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Trump re-evaluates all foreign aid including food aid
President Trump has issued an executive order for a 90-day pause in all foreign aid including food aid while the administration undertakes an evaluation of the programs. In the executive order, Trump wrote,
"Just bread and tea": WFP says aid cuts to Afghanistan leave millions hungry this winter
The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in U.S. foreign funding.
US, France and Britain pressure Rwanda over Congo rebel advance
The United States, France and Britain pressured Rwanda on Sunday over its support for rebels rapidly closing in on eastern Congo's largest city, as government forces struggled to halt an offensive that has forced thousands of civilians to flee.
Rwanda told to withdraw troops from DR Congo as rebels say they have captured mineral-rich city
Britain, the EU, and the United Nations have piled pressure on the African nation over its backing of the M23 rebels
Trump freezes foreign aid under ‘America First’ policy
The United States froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, sent an internal memo days after Donald Trump took office vowing an “America First” policy of tightly restricted assistance overseas.
The Israel-Gaza ceasefire is a relief, but not a joy
Readers celebrate a ceasefire in Gaza but lament the devastation and the likelihood of future conflict. Regarding the Jan. 16 front-page article package, “ Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire deal ”:
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The top global development employers in the Philippines
We’re continuing our exploration of the top global development employment opportunities in key regions with a look at the organizations hiring the most in the Philippines.
Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster last month in a lightning insurgency, the country’s dire economic conditions haven't changed
Stefanik calls for reform to the United Nations in Senate confirmation hearing
The North Country Congresswoman said she would bring “moral clarity” and an “America First” approach to the role of U.N. Ambassador.
Stefanik vows to keep the U.S. engaged at U.N. to counter China
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) assured skeptical Senate Democrats during her confirmation hearing as President Trump’s pick for U.N. ambassador that she is committed to engaging in the United
Stefanik pledges an ‘America First’ agenda at the U.N. and a review of U.S. funding
Rep. Elise Stefanik pledges to push President Trump’s 'America First' stance if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Elise Stefanik vows to ‘deliver much-needed reforms’ to United Nations
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said she would demand reforms and transparency if confirmed to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, vowing to ensure the organization “serves the