Ramaphosa last month signed into law a bill aimed at speeding up land reform.
bbc.comPlus, NBC News looks at why the price of eggs is getting so steep.
nbcnews.comWe explain the potential impacts of Trump’s tariffs.
nytimes.comThe Guardian/WWL Louisiana report exposes behind-the-scenes messaging to manage a bombshell clergy-abuse scandal
theguardian.comAsked by the BBC, President Trump says the EU "don't take our cars, they don't take our farm products. They take almost nothing."
bbc.co.ukUnearthed emails detail how the sports franchises’ owner and PR team counseled archdiocese on how to respond to unfolding clergy-abuse case
theguardian.comPresident Trump has promised a “colorblind and merit-based” society, while also equating diversity with incompetence.
nytimes.comThe Army Corps of Engineers is expected to begin removing wreckage following the deadly collision of an Army helicopter and a passenger plane.
usatoday.comBritain will make it illegal to use artificial intelligence tools that create child sexual abuse images, it said on Saturday, becoming the first country in the world to introduce the new AI sexual abuse offences.
cnn.comFederal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has flung the door open for Wall Street to further adopt bitcoin and crypto...
forbes.comU.S. President Donald Trump says he will cut all funding to South Africa and has launched an investigation of the country’s polices, claiming a “massive” human rights violation is happening over a new land expropriation law.
apnews.comSpace constraints and court orders have led ICE to release migrants on monitoring programs after they’re arrested.
nbcnews.comAsked by the BBC, President Trump says the EU "don't take our cars, they don't take our farm products. They take almost nothing."
bbc.comMany Africans were caught off guard by the abrupt halt to U.S. foreign aid, stopping money flowing for wide-ranging projects like disease response, girls' education and free school lunches.
npr.org“It’s beyond repair,” the billionaire adviser to the President said of the agency that administers billions of dollars in global humanitarian, development, and security assistance.
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