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As U.S. pressure mounts, Venezuela’s foreign ‘hostages’ face growing uncertainty

Dozens of foreign nationals are locked up in Venezuelan prisons, accused of crimes they may not have committed. As the U.S. ramps up pressure on Caracas, families fear for their loved ones stuck there.

Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid

The court's majority said Trump's foreign policy authority outweighed the harms claimed by the international aid groups suing.

Trump adds $100,000 fee for high-skilled foreign workers in major visa overhaul

The president signed executive orders that would charge companies $100,000 a year to hire a worker on an H1-B visa and allow wealthy foreigners to get a visa for $1,000,000.

Foreign influencers are doing their best to spin the Charlie Kirk assassination

Russia, Iran and China have all attempted to shape the narrative, but so far, their influence has been relatively minor, experts say.

Alone in a foreign country, a young woman is saved by two strangers

In 1980, Elaine Batchelor was attacked on a night train while backpacking alone in Europe. Two strangers stepped in and stayed by her side for the rest of the 12-hour ride.

Israel increasingly bars foreign doctors who want to volunteer in Gaza

Foreign doctors have been serving as medical volunteers, but must be approved by Israel to enter Gaza. The World Health Organization says denial rates have increased by 50% since March.

Dependent on foreign sales, U.S. wheat farmers hoping longtime partners stick with them

As President Trump's tariffs kick in, American companies that rely on imports are worried about rising costs and passing them onto consumers. But some U.S. exporters are worried too.

President Trump can continue to withhold billions in foreign aid, court rules

A federal appeals court handed President Trump a victory on Wednesday. The court ruled the administration can continue to freeze or terminate billions of dollars that Congress approved in foreign aid.

What will rescission do to foreign aid? Details are murky. Here’s what we found out

Congress approved the clawing back of $7.9 billion in foreign aid pledges. Who ends up losing out?

Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid

The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs

The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.

Clawing back foreign aid is tied to ‘waste, fraud and abuse.’ What’s the evidence?

As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill to rescind $40 billion in promised foreign aid, critics of the measure say a thorough governmental review of targeted programs did not actually take place.

Senate set to debate cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid

The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump that would claw back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Will Congress cut funds to NPR/PBS and foreign aid this week?

The Trump Administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and Foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the week to approve the cuts.

Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and U.S. officials

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence.

Senators question Trump plan to kill federal funds for PBS, NPR and some foreign aid

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to rescind federal funding for public broadcasting and international aid programs.

U.S. resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts

The U.S. State Department said it is restarting the process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for review.

Judge puts temporary hold on Trump’s latest ban on Harvard’s foreign students

Admitted students around the world are anxiously tracking the school's feud with the Trump administration, which is seeking to keep it from enrolling international students.

Trump’s foreign policy: deals with allies over diplomacy with rivals

When President Trump talks about his foreign policy, he often frames it as a business deal. He says much less about conventional diplomacy, like ending the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

U.S. stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students

The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said.

Trump shrinks National Security Council in major foreign policy shakeup

The NSC has traditionally played a pivotal role in advising the president for his biggest diplomatic and security decisions. But in Trump's second term, it has seen its influence shrink.

Marco Rubio defends foreign affairs cuts and Trump’s Russia talks in Senate hearing

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is defending major cuts in the foreign affairs budget as he testifies on Tuesday before the Senate committee where he used to serve.

Here are 5 takeaways from Trump’s first major foreign trip to the Middle East

President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East, his first major foreign trip of this second term, where it was all about business deals and not moral leadership.

Is AI the future of America’s foreign policy? Some experts think so

Large language models like ChatGPT and DeepSeek are increasingly being looked at for their potential to help make decisions in high-stakes situations.

Supermarket displays of oranges will never look the same after reading ‘Foreign Fruit’

In her new hybrid memoir, Katie Goh unravels the multitudes citrus fruit contains, in lockstep with mythologies of colonialism, inheritance and identity.

How Trump’s cuts to U.S. foreign aid are imperiling Syria’s war crimes investigations

When former leader Bashar al-Assad fell, new Syria war crimes investigations began. But U.S. budget cuts have halted some work. For families of the disappeared, it means justice delayed or denied.

Trump administration advances immigration crackdown on foreign student protesters

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that his department has revoked the student visas of hundreds of students so far, with plans to cancel more.

As U.S. foreign aid grants get slashed, Greenland gets money for a dog race

Second lady Usha Vance has scrapped a plan to attend Greenland's national dog sled race this week. But American tax dollars will help support the race anyway.

As U.S. foreign aid programs grind to a halt, African health leaders look for a silver lining

Chad has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality. A group of midwives helped but now their jobs are on the line — one of many cases where countries must try to keep such programs alive.

Five takeaways: China’s foreign minister slams Trump’s ‘two-faced’ policies

China's top foreign policy official addressed the escalating trade war with the U.S. and promoted China as an "anchor" on the global stage as America retreats from international involvement.

Trump administration again labels the Houthis a ‘foreign terrorist organization’

Trump's first administration similarly designated the Houthis, but the designation was revoked by President Joe Biden's administration over concerns it would affect the delivery of aid to Yemen.

To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians

Some states are trying to make it easier for doctors trained in other countries to work in the U.S. Skeptics say other licensing and hiring barriers could hamper this effort.