Donald Trump had not been president for many days when the email came: “You are on leave.” A few weeks later, Dean Karlan, chief economist at the development agency USAID, resigned. It was destroyed, he says of his old workplace. Now the economics professor is working on a model for the future of US aid.
WorldThe UN Security Council adopted a resolution late Friday evening demanding an end to the attacks carried out by the Houthi movement in Yemen in other countries and at sea.
ConflictsThe UN's atomic energy agency, the IAEA, is demanding that Iran allow inspectors to check the country's supply of, among other things, enriched uranium.
WorldIsrael is opening a border crossing to the northern Gaza Strip to allow the entry of emergency aid from the UN and other international organizations, writes the Israeli agency Cogat on X.
WorldAmid an ongoing civil war, with bombings of civilians and widespread human rights abuses, Myanmar's military government is planning to hold elections. No one can say they will be free and fair, says UN human rights chief Volker Türk.
World politicsIsrael is determined that the ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon will hold – and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises to do so "with an iron fist". Those who wish us harm are arming themselves. They have not given up their goal of destroying us, he says in the Knesset.
ConflictsThe United States has carried out attacks on two vessels in the Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on social media. Six people were reportedly killed. At the same time, the UN is calling on the United States to investigate whether the attacks violate international law.
WorldDonald Trump had not been president for many days when the email came: “You are on leave.” A few weeks later, Dean Karlan, chief economist at the development agency USAID, resigned. It was destroyed, he says of his old workplace. Now the economics professor is working on a model for future American aid.
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