Fatma Tanis

A new report from UNICEF finds that there's been a lot of progress in the last 5 years when it comes to tackling child labor in many parts of the world. But sub-Saharan Africa has made less progress.

President Trump on Tuesday formally asked Congress to cancel funds it has already approved for foreign aid and public media. Congress has 45 days to approve or reject these requests.

A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk and his DOGE team likely violated the Constitution when they effectively shut down USAID. Trump said the administration will appeal the decision.

We look at the anticipated impact of of the USAID funding freeze, which helped some of the poorest people around the world. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the matter.

The Trump administration is terminating thousands of foreign assistance grants and awards, according to a court filing. The move effectively guts the six-decade-old agency.

The Trump administration plans to lay off almost all of USAID's staff of nearly 13,000. We look at where it leaves the agency, which administers and provides the majority of U.S. foreign assistance.

The Trump administration is putting all USAID employees on administrative leave by the end of this week, according to a new directive sent to all agency staff globally and posted on its website.

The Trump administration's order to stop all foreign aid has immediately affected people with HIV/AIDS. Clinics around the world rely on U.S. funds to provide treatments to those battling the disease.

Turkey is expected to play a major role as the new government takes over ruling Syria. Turkey had shown tacit support for groups fighting the Assad dictatorship.

The Kurdish coalition that controls a third of Syria and helped the US fight ISIS is facing a new reality after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. NATO ally Turkey sees them as a threat and is demanding the dismantling of Kurdish militia (YPG). And some of the majority Arab civilians who live in Kurdish controlled areas want to be governed by the rebels that took Damascus instead.