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Impact of freeze on US foreign aid

The Trump administration is facing more legal action over its attempt to reduce the size of the government. Unions are challenging the decision to largely dismantle USAID.

We look at how President Donald Trump is reshaping American foreign policy with a barrage of executive orders having major implications for many nations and millions of people around the world. We hear from a former USAID director, the humanitarian agency Mr Trump is trying to overhaul or perhaps dismantle. Meanwhile, the US president has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court. We ask what practical implications that could have on the operations of the court.

We hear about the mysterious city of Shwe Kokko in Myanmar, accused of being a city built on scams, drugs and human trafficking. Our correspondent was able to visit.

The M23 rebels are moving to consolidate their control over the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. We speak to our Africa correspondent and the UN peacekeepers in the region.

And we look at the problem of recovering the bodies of tens of thousands of missing people in Syria.

(Photo: USAID building sits closed after staff were asked to work remotely, Washington, 3 February, 2025; Credit: Reuters)

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