Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.

A spending freeze could disrupt systems that warn communities when eruptions appear imminent.

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Turkey-PKK Deal May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad

The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to undermine the new Syrian government.

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Starmer Offers Trump a Plea and a Promise Over Ukraine

Underneath diplomatic pleasantries, President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer were expected to have some difficult conversations about the future of Ukraine.

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In Greenland, Taking It All In With Snowy Jogs and Sled Dogs

On a nearly two-week reporting trip to the island, one Times reporter made time for exercise and ice fishing.

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Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Failures

The highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come later.

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How Trump and Biden Pursued Critical Minerals in Ukraine, Greenland and Other Countries

China dominates in critical minerals, and President Trump has turned to high-pressure tactics to acquire them.

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At Funeral for Shiri Bibas and Children, an Israeli Outpouring of Grief

Thousands of Israelis lined the streets to mourn the Bibases, who were taken hostage in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and had become a symbol of the country’s trauma.

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Rare Protest at U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Reflects Fears Over Trump

The demonstration drew only a handful of people, but showed how some Ukrainians fear that Washington is drifting away from backing Ukraine now that President Trump is in power.

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Wednesday Briefing: Taiwan Considers a Changed U.S.

Plus, the microphone turns 100.

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Their Album Is Wordless. Will Their Protest Against A.I. Resound?

Musicians including Kate Bush and Billy Ocean released a “silent record” in outrage at a proposed change to British copyright law.

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How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right

Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections.

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Elon Musk Congratulates AfD Leader on Germany’s Election Results

The leader of the party said she received the call after the party known as the AfD finished second in national elections, by far the best showing in its history.

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Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow for ritual mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of transition.

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Monday Briefing: Conservatives Near Victory in Germany

Plus, a pharaoh’s tomb was unearthed.

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Why the Far-Right AfD Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government

The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.

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Expanding West Bank Campaign, Israel Sends Tanks for First Time in Decades

Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that 40,000 Palestinian residents displaced from militant hotbeds would not be allowed to return to their homes.

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Nine-Month Manhunt for French Fugitive Finally Produces an Arrest

A French convict was arrested in Romania months after he had been freed in a brazen daytime ambush that killed two prison guards, authorities said.

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‘Terrorist’ Attack at Market in France Leaves One Dead

France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, said there was “no doubt” that the stabbing was a terrorist attack, and the police are investigating it as such.

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Pope Francis in Critical Condition After ‘Respiratory Crisis,’ Vatican Says

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update from his doctors on Friday.

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Pope Francis Put Church Above His Health, Vatican Observers Say

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially worked himself into the hospital.

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Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Change How You Travel? Let Us Know.

The pandemic was declared in March 2020, shutting down travel for months. How did the lockdowns, and then the surge in demand, change the way you travel?

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Pope Francis Is in a ‘Good Mood’ but ‘Not Out of Danger,’ His Doctors Say

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately life-threatening.

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New Music Friday February 21: Selena Gomez, Gracie Abrams, benny blanco, JENNIE, Tate McRae and More

Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week!

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With Explosive Goggles, Ukraine Sought to Blast Russian Drone Operators

A senior Ukrainian intelligence official confirmed the plot to blow up drone goggles. But it was unclear how much effect the scheme had on Russian forces.

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Video Shows a Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Off the Coast of Mexico

Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.

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Europe’s New Reality: Trump May Not Quit NATO, but He’s Already Undercutting It

European officials knew the president’s win would threaten the fundamental precepts of the post-World War II order. But the speed at which it is unraveling has created a crisis of enormous proportions.

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Large Holes Open Up in Surrey, England; Car Teeters on the Edge

A giant hole opened up on a street in Surrey, southwest of London, forcing evacuations and leaving a car teetering on the edge. The cause was unknown.

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What We Know About the Secretive Migrant Mission at Guantánamo Bay

The Trump administration has said little about the Venezuelan men who were transferred from Texas to the U.S. military base in Cuba.

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Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Administration Taken to Jungle Camp

The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees.

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Bessent to Skip G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in South Africa

The Treasury secretary is the second top U.S. official to boycott the Group of 20 gatherings because of rising tension with South Africa over its land policies.

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Wednesday Briefing: U.S. and Russia Discuss Cooperation

Plus, the women leading R&B’s new wave.

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Zelensky Lashes Out at Trump for Excluding Ukrainians From Peace Talks

Left out of a meeting between American and Saudi officials, the Ukrainian leader also canceled a trip to Riyadh.

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RSF Announces Plans for Breakaway Government in Sudan

Amid reports of new atrocities by their troops in Sudan, leaders of the Rapid Support Forces were cheered at an elaborate political event in Kenya.

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Canada as the 51st State? In Electoral Terms, Trump’s Idea Favors Democrats.

