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Ghana becomes latest African country to reject US health deal
Accra: Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the United States over concerns about data privacy and is now seeking a new agreement, an official said Friday. It was the latest…
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Could’ve done better: Ex-Secretary of State Blinken on US arming Israel
Former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he still “grapples with the decisions” he made during the Joe Biden administration to continue arming Israel even as the human suffering in Gaza…
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Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID
Washington: A federal appeals court has lifted an order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the US Agency for International Development. The lawsuit was among of the…
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Judge orders Trump admin to pay nearly $2 bn in USAID & State Dept
Washington: A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, thawing…
- Hyderabad
Transgender clinic in Hyderabad shuts down after USAID freeze, Elon Musk reacts
Hyderabad: The Mitr Clinic, a pioneering healthcare facility for transgender individuals in Hyderabad, India, has shut down following a 90-day freeze on all U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump. This…
- India
USAID funded 7 Indian projects in FY24 but not related to ‘voter turnout’: FinMin report
New Delhi: Amid a raging political controversy over USAID’s alleged role in influencing Indian elections, the latest annual report of the finance ministry has disclosed that the agency funded seven projects worth…
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Judge allows Trump admin to cut thousands of USAID jobs
Washington: A federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of US Agency for International Development staffers off the job. US District Judge Carl Nichols on Friday…
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Rs 181 cr USAID fund for elections in India? Report fact-checks US claim
New York: As Donald Trump took over as president of the United States he immediately got to fulfilling his promises including the one to stop USAID to foreign countries. While Trump deemed…
- India
Reports of US funding in Indian elections baseless: Ex-CEC Quraishi
New Delhi: Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday, February 16, rejected reports that US agency funding was used for ‘raising voter turnout’ in Indian elections when he headed the…
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USAID headquarters closed on Monday, Musk says aid agency should be ‘shut down’
Washington: Elon Musk, the tech billionaire who heads an agency entrusted by US President Donald Trump to increase the efficiency of the federal government, said on Monday that he wants to shut…
