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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 Conversation

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

The Independent UK

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’.

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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"

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

Latin Times

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

Fortune

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

The Independent UK

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.

International Business Times

Trump shuts down worldwide air quality monitoring program

Air quality monitoring atop the U.S. embassy in Beijing led to increased collaboration on anti-pollution projects

The Independent UK

U.S. pauses cyber-offense activity against Russia as Trump tries to end Putin's war on Ukraine, reports say

The pause that Hegseth ordered is meant to remain in effect while negotiations to end Russia’s war on Ukraine are ongoing, the Washington Post reported.

Fortune

Nearly 15,000 will have died already because of Trump and Musk’s cuts to USAID, advocacy program claims

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has saved more than 25 million lives since it began in 2003

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The Independent UK

Marco Rubio demands Zelensky apologize after heated Oval Office exchange

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to apologize after his meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office turned ugly.

Salon

HIV cuts are a "new level of cruelty"

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation said the latest cuts will deprive 350,000 people of HIV treatment

The Independent UK

Refugee aid groups say Trump administration is trying to circumvent court order

Major refugee aid groups say President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be trying to circumvent a federal court ruling this week that blocked his efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program

The Independent UK

Trump cancels contracts with refugee groups one day after judge blocks suspension of resettlement program

Lawyers for aid groups argue the administration is trying to get around court orders by cancelling contracts altogether

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Trump refuses to comment on China & Taiwan

US President Donald Trump, during his first Cabinet meeting, declined to say on Wednesday if his administration would move to prevent China from taking Taiwan by force, CNN reported. Read further on Dynmite News:

International Business Times

Trump Administration Gets A Breather As Supreme Court Temporarily Pauses Foreign Aid Deadline

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order, known as an "administrative stay," putting the deadline on hold. This action gives the court a few days to review the case and the administration's request to block the ruling.

The Independent UK

State Department visa policy could bar trans people from traveling to U.S. as part of Trump agenda on women’s sports

Violations could result in travel bans beyond just athletes

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Trump Administration Delays Billion Foreign Aid Payments

Trump administration faces delays in disbursing billion owed to contractors impacted by foreign aid freeze.

Latin Times

State Department's $400M Tesla Contract Had Originally Only Planned to Spend Thousands Under Biden Admin

The Trump administration attempted to distance itself from a $400 million Tesla contract by revealing it was in the works under the previous administration while withholding that that contract was worth less than 1%.

The Independent UK

Hunter Schafer on why she spoke out about being issued a male passport

Hunter Schafer says “it’s important to just keep track of where things are in our country,” a day after the “Euphoria” star posted a video in which she revealed her new passport had been issued with a male gender marker

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