Bringing Canada into the United States, however farcical the prospect may seem, would alter the political map in a way likely to cost Republicans.

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South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate is Shot Dead

Muhsin Hendricks was credited by some as being the world’s first openly gay imam and helped Muslims reconcile their faith with their sexual orientation.

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The Land Ukraine Could Be Forced to Give Up to End the War

President Trump has promised to bring a quick end to the war in Ukraine, suggesting that Russia could keep at least some of the Ukrainian territory it had captured. Andrew Kramer, the New York Times bureau chief in Kyiv, explains how this would leave Ukraine divided in two: one side with its government in Kyiv, and the other a battered Russian satellite to the east.

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Monday Briefing

A diplomatic scramble over Ukraine.

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Starmer Offers to Send U.K. Troops to Ukraine as Part of Peace Deal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said for the first time on Sunday that he was “ready and willing” to deploy troops to help guarantee Ukraine’s security.

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Monday Briefing: E.U. Leaders Set to Meet on Ukraine

Plus, searching for ISIS’s forgotten victims.

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German Election Spotlight Turns to Trump

The American president’s foreign policy, and a divisive speech by his vice president, drew attention away from an attack by a refugee that some expected would fan political tensions over migration.

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Argentine Leader Draws Fire After Cratering of Crypto Coin He Promoted

The move, quickly seized upon by his political rivals, was the latest in a series that Javier Milei has made that seem to mirror President Trump.

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15 Hindu Pilgrims Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station

Crowds had swelled because trains bound for the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been delayed, according to local media.

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British Couple on World Motorcycle Tour Is Detained in Iran

The couple last posted online from Iran in early January. Britain’s foreign office confirmed their detention after Iranian reports about British nationals accused of “security crimes.”

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Vance and Musk Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech

Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler.

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New Music Friday February 14: SZA, Selena Gomez, benny blanco, Sabrina Carpenter, Drake, Jack Harlow and More

Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week!

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Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese Actress and Star of ‘Meteor Garden,’ Dies at 48

Her role in the teen drama catapulted her to fame as a pop idol. She was also a TV host and appeared in films.

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Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer

Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals” from the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge.

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Friday Briefing: Trump Orders New Global Tariffs

Plus, “Saturday Night Live” turns 50.

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NATO Worries Grow That Europe Will Be Left Out of Talks to End War in Ukraine

President Trump has made it clear that he is pushing for an end to the war in Ukraine. The move has left Europe worried that it, and Ukraine, could be left out as he negotiates with Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin.

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Trump Announces ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Across the Globe

The president said advisers would devise new tariff levels reflecting countries’ tariffs, taxes, subsidies and other policies affecting trade with the United States.

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Belarus Frees an American and 2 Others as It Tries to Thaw Relations

Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, Belarus’s autocratic president and Russia’s closest ally, has taken steps to soften his country’s isolation from the West.

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Austrian Coalition Talks Collapse, Averting, for Now, a Far-Right Chancellor

The plan by the far-right Freedom Party to run Austria was halted by a disagreement over who would lead the all-important Interior Ministry.

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Trump Says Call With Putin Is Beginning of Ukraine Peace Negotiations

Among the topics the leaders discussed in their first confirmed conversation of President Trump’s second term was ending the war in Ukraine, he said.

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Pete Davidson Shows Off His Tattoo-Free Muscles in Reformation's Sexy Valentine's Day Campaign

Pete Davidson and Reformation hard launched their relationship just in time for Valentine's Day with a sexy campaign.

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Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Contentious Purchase of Nuclear Reactors

Opponents of the project say it is costly, will take far too long to strengthen Ukraine’s battered power supply and opens the door to corruption.

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What International Law Says About Trump’s Proposal to Remove Palestinians From Gaza

Taking over the enclave, forcing Palestinians to leave and preventing them from returning would be clear violations of international law, experts say.

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Nations Denounce Trump Tariff on Metals and Warn of Retaliation

Canada, Mexico and European countries criticized President Trump’s levies on steel and aluminum with fears that they could ignite a global trade war.

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Woman Files First U.S. Lawsuit Against Andrew Tate and His Brother

A woman who gave testimony to Romanian prosecutors accused Andrew and Tristan Tate in a lawsuit of conspiring to traffic her for sex work. The brothers have sued her for defamation.

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Trump Wants to Clear Bombs From Gaza. He’s Sidelined Groups That Would Do It.

Shortly before the president said he would have to clear unexploded bombs to redevelop Gaza, he ordered all U.S.-funded demining groups globally to stop their work.

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Hamas Suspends Hostage Release, Accusing Israel of Violating Cease-Fire Agreement

Stalling the next release of hostages from the Gaza Strip, scheduled for the coming weekend, raises new challenges for the already tenuous six-week truce and chances for a lasting end to the war.

