Hundreds of US diplomats oppose USAID cuts
Hundreds of US diplomats oppose USAID cuts

Hundreds of diplomats at the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development have written a letter addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio protesting the dismantling of USAID, saying its demise would undermine U.S. leadership and security and create a power vacuum which China and...

MoFA refutes Trump’s allegation linking $29m
MoFA refutes Trump’s allegation linking $29m

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has refuted the claim that the USAID awarded an organization in Bangladesh with $29 million which is owned by only two individuals, reports BSS. Recently, US President Donald Trump made the remark about Strengthening Political Landscape (SPL) Project in...

Most USAID employees to be fired or put on leave
Most USAID employees to be fired or put on leave

USAID stated that most of its workers will be sent on leave or fired by midnight on Sunday as the Trump administration reduces government spending, reports AFP. Around 1,600 workers based in the United States will be laid off in a reduction-in-force effort, according to a notice on the US Agency...

Trump criticizes USAID funding for India, sparks diplomatic tensions
Trump criticizes USAID funding for India, sparks diplomatic tensions

US President Donald Trump has criticized the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allegedly allocating funds to interfere in Indias electoral process, reports UNB. He questions why American taxpayers money was being sent to the country. Speaking at the Conservative...

Trump administration to withdraw most USAID workers
Trump administration to withdraw most USAID workers

The Trump administration has announced plans to withdraw nearly all employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from their global assignments, effectively dismantling the agencys long-standing mission of addressing global hunger, education, and disease prevention, reports...

Hundreds of US government websites go offline amid controversial cuts
Hundreds of US government websites go offline amid controversial cuts

Hundreds of US government websites went offline on Monday, with more than 350 sites unavailable, according to an AFP review of federal sites. The outage affected key departments, including Defense, Commerce, Energy, Transportation, Labor, as well as the Central Intelligence Agency and the Supreme...