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Move would threaten life-saving global humanitarian aid programs, from HIV/Aids treatments to clean water accessThe website for the US Agency for International Development, or USAid, appeared to be offline on Saturday, as the Trump administration moves to put the free-standing agency, and its current $42.8bn budget for global humanitarian operations, under state department control.A message stating that the “server IP address could not be found” appeared when attempts were made to access the website on Saturday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/01/usaid-website-offline-trump Author : Edward Helmore Publish date : 2025-02-01 22:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Tariffs on imports mean higher costs for finishing fuels, much of which is likely to be passed on to consumersUS consumers will see higher prices at the gas pump from Donald Trump’s decision on Saturday to apply tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oil, according to analysts and fuel traders.The likely hike in fuel prices reflects the double-edged nature of Trump’s trade protections, which are designed to bolster domestic business and pressure US neighbors to curb illegal immigration and drug smuggling, but which will also run counter to his promises to tackle inflation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/01/us-gas-prices-trump-tariffs Author :

Essex police said a boy and a girl died at the scene and the car involved failed to stopTwo people have been arrested after two children died in a car collision in Essex, police have said.Officers were called to Walthams Place in Basildon at about 6.25pm on Saturday to reports of a crash and a car failing to stop. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/01/two-arrested-after-two-children-killed-in-basildon-car-collision Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-02-01 22:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Kremlin claims Ukrainian military attacked site in area occupied by Kyiv since last AugustUkraine’s military has said that Russian forces struck a boarding school housing people preparing for evacuation in a part of Russia’s Kursk region held by Ukrainian forces, killing at least four people.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack had destroyed the boarding school in the border town of Sudzha, “even though dozens of civilians were there”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/02/fatal-missile-strike-on-kursk-school-blamed-on-russia-by-ukraine Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-02-02 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.