Dozens of senior officials put on leave. Thousands of contractors laid off. A freeze put on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other countries.



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Dozens of senior officials put on leave. Thousands of contractors laid off. A freeze put on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other countries.

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Debate about what lies ahead for the U.S. Agency for International Development could tie into President Donald Trump’s effort to make a new nuclear deal with Iran.  Trump has signaled he wants to avert war with Iran over its push to acquire nuclear weapons and has mounted what he has described as a “campaign of pressure” to move the Middle Eastern country to the negotiating table.  The Trump administration’s decision to ax most foreign aid, part…

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Offline since Saturday (1st), the website of Usaid, the United States agency for international aid, was accessible again this Tuesday (4). Now, however, the page displays only one message announcing that most of its approximately 10 thousand employees will be required to take paid leave - there are exceptions for certain positions.
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Fora do ar desde o s�bado (1�), o site da Usaid, ag�ncia dos Estados Unidos para ajuda internacional, voltou a ser acess�vel nesta ter�a-feira (4). Agora, por�m, a p�gina exibe somente uma mensagem anunciando que a maioria dos seus cerca de 10 mil funcion�rios ser� obrigado a tirar licen�as remuneradas -h� exce��es para determinados cargos.
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What is USAID? And why do Trump and Musk want to end it?

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What is USAID, and why does Musk want to get rid of it?

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