Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency were being given a 15-minute window before the end of this week to clear out their workspaces. USAID workers arrived early Thursday under heavily …
Read More »Trump administration puts thousands of workers on leave, cutting U.S. jobs at foreign aid agency
The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on leave worldwide and eliminating at least 1,600 U.S.-based jobs. It was the latest and one of the biggest steps yet toward what President Donald Trump and …
Read More »Foreign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk threaten shutdown
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is facing its greatest threat since its inception over 60 years ago, as President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk spent the weekend impugning the agency that has contributed to Washington being the most critical source of foreign assistance around the …
Read More »Foreign interference inquiry to release final report today
More than 16 months after it was established, the public inquiry studying foreign interference in Canadian elections will release its final report today. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue’s report is expected to deliver recommendations on how federal government agencies can better protect against foreign meddling. It comes with all eyes on a federal Liberal …
Read More »Foreign media couldn’t get into Gaza, so the journalists living there recorded it for the world
Their cameras dusty, their blue press vests worn from extreme use and emotions still running high, Palestinian journalists in Gaza are still at work after rejoicing at having survived the war amid the ceasefire announced a week ago. As foreign media members were not allowed into the Gaza Strip, the …
Read More »Quad foreign ministers meeting in America | अमेरिका में क्वाड देशों के विदेश मंत्रियों की बैठक: जयशंकर की अमेरिकी विदेश मंत्री और NSA से मुलाकात; द्विपक्षीय बातचीत की
वॉशिंगटन1 घंटे पहले कॉपी लिंक क्वाड मीटिंग के बाद सदस्य देशों के नेताओं ने ग्रुप फोटो भी खिंचवाया। भारतीय विदेशमंत्री जयशंकर ने अमेरिका में डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प की शपथ के बाद मंगलवार को क्वाड देशों के विदेश मंत्रियों की बैठक में हिस्सा लिया। नए ट्रम्प प्रशासन में होने वाली ये पहली …
Read More »Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to endorse Mark Carney for Liberal leader: source
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will endorse Mark Carney in the race for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, Radio-Canada has learned. Joly will make the announcement in a written statement on Sunday, according to a source with knowledge of the decision who spoke to Radio-Canada. This development …
Read More »Israel says no foreign courts have warrants issued against reservists
Israel said on Tuesday that pressure groups were pushing foreign courts to take action against Israelis over alleged war crimes in Gaza, but described the actions as “propaganda activity.” It said no warrants had been issued. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and …
Read More »B.C. winery fined $118K and permanently banned from temporary foreign worker program
A winery in B.C.’s Okanagan has been permanently banned from hiring temporary foreign workers and fined $118,000, according to the federal government. According to a notification on the government’s website, Toor Vineyards did not provide a federal inspector with the documents they asked for and did not “put in enough …
Read More »U.S. agencies warn of ongoing foreign efforts to sow election doubt
U.S. federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of election day, highlighting attempts by foreign actors to sow doubt in the voting process and warning that the efforts run the risk of inciting violence against election officials. In …
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