USAID staff on leave; key roles stay. Trump closing agency.

Around 10,000 employees at USAID have been placed on administrative leave, with only staff responsible for critical functions remaining. President Donald Trump plans to dissolve the foreign aid agency and merge it with the State Department. Most employees abroad will be returned to the USA within 30 days. Trump has called USAID “corrupt,” and the…

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Vučić and Macron in Seville: Friendly Meeting or Political Theater?

On June 30th, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Seville at the 4th International Conference on Development Financing. The talks focused on further enhancing bilateral cooperation between Serbia and France, Serbia’s European path, and the current situation in Europe and the world. Vučić described the meeting on Instagram as “friendly…

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