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What DeepSeek’s Success Tells Us About China’s Ability to Nurture Talent

China produces a vast number of STEM graduates, but it hasn’t been known for innovation. Cultural and political factors may help explain why.

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Leighton Meester's Hairstylist Clariss Anya Rubenstein Says the Actress Is 'Open' to Switching Up Her Looks

Celebrity hairstylist Clariss Anya Rubentein tells ET about her creative process with Leighton Meester and tips for healthy locks.

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Monday Briefing: The Last Guard Against Trump’s Orders?

Plus, a study in swearing.

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Gyalo Thondup, Political Operator and Brother of the Dalai Lama, Dies at 97

Mr. Thondup’s influence in Tibet has been seen as second only to his younger brother, Tenzin Gyatso, the exiled head of Tibetan Buddhism, whom he spent decades trying to help return to their homeland.

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Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’

At a gathering in Madrid, members of Europe’s far-right parties set aside any trepidation they might have about President Trump’s threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the European Union.

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Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’

At a gathering in Madrid, members of Europe’s far-right parties set aside any trepidation they might have about President Trump’s threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the European Union.

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Trump Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers

President Biden announced the arms sales at the end of his administration, and President Trump is pushing it soon after his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

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Hamas Makes Gaunt Israeli Hostages Thank Captors Before Release

The scenes at the latest hostage release in Gaza angered Israelis and created even more uncertainty surrounding the next steps in a phased cease-fire deal.

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Grenfell Tower Was a Death Trap. Some Wanted It to Stand as a Warning.

Britain’s government confirmed Friday that the tower block in London, where 72 people died, would be demolished, provoking a combination of anger and relief from survivors and bereaved families.

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New Music Friday February 7: Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Lady Gaga, Doechii, LISA, Ashanti and More

Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week!

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In Greenland, the Ice Doesn’t Just Flow, It Quivers and Quakes

By using a fiber-optic cable to detect tiny vibrations a mile below the surface, scientists discovered a surprising way that ice sheets move.

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Trump’s Plan for Gaza Gives No Immediate Answers About the Hostages or the War

President Trump’s grandiose plans for the enclave left out any ideas for advancing the cease-fire talks.

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‘Screams and Smoke’: How a Deadly Mass Shooting Unfolded in Sweden

The police responding to the attack encountered firing so intense that they struggled to tell how many gunmen were on the scene, an official said.

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These Are the Major Obstacles to Trump’s Gaza Plan

Experts say a proposal to move all Palestinians out of Gaza and remake it as a U.S. territory would be time-consuming, extraordinarily costly and probably a violation of international law.

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French Government Survives No-Confidence Vote

The vote clears the way for final approval of France’s 2025 budget, easing concerns about the country’s political turmoil — but not ending them.

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Prince Rahim Is Named the Next Aga Khan, Succeeding His Father

Prince Rahim, the new leader of the Ismaili Muslims, was named as the successor of his father, who died at 88.

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Greenland, Eyeing Trump, Bans Foreign Political Funding

The law, billed as an effort “to safeguard Greenland’s political integrity,” came ahead of parliamentary elections.

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Sweden Shooting: At Least 10 Killed at Adult School

The shooting took place at a school for adult education in the city of Orebro on Tuesday. An official said he did not think it was a terrorist attack.

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The Closed-Door Battle to Become IOC President

In perhaps the quirkiest election in sports, seven officials are vying for the powerful position of president of the International Olympic Committee.

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Trump Urges Trading Ukraine’s Rare Earth Minerals for More U.S. Aid

Ukraine has already emphasized that by supporting its war effort, the U.S. could get access to the country’s wealth of critical minerals like lithium and uranium.

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Tuesday Briefing: A Tariff Deal With Mexico

Plus, the best and worst moments at the Grammys.

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Iran Is Developing Plans for Faster, Cruder Weapon, U.S. Concludes

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel prepares to meet with President Trump, the question of whether to strike Iran’s facilities or negotiate with Tehran appears certain to be under debate.

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How Costs for Online Sales After Trump’s Trade Move

President Trump’s tariff measures included a significant change to trade rules that could increase costs for many products bought online, including on Amazon, Shein and Temu.

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3 Mexican Sectors Most Affected by U.S. Tariffs, and How the Country Could Respond

President Trump’s tariffs will have major effects on Mexico’s auto industry, agriculture and energy, but the country has some means for responding.

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Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates

Amid warnings of price increases, Canada moved quickly to retaliate, China said it had planned countermeasures, and Mexico said it would soon unveil its response.

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Serbian State Media Shift Tune in Coverage of Huge Protests, Testing Leader

State TV had previously largely ignored the demonstrations against President Aleksandar Vucic, but now it is putting a spotlight on the rallies.

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Monday Briefing: Trump Ends Protections for Venezuelans

Plus, a lobster war in Nova Scotia.

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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.

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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.

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