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Takeaways from the AP's report on how USAID cuts are imperiling Agent Orange cleanup

A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, leaving tons of dioxin-contaminated soil exposed

The Independent UK

Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam jeopardized by USAID cuts

A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, leaving tons of dioxin-contaminated soil exposed

The Independent UK

Why Would Trump Want To Ban Bhutanese People?

The proposed list of countries for the "Muslim ban" reboot has been leaked. It includes a small Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas.

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Brown warns its international students and professors after university doctor is deported to Lebanon

In a campus-wide email, Russell Carey, Brown’s executive vice president for planning and policy, encouraged those intending to travel outside the U.S. to wait until more information was available from the State Department

The Independent UK

Trump drafts three-tier US travel ban targeting 43 countries

Proposal comes two months after president signed executive order directing cabinet members to identify countries whose citizens should be restricted because their ‘vetting and screening information is so deficient’

The Independent UK

Why are Caribbean leaders fighting Trump to keep Cuban doctors?

Cuban medical missions provide crucial support to several Caribbean healthcare systems, especially in times of crisis.

Al Jazeera

Passport Applicants May Have To Affirm That They Are 'Not Required To Register' As Sex Offenders

The proposed State Department policy would add to the irrational burdens that registrants face.

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Mahmoud Khalil Is an Easy Call

The government's stated justification for deporting him is so unconvincing that it must not be allowed to stand.

Reason

A 19-year-old who was reportedly fired from an internship for leaking internal information to competitors is now a DOGE 'senior advisor' in the State Department

Edward Coristine was most recently in his freshman year at Northeastern University, where he studied engineering.

Fortune

New Details From Inside Rubio's Tense Meetings With Musk Over USAID Cuts Revealed

New details have emerged about discussions between Marco Rubio and Elon Musk over cuts at the State Department

Latin Times

Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges

Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges

The Independent UK

Kuwait frees group of jailed Americans, representative says

Release of prisoners comes amid push by Trump administration to bring home US citizens jailed overseas.

Al Jazeera

Senate panel backs diplomatic nominees after Democratic delay - Roll Call

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed three nominees for diplomatic posts, including the ambassador to NATO.

Roll Call

USAID staff ordered to shred and torch records as Trump is named in emergency court motion

Emergency motion filed to stop the destruction

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The Conversation

How Trump’s foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones

The Trump administration has proposed shuttering USAID and cutting some of the State Department’s critical diplomatic programs; it has also announced tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. As scholar Borja Santos Porras has noted, these measures may lead to modest savings, however, the long-term damage to the reputation…

The Independent UK

State Department official boosted fake rumor about Rubio’s sexuality and called him ‘low IQ’ in since-deleted tweets

Conservative Darren Beattie was appointed by Rubio last month to be the acting undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs

Al Jazeera

Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump

Trump administration has targeted USAID as part of president’s efforts to trim government spending and reduce ‘waste’.

Latin Times

Top State Dept Official Spread False Claims About Marco Rubio's Sexuality, Called Him 'Low IQ'

A top official at the State Department deleted several publications mocking Secretary Marco Rubio, including false rumors about his sexuality and a claim that he is "low IQ"

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Latin Times

Marco Rubio Confirms Vast Majority Of USAID Programs Will Be Cancelled: 'Thank You To DOGE'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said over 80% of all USAID programs will be cancelled, leaving some 1,000 standing

The Independent UK

Scholars stranded in America and abroad amid funding freeze of state department programs

The State Department has frozen funding indefinitely for thousands of scholars participating in long-established cross-cultural programs connecting the U.S. to other parts of the world

International Business Times

Rubio Heads To Saudi Arabia To Gauge If Ukraine Has Shifted

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was set to head Sunday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Ukraine as President Donald Trump decides whether to relent on an aid freeze to the wartime partner.

Fortune

Musk reportedly sneers that Marco Rubio is ‘good on TV’ as top diplomat airs grievances about DOGE cuts at explosive meeting

Rubio had been privately furious with Musk for weeks, ever since the billionaire’s DOGE team dismantled USAID, the New York Times reported.

The Independent UK

US says multiple offers were made to resettle Uyghurs before Thailand deported them back to China

The State Department says the United States and other countries made repeated offers to Thailand to resettle more than three dozen Uyghur men before they were deported back to China, where rights groups fear they may face torture and other abuse

The Independent UK

Pushing back: African aid workers block DOGE staffers from entering their small office to fire employees

The tiny agency is pushing back against DOGE’s sweeping workforce cuts

International Business Times

Chinese Hackers Indicted In US For Treasury Breach, Other Attacks

Twelve Chinese nationals, including two public security ministry officers, have been indicted for a series of hacking attacks, including a 2024 breach of the US Treasury, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

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