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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks during a a Declaration of Principles signing ceremony with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe at the State Department on April 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S.-facilitated agreement promotes ending fighting in the region while bringing economic development between the two nations. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Report: State Department to lay off over 1,300 employees

The State Department will be laying off over 1,300 employees amid a reorganization plan.

INTERNATIONAL WATERS RED SEA, YEMEN - NOVEMBER 20: This handout screen grab captured from a video shows Yemen's Houthi fighters' takeover of the Galaxy Leader Cargo in the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, on November 20, 2023 in the Red Sea, Yemen. On Monday, the Houthi movement in Yemen released footage and photos of the Houthi-run coastguard taking over the Israeli-linked Galaxy Leader Vessel in the Red Sea, which had 52 people onboard. Galaxy Leader is owned by Galaxy Maritime Ltd in the Isle of Man and is linked to Israeli businessman Abraham Ungar through Ray Car Carriers. (Photo by Houthi Movement via Getty Images)

Houthis resume attacks on cargo ships in Red Sea, killing 3 and kidnapping more survivors

Houthi terrorists in Yemen attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea on Tuesday, killing three and wounding two others while kidnapping several crew members, according to the U.S. Embassy in Yemen.

TOPSHOT - A man rides a motorbike past a billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles in service in Tehran on April 19, 2024. Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan on April 19, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. embassy in Iraq preparing for evacuation as Iranian strikes ‘could be imminent’

The U.S. embassy in Iraq is preparing to evacuate over heightened security risks, seemingly stemming from a potential conflict with Iran.

SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS - JANUARY 31: US Air force flight carrying deported migrants by the US government arrive at Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport on January 31, 2025 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Honduras receives 126 migrants in two different flights as part of mass deportation plans by the Trump's administration. People were captured once they got into the US or during the raids conducted by the authorities. (Photo by Jorge Salvador Cabrera/Getty Images)

Kosovo to host illegal alien deportees amid Trump’s continued push for deportations

The Republic of Kosovo has agreed to take in at least 50 illegal immigrants, to be deported from the United States over a one-year period, according to multiple reports that surfaced on Wednesday.

TOPSHOT - Irish singer of U2 Bono poses during a photocall for the film "Bono: Stories of Surrender" at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP) (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)

Bono slammed by Musk after claiming USAID closure resulted in 300K deaths: ‘He’s such a liar/idiot’

U2 lead-singer Bono slammed the Trump administration for shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), claiming that the closure was responsible for 300,000 deaths.

President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump exchange words during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Relations between the two countries have been strained since Trump signed an executive order in February that claimed white South Africans are the victims of government land confiscation and race-based “genocide” while admitting some of those Afrikaners as refugees to the United States. Trump also halted all foreign aid to South Africa and expelled the country’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump discusses Afrikaner attacks with South African president during Oval Office meeting

President Donald Trump is reported to have confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, presenting him with videos and images illustrating the severe mistreatment of White farmers in South Africa.