Trump will withhold money from schools that require Covid-19 vaccines
The latest move is another step in the Trump administration’s campaign against Covid-19 vaccine requirements. Read More
Trump funding freeze halts wildfire prevention work
The Trump administration has halted funding for federal programs to reduce wildfire risk in Western states and has frozen hiring of seasonal firefighters, as part of broad cuts to government…
Trump says new tariffs on autos coming around April 2
The automobile levies will put some of the biggest brands in Japan, Germany and South Korea in the president’s crosshairs. Read More
Approval rating of Brazil’s Lula falls to 24% from 35%, pollster Datafolha says
SAO PAULO – Approval of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government dropped to 24% from 35% in December, pollster Datafolha said on Friday. Read More
China will have to hit back at US ‘bullying,’ top diplomat says
Chinese FM Wang Yi says if the US is bent on suppressing China, it will have no choice but to play along to the end. Read More
Russian suspected of sabotage against Poland, US, deported from Bosnia, Tusk says
WARSAW – A Russian citizen suspected of coordinating acts of sabotage against Poland, the United States and other allies was deported to Poland from Bosnia and Herzegovina and arrested by…
US disaster response teams unable to deploy following USAID shutdown, sources say
LONDON – A world-renowned U.S. program for international disaster and crisis assistance can no longer deploy in the event of a major emergency due to the Trump administration’s dismantling of…
Three Moldovans arrested for links with Wagner Group, Europol says
PARIS – Three Moldovan nationals have been arrested in Moldova for links to the Russian Wagner Group, pan-European police agency Europol said on Friday. Read More
UK, US agree Zelenskiy must be part of Ukraine peace talks, says UK’s Lammy
MUNICH – British foreign minister David Lammy on Friday said he and U.S. Vice President JD Vance agreed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy must be part of any peace talks to…
Iran bars Lebanese planes from taking stranded citizens home after Israeli ‘threat’
BEIRUT – Iran barred Lebanese planes from repatriating dozens of Lebanese nationals stranded in Iran on Friday, in a standoff after Lebanon blocked an Iranian civilian flight following what Tehran…