The Latest Breaking News from Marco Rubio

News comes after nearly a thousand contractors laid off or furloughed, and USAid website and X account removed

In 2024, roughly 66,000 people were deported from the US to Guatemala. Under Trump, that number is expected to rise.

US president Donald Trump has made the extraordinary suggestion that the US should seize control of the Gaza Strip and permanently remove its Palestinian inhabitants. Speaking to the press at the White House alongside the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said the US would “own [Gaza] and be responsible”.

Three weeks into Donald Trump’s second presidency of the United States, the global aid sector is in disarray as Washington reviews its foreign aid policy to ensure it aligns with the America First agenda. Funds have been frozen or slashed while the USAID agency is being dismantled.

U.S. aid staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that Port-au-Prince could fall without more support

President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign assistance has sent aid staff in Africa into "panic mode", with even HIV experimental treatment programmes stopped dead in their tracks.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio was seeking cooperation on migration Wednesday in Guatemala, whose leader, an anti-corruption advocate, is eager to please the new US administration to bolster his standing at home.