Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts
The Ebola crisis in East Africa is rapidly escalating, with cases now confirmed in major population centers in…
GOP warms to Netanyahu plan to end US military aid to Israel
Top Republicans are warming to an idea by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that even a year ago…
Israel deports 2 activists detained for leading an aid flotilla to Gaza
Tel Aviv, Israel — Israel deported two activists on Sunday after being detained for slightly over a week…
US not seeing imminent military action in Cuba, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is not looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald…
UN considers threatening Iran with sanctions over strait closure
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A proposed U.N. resolution threatens Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn’t…
How the War in Iran is Affecting Africa’s Economy and Fuel Supply
As the globe convulses over the economic fallout from the war in Iran, many African nations say the…
AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
Saulo Kasekela died of AIDS on March 7, in a small town called Mpongwe in the copper belt…
Sorry, Israel haters — US aid pays off big for America
Tucker Carlson is “tormented.” Not by a policy failure, not by a domestic crisis — by the fact,…
$106 Billion Loan Reflects E.U.’s View That Peace in Ukraine Is Far Away
For weeks, Ukraine had been caught in a bind. A path to ending the war seemed increasingly illusory,…
US Rep. David Scott, Georgia Democrat, dies at 80
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House…
A Year After U.S.A.I.D.’s Death, Fired Workers Find Few Jobs and Much Loss
She was fired by email while on maternity leave, given 24 hours to clear out her desk and…
Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees
SYDNEY (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps will see…