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New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
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New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A fourth contingent of Kenyan police arrived Thursday in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns over a halt in some U.S. funding to the U.N.-backed…
Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2025
As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread
Posted inBreaking News Health News Humanitarian News

As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread

KAMPALA, Uganda — Some health officials in the U.S. fear the shutdown of U.S. Agency for International Development missions may have disastrous results, as the stalling of foreign aid has…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say
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USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say

WASHINGTON — USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, will be merged into the State Department with significant cuts in the workforce, but it will remain a humanitarian aid…
Posted by John McCarthy February 3, 2025
USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
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USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it

WASHINGTON (AP) — Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters today, according to a notice distributed to them, after…
Posted by John McCarthy February 3, 2025
A humanitarian waiver to freeze in U.S. foreign aid could offer some relief to Haiti
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A humanitarian waiver to freeze in U.S. foreign aid could offer some relief to Haiti

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 30, 2025
Trump barrels through guardrails, daring courts and Congress to stop him
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Trump barrels through guardrails, daring courts and Congress to stop him

Welcome to the “try and stop me” presidency. Donald Trump, cheered on by compliant Republicans in Congress and confident in the ideological leanings of the Supreme Court, is using his…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2025
Bryan voices concern over White House memo temporarily pausing federal financial assistance programs
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Bryan voices concern over White House memo temporarily pausing federal financial assistance programs

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan today issued the following statement regarding a recent memorandum from the White House directing all federal executive branch departments and agencies to temporarily pause federal…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2025
UN chief asks Trump for additional exceptions to his foreign-aid freeze
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UN chief asks Trump for additional exceptions to his foreign-aid freeze

NEW YORK — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is asking the Trump administration to provide additional exemptions to a 90-day freeze on all U.S. foreign aid. Guterres’ spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2025
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
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Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio, asked ushers and musicians to form a circle around…
Posted by John McCarthy January 27, 2025
Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country
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Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country

ROME (AP) — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic” for Haiti. Leslie Voltaire made…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2025

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