US aid agency places global staff on leave as part of Trump's purge

Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

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Workers at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) were told to stay out of its Washington office after its website went dark over the weekend, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing on Monday it would come under his control.
The Manila Times
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Thousands of USAid employees already had been laid off and programs worldwide shut down after Donald Trump imposed a sweeping freeze on foreign assistance.
Guardian
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Dozens of countries have already been directly affected by Trump’s threats of tariffs and the withdrawal of US aid since he assumed office two weeks ago
The Independent
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The administration notified USAID workers in emails and a notice posted online, the latest in a sudden dismantling of the aid agency by returning political appointees from President Donald Trump's first term and billionaire Elon Musk's government-efficiency teams who call much of the spending on programs overseas wasteful.
Time

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