Many closed embassies, withdrawn funds to both the UN and Nato, and mass layoffs of diplomats. These cutbacks are included in an "aggressive" budget proposal for the US Department of State. The draft is, however, described as too far-reaching to be passed.
WorldEmployees at the US Department of State are being urged to report colleagues who exhibit "unchristian" behavior, reports Politico. It feels very much like "The Handmaid's Tale", says an anonymous official to the news site.
WorldIsrael has attacked the al-Ahli hospital – which is said to be the last functioning one in northern Gaza Strip. A child died when the building was evacuated. The World Health Organization (WHO) condemns the attack.
WorldThe White House describes Saturday's talks with Iran about a new nuclear energy agreement as "a step forward". New negotiations are expected in a week – but according to Iran's Foreign Minister, it "won't be easy" to get an agreement in place.
WorldIn the wake of Donald Trump's tariffs, the EU and China have plans for closer economic cooperation.
BusinessA federal judge in Washington DC grants the news agency AP the right against the White House, which has barred the agency from closely monitoring President Donald Trump.
WorldIsrael controls increasingly larger parts of Gaza – and two million Palestinians are crowded into ever smaller areas. According to calculations, Israel may already have taken over half of the Gaza Strip.
WorldThe military junta in Myanmar announces a temporary ceasefire in the ongoing civil war. This happens in the aftermath of Friday's devastating earthquake, which is now reported to have claimed over 3,000 human lives.
WorldThe aid workers were out in ambulances to retrieve the injured in the Gaza War, but were shot dead one by one. Their vehicles were crushed and buried in the sand along with the bodies. Israel's attack is described as the deadliest of its kind in at least eight years. The incident is condemned by the UN's human rights chief in strong terms.
WorldOver 300,000 households in Canada lack electricity after an ice storm paralyzed large parts of the province of Ontario. Even south of the border, in the USA, the power has disappeared for hundreds of thousands.
WorldThe USA has carried out more air bombings of areas in Yemen controlled by the Houthi movement. The American escalation is believed to take place on a broader front than previous interventions.
WorldThe goal is clear: to win the peace, says France's President Emmanuel Macron after yet another top meeting on Ukraine. An international support force is now being planned under French and British leadership.
WorldThe Belgrade evening is lit up by thousands of phone screens. The sea of people gathered to protest against the government stands still for 15 silent minutes. Then panic breaks out. President Aleksandar Vucic's regime is accused of - in contravention of the law - having used a sonic weapon against peaceful demonstrators.
WorldSweden is trying, together with Norway and the Netherlands, to get clarity on what will happen to a total of 15 million dollars, equivalent to 152 million kronor, which has been paid into the American aid agency Usaid.
SwedenThe death toll is rising after new Israeli attacks on Gaza. Israel reports that the head of the terrorist-stamped Hamas intelligence service has been killed.
WorldThousands of people are protesting in Istanbul after the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been arrested. This despite Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan having banned demonstrations.
WorldThe tennis stars' maternity leave has previously resulted in them missing out on large revenues. Now the players can receive economic support – financed by Saudi Arabia's state investment fund.
SportsThe White House denied reporters from several news media access to the USA's President Donald Trump's first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, reports the news agency Reuters.
WorldHamas and Israel have agreed to exchange imprisoned Palestinians and remains of four hostages. Negotiations on the second phase of the ceasefire are also expected to resume, according to the US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
WorldThe American news agency AP is suing three high-ranking employees within President Donald Trump's administration.
WorldThe Palestinian Authority (PA) is discontinuing its system of payments to Palestinian families whose relatives have been killed, injured or imprisoned in the conflict with Israel.
WorldIs the PGA tour and Saudi-backed LIV tour close to an agreement? President Donald Trump has now been linked to the negotiations. Golf top players have visited the White House and the president has played with Tiger Woods. It would take me a quarter to get an agreement in place, said Trump before the election.
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