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'Save the Post': Hundreds protest cuts at famed US newspaper
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - Several hundred people rallied outside The Washington Post headquarters on Thursday to protest its decision to lay off hundreds of journalists, including most of its overseas staff.
Trump administration orders nearly 30 US ambassadors to leave their posts
New York Times, Published on 23/12/2025
» WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered nearly 30 ambassadors in embassies around the world to return to the United States within weeks, a move that would leave a large gap in the American diplomatic corps even as President Donald Trump has said he wants to resolve conflicts through diplomacy.
Hegseth vows stronger ties with a Vietnam sceptical of US commitment
Published on 03/11/2025
» HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth completed a two-day trip to Vietnam on Monday, seeking to reassure a wary partner with US promises to double down on joint efforts to address the wounds of the Vietnam War.
US begins sending nuke workers home as shutdown drags
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The agency responsible for safeguarding the US nuclear stockpile began placing most staff on enforced leave Monday, an official said, as yet another congressional vote to end the crippling government shutdown failed.
Most US nuke workers to be sent home as shutdown bites
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US agency in charge of nuclear weapons is putting most of its workforce on unpaid leave, a top Republican lawmaker warned Friday, as a prolonged government shutdown bit further into already crippled public services.
White House says 'substantial' shutdown layoffs have begun
AFP, Published on 11/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The White House said Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal workers as President Donald Trump sought to amp up pressure on opposition Democrats to end a government shutdown that has crippled public services.
US government shutdown enters second week
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis.
US government shutdown may last weeks, analysts warn
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The bitter tribalism that drove the United States into a government shutdown is putting compromise out of reach, analysts say -- and threatening to turn a staring contest between the Democrats and Donald Trump's Republicans into a protracted crisis.
US government shutdown likely to drag into next week
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US government shutdown appeared likely to stretch into next week as senators prepared on Friday to vote for a fourth time on a funding fix proposed by Donald Trump’s Republicans that has little hope of success.
Trump ramps up pressure on Democrats over US government shutdown
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» WASHINGTON — Donald Trump signalled Thursday that he plans to follow through on his threat for mass layoffs of US federal workers as he ratcheted pressure on Democrats to back moves to end the government shutdown.