Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio backtracked on Trump’s near-total foreign aid freeze and approved potentially billions of dollars in “life-saving humanitarian assistance.” Many aid groups are still unsure what that means.
UN chief expresses ‘concern’ over Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid
The head of the United Nations has expressed concern about President Donald Trump’s decision to pause foreign assistance from the United States as his administration promotes its “America First” agenda.
US freezes almost all foreign aid
The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide effective immediately days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such assistance for 90 days.
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.
Rubio pauses foreign aid from State Department and USAID to ensure it puts ‘America First’
The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not complying with the freeze.
US officials push to exempt Ukraine from Rubio’s foreign aid freeze
US diplomats have requested an urgent exemption for Ukraine-related programmes from a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and “stop work” orders issued by secretary of state Marco Rubio, according to documents seen by the Financial Times and people familiar with the matter.
The US is Haiti’s largest aid donor. Now Trump is freezing all foreign aid for 90 days
Trump’s foreign aid freeze “undermines American leadership and credibility around the world,” lawmakers tell Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Diplomats urge Rubio to exempt Ukraine from US aid halt order
American diplomats are urging US Secretary of State Mark Rubio to make an exception for Ukraine in the decree suspending foreign aid. Aid programs for other countries have been frozen for 90 days, reports the Financial Times.
Diplomats push to shield Ukraine from U.S. aid freeze
Senior State Department officials have requested Rubio not to extend the directive, effective Jan. 25, to USAID operations in Ukraine. The directive temporarily halts most U.S. foreign programs worldwide.
Pauses on US foreign aid and local grants send funders and nonprofits scrambling
The Trump administration has made or initiated major policy changes that impact nonprofits and their missions in its first ...
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Distribution of HIV drugs in poor countries stopped as Trump freezes foreign aid
As part of the foreign aid freeze by President Donald Trump, the U.S. distribution of HIV drugs in poor countries has been ...
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Devex Newswire: Trump puts a stop to all US foreign assistance programs
From a freeze on U.S. foreign aid programs to a mole hunt on diversity programs and personnel, newly installed President ...
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Trump's 'hair-trigger' foreign policy style may ultimately enrich key adversary: analysis
Donald Trump's tactics to ensure an "America First" foreign policy were on full display over the weekend as the president ...
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US waiver secures HIV treatment access for millions — UNAIDS
The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has approved an “Emergency Humanitarian Waiver” to ensure continued access ...
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Bangladesh won't be exempted from Trump's transactional foreign policy: Kugelman
Stressing that US President Donald Trump's foreign policy is going to be staunchly transactional, American scholar Michael Kugelman anticipates a big shift in US-Bangladesh relations, from one focused ...
World Map Shows Most Dangerous Conflicts for US in 2025
Concerns persist over recent and potential conflicts in the Middle East, the Russia-Ukraine war and potential conflagrations ...