Judge puts brakes on Trump’s USAID purge

The order comes as the agency’s more than 2,000 employees fight to prevent it from being shut down A federal judge has temporarily barred the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington’s primary vehicle for funding political projects abroad, from putting thousands of employees on paid leave. The order was in response to a lawsuit…

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Israel strikes Iranian state broadcaster’s office

The office has continued to operate despite the damage sustained in the attack, according to local media The Israeli military has targeted the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster (IRINN) as part of its bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic. The office has continued operating despite sustaining damage, according to Iranian media. The strike came as…

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NATO split over 5% spending demand – media

Spain has rejected the target as “unreasonable” ahead of the bloc’s upcoming summit in The Hague Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has rejected NATO’s proposal for member states to increase military spending to 5% of their GDP, calling the idea “not only unreasonable but also counterproductive.”   Following US President Donald Trump’s demands for a 5%…

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