Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
Month: February 2025
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
Milena Bernabo, awarded one of Italy’s top civilian honours for saving three children from a Nazi-Fascist massacre during World War II, died Sunday aged 96, local authorities said. Officials at the time hailed her bravery as an example of many Italians’ “silent resistance” to Nazi occupation during the latter part of World War II. “Throughout her life she was an ambassador of peace, reminding the young people she encountered of the Nazi-Fascist…
Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk has been denigrating USAID, which is the world’s largest provider of food assistance.
Secretary of state’s visit to Central American state greeted with protests at Trump’s demand to take back the waterway
Musk team given access to sensitive federal payment system – reports https://t.co/ejltOKrUfR
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 2, 2025
Zviad Kharazishvili, head of the Special Tasks Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia is heard insulting and swearing at demonstrators from loudspeaker of his personal vehicle. pic.twitter.com/wK3hS9mZPp
— Formula NEWS | English (@FormulaGe) February 2, 2025
Лидер грузинской оппозиции арестован на фоне усилившихся протестов https://t.co/6qGgliAjMC
— Голос Америки (@GolosAmeriki) February 2, 2025
The counterfeit money in Dr. Ibadoghlu’s fabricated case matches that used in other #Criminal cases, proving it was produced in 🇦🇿 & taken from the same batch. Prosecutors ‘planted’ the money in the houses of #PoliticalPrisoner. https://t.co/DDhnqPmReE… #freegubad pic.twitter.com/WdZvJ8UndG
— Free Gubad (@freegubad) February 2, 2025
Two senior officials overseeing the agency’s security operations were also put on leave after refusing to hand over classified documents to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.