‘In US healthcare is big business, in Canada it is a right,’ incoming Canada PM warns Trump
Trump’s trade war and his talk of making Canada the 51st US state have infuriated Canadians, who are booing the American anthem at NHL and NBA games. Some are cancelling trips south of the border, and many are avoiding buying American goods when they can.
Trump says US has ‘just about’ ended suspension on Ukraine intelligence sharing
The suspension, which could cost lives by hurting Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russian missile strikes, followed a halt to US military aid to Kyiv.
Africa faces ‘deadlier’ test as malaria season sets in against backdrop of Trump’s US aid cuts weaken the fight against it
Uganda in 2023 had 12.6 million malaria cases and nearly 16,000 deaths, many of them children under 5 and pregnant women, according to WHO. Opigo said the US has been giving between $30 million and $35 million annually for malaria control. He didn’t say which contracts have been terminated but noted that field research was also affected.
Case of ‘revolution’ eating own children: Voters hired Trump through MAGA, he’s firing them via DOGE
A White House spokesman said Trump had been given a popular mandate to overhaul the federal government to combat waste, fraud and abuse. Trump edged out his opponent, Democratic former Vice President Kamala Harris, by 1.5 percentage points in the November contest.
Some malaria, HIV, tuberculosis programme cuts reversed by US but details needed, groups say
A US State Department spokesperson said the Trump administration had been working to review every dollar spent “to ensure taxpayer resources are being used to make America safer, stronger and more prosperous” and had reviewed around 15,600 awards, contracts and grants, but did not respond to questions about why some terminations had been reversed and others not, or on restarting funding.
Trump to review legal status of 240,000 Ukrainian migrants as he steps up deportations
Migrants stripped of their parole status could face fast-track deportation proceedings, according to an internal ICE email. Immigrants who cross the border illegally can be put into the fast-track deportation process known as expedited removal, for two years after they enter.
United States military commands sustains airstrikes on Al Shabaab in Somalia as UN extends sanctions
Following its first airstrike in Somalia under second term US President Donald Trump – made public by The Pentagon on February 1 – Africom reports four more similar sorties to date. Two, specify the number – three – of actual strikes with the others reported as “collective self-defence air strikes”.
Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
The US air quality monitors measured dangerous fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5, which can penetrate deep into the lungs and lead to respiratory diseases, heart conditions and premature death. The World Health Organization estimates that air pollution kills around seven million people each year.
Trump finds ‘less soot’ in stripping tiny African kingdom Lesotho of $8m in humanitarian aid
Musk in September was meeting with Lesotho’s Prime Minister Sam Matekane, while trying to do business with the southern African nation.
Trump suspends US military aid to Ukraine after angry clash with defiant President Zelenskiy
The Trump administration inherited $3.85 billion worth of Congressionally approved authority to dip into US arms stocks for Ukraine. Monday’s move also appeared to halt deliveries of military equipment approved by former President Joe Biden, including munitions, missiles and other systems.
