Trump and Musk Team Up for US Agency Staff Reductions
President Donald Trump ordered U.S. agencies to work closely with top adviser Elon Musk's effort to shrink the federal workforce by identifying government employees who can be laid off and functions that can be eliminated entirely.With his 4-year-old son by his side or on his shoulders, billionaire Musk stood next…
Trump administration targets dozens of senior USAID staff after aid freeze
The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), sources familiar with the matter said, after Washington put a sweeping freeze on U.S. aid worldwide.The administration on Saturday urged USAID staff to help transform how Washington allocates aid around…
Trump administration targets dozens of senior USAID staff after aid freeze
The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), sources familiar with the matter said, after Washington put a sweeping freeze on U.S. aid worldwide.The administration on Saturday urged USAID staff to help transform how Washington allocates aid around…
Bangladesh train services hit as staff strike over benefits
Train services in Bangladesh came to a standstill on Tuesday as railway staff, demanding benefits for extra work, went on a nationwide indefinite strike that hit hundreds of thousands of people.A long-standing dispute over overtime pay and pension benefits for railway workers led to staff abstaining from work, its union…
