She Speaks Trump’s Language: Meet Ukraine’s New Prime Minister

The appointment of Yuliia Svyrydenko, a business-oriented official, shows how Kyiv is trying to persuade the Trump administration that working with the country can be lucrative, even in wartime.

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In East Timor, U.S. Retreats From Plan to Build ‘Lifesaving’ Sewage Plant

A U.S. aid agency had committed hundreds of millions of dollars to the project, which could help provide clean water. Now its board wants to pull out of the agreement.

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Ukraine’s Troops Rely on a Secretive Ammunition Program. Now It’s in Doubt.

A Czech Republic-led effort gathers munitions for Kyiv from around the world, but an opposition party expected to win elections there has vowed to drop it.

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The Man Behind Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency: Russell Vought

Russell T. Vought spent years drawing up plans to expand presidential power and shrink federal bureaucracy. Now he is moving closer to making that vision a reality, threatening to erode checks and balances.

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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Withhold $4 Billion in Foreign Aid Funding

The court’s conservative majority allowed the president to cut the funding in part because it said his flexibility to engage in foreign affairs outweighed “the potential harm” faced by aid recipients.

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In a Sudden Shift, Trump Says Ukraine Can Win the War With Russia

President Trump’s pivot could give him room to distance himself from a conflict that he once promised to solve in days or weeks.

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Trump to Address U.N. as He Jettisons Aid and Recasts U.S. Role

President Trump plans to address the U.N. General Assembly with a rebuke of global institutions, at a moment when he is increasingly isolated in his approach to crises around the world.

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U.N. Gathers Amid Its 80th Anniversary and a ‘Free Fall’

The wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan will hang over the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly next week in New York. So, too, will budget and identity crises.

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A Maternity Ward in Chad Reaches Its Breaking Point as U.S. Aid Dries Up

The fallout of the war in Sudan has led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, but aid to its victims is vanishing. Pregnant women’s lives are in the balance.

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How China Stands to Gain as the U.S. Steps Away From the U.N.

U.S. funding cuts are straining the United Nations and giving Beijing an opening to strengthen its influence, at a fraction of the cost Washington once paid.

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