Aid groups were in crisis as the U.S. aid agency seemed to lose independence and be put on the chopping block.
WASHINGTON (AN) — Billionaire Elon Musk said U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed that the U.S. Agency for International Development should be dissolved.
Police officers and tape blocked USAID's headquarters from receiving staffers. “With regards to the USAID stuff, I went over it with (Trump) in detail and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said on Monday.
The impact of the abrupt U.S. foreign aid suspension has been quick and harsh for people and organizations worldwide.
International aid agencies expressed relief over a cease-fire but cautioned it must lead to a more lasting peace agreement.
Humanitarians scrambled to protect civilians as rebels toppled the Assad regime after a nearly 14-year civil war.
The United Nations and Doctors Without Borders are moving staff to safety as gangs take over Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince.
"Europe faces a clear and present danger," E.C. President Ursula von der Leyen said as the emergency meeting began.
The averate rate of gains for women-held seats accelerated between 2000 and 2015, but slowed in the last decade.
The five-point plan, unveiled as "ReArm Europe," is Europe's largest military and economic mobilization effort this century.
After an extraordinary U.S. repudiation, Ukraine won pledges from world leaders to urgently boost Europe's self-defense.
