The administration of President Donald Trump has appointed a key member of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration wants to slash the State Department budget by about half, according to internal ...

The draft plan is part of a process involving the agency and the White House. It would eliminate almost all funding for ...

Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday, February 3, 2025, after Elon Musk posted on social media that he ...

The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department.

Bangladesh is preparing to formally raise its demand for $4.52 billion in financial claims from Pakistan, comprising its fair share of undivided Pakistan's pre-1971 assets, including aid money, ...

When former leader Bashar al-Assad fell, new Syria war crimes investigations began. But U.S. budget cuts have halted some work. For families of the disappeared, it means justice delayed or denied.

The Chinese Embassy in Argentina has criticized U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for “maliciously slandering” the country as it continues to fund development assistance for African and Latin ...

White House budget director Russ Vought wants to claw back $1.1 billion appropriated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

The Trump administration proposes slashing State Department and USAID budgets by 48%, cutting global aid and international organisation funding, prompting bipartisan concern over U.S. diplomatic ...

A document obtained by POLITICO shows plans to zero out or substantially reduce spending on many programs, including ones ...

Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi's capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured a customer a drink. Manda is a casualty of Malawi's economic struggles, his livelihood hanging by a thread as ...