The US State Department has issued a halt to all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to an internal memo sent to officials and US embassies abroad. The…
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USA: Trump revokes security protection for Covid adviser Fauci
President Donald Trump has revoked security protection for former top US health official Anthony Fauci, who has faced death threats since leading the country’s Covid-19 response. “You can’t have a…
USA: Judge rejects mother’s extradition challenge
A judge has rejected a US mother’s challenge to extradition over accusations she murdered two of her children in Colorado and “fled” to London. Kimberlee Singler’s nine-year-old daughter Elianna and…
USA: Trump pardons anti-abortion activists ahead of rally
US President Donald Trump has pardoned 23 anti-abortion activists, including some convicted of blockading a reproductive health clinic and intimidating staff and patients. The pardons were part of a round…
USA: New fires erupt in southern California ahead of Trump visit
Five new fires have erupted in southern California ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the state. The blazes – named Laguna, Sepulveda, Gibbel, Gilman and Border 2 –…
USA: Trump tours LA fire destruction as new fires erupt
President Donald Trump has travelled to California to survey the destruction from deadly wildfires that devastated several communities in the Los Angeles area earlier this month. The visit, coming at…
USA: Government workers told to report DEI efforts or face ‘consequences’
The Trump administration emailed thousands of federal employees on Wednesday, ordering them to report any efforts to “disguise” diversity initiatives in their agencies or face “adverse consequences”. The request came…
USA: 1,500 active-duty troops headed to US-Mexico border
US President Donald Trump told US government agencies to prepare to “immediately repel, repatriate, and remove” undocumented immigrants as part of a wider effort to fight what he’s termed an…
USA: Don’t report fires on Facebook says fire chief
People are being told to call 999 to report fires before posting images on social media. Fire crews have reported an increase in the public sharing images of fires before…