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US freezes new funding for nearly all its aid programs worldwide

US freezes new funding for nearly all its aid programs worldwide

  • Secretary of State Rubio’s order specifically exempted emergency food programs, such as those helping to feed millions in a widening famine in warring Sudan
  • Military assistance to allies Israel and Egypt from the freeze, but there was no indication of a similar waiver to allow vital US military assistance to Ukraine
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