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US diplomats have requested that the 90-day foreign aid freeze set by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio be waived for Ukrainian programmes. Source: Financial Times Details: According to documents seen by the Financial Times,

Fort Worden Hospitality, a nonprofit corporation that runs accommodation and food and beverage services at the century old fort-turned-state-park, is ceasing all operations.

Republican Senators Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski are considered obvious candidates to oppose Kennedy’s nomination. All three voted against Trump’s defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth last week when he secured senate confirmation with just a single tiebreaking vote cast by vice-president JD Vance.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has ordered an immediate halt to work on virtually all existing foreign aid programmes pending a review into whether they are consistent with President Donald Trump’s policies, according to an internal cable seen by the Financial Times.

The president is surrounded by the leaders of the richest and most powerful companies in history — but their dominance may yet be checked

US diplomats have requested an urgent exemption for Ukraine-related programmes from a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and “stop work” orders issued by secretary of state Marco Rubio, according to documents seen by the Financial Times and people familiar with the matter.

Believe what narrative you want: following an exchange of heated rhetoric and mutual threats of trade sanctions on social media yesterday, either Colombian President Gustavo Petro backed down from his refusal to allow military deportation flights or Donald Trump blinked and allowed said removals to proceed in a more humane manner.

PPHC — which stands for Public Policy Holding Company — is highly acquisitive and has been targeting new deals in the key political centres of London, Brussels and US state capitals. TrailRunner works across corporate affairs, crisis communications, litigation and reputation management.

The city of constant reinvention that has drawn women in search of a new life is captured in a stunning new graphic novel — plus classic reissued memoirs and novels

Vanessa Wruble was a driving force behind the Women’s March in the US capital, inspired by the perceived threat Trump posed to reproductive and civil rights. For now, though, she is done marching. “What would it actually accomplish?

As a longtime subscriber, I thank you for your excellent coverage of world affairs both in Gaza and Washington DC last week. As a veteran humanitarian surgeon in war zones, I applaud the independence of your reporting.