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The Trump administration on Tuesday issued a waiver for lifesaving medicines and medical services, offering a reprieve for a worldwide H.I.V. treatment program that was halted last week. The waiver, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, seemed to allow for the distribution of H.I.V. medications, but whether the waiver extended to preventive drugs or […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the Trump administration pausing federal aid, attacks on embassies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic stepping down. Massive Freeze A sweeping pause on U.S. federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance was set to go into effect at 5 […]
The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics. The directive is part of a broader freeze on foreign aid initiated last week. It includes the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, […]