As gangs prepare to attack Haiti’s capital, U.S. freezes critical aid for security mission
As hundreds of armed gang members, entrenched in the hills above Haiti’s capital, await orders to attack the last enclaves ...
U.S. supports the Kenya-led mission in Haiti, Rubio says as more troops arrive
The United States is committed to working with the Kenya-led multinational security support mission in Haiti, but its numbers ...
US freezes some funding for security mission tackling Haiti's gangs
More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen ...
The Latest: Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives ...
Trump’s narrow view of TPS could imperil nearly 1 million immigrants
People from countries including Haiti and Ukraine worry their temporary protected status could also be in jeopardy.
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Migration, Drugs, and Tariffs: Whether Biden or Trump, US’s Latin American Policy Will Still Be Contemptible
Mass deportations from the US, promised by Trump, could worsen these problems, as happened in El Salvador in the late 1990s.
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What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development?
Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects ...
Sexual violence against children in Haiti rises by 1,000%, UN says
Sexual violence against children has increased 1,000% since 2023, turning their bodies "into battlegrounds", spokesman James ...
What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it
In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for ...
Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, got rich consulting for a roster of foreign clients whose interests may clash with the law enforcement agency he hopes to lead.
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Russian strike on Ukraine apartment kills 14 as Kyiv and Moscow trade blame over boarding school attack
A Russian strike on a residential building in central Ukraine killed at least 14 people, including two children, emergency services said, one of many attacks across the country this weekend.