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The State Department plans to notify South African officials next week that it will phase out PEPFAR assistance. The program has provided more than $8 billion since 2003. Officials cited unmet policy conditions as the reason for the decision.
SemaforThe move would close out the assistance by early next year. A State Department official said the decision follows South Africa's failure to meet administration policy requests. The official described the action as the start of a phased drawdown.
PEPFAR has supplied more than $8 billion to South Africa since its launch under President George W. Bush. South Africa has the world's largest number of people living with HIV, about 8 million. A Senate aide said some funding for healthcare workers would continue into 2027 while program awards wind down later this year.
foxnews.comIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Jerusalem policy summit that two named operations destroyed Iran's nuclear infrastructure and killed 20 scientists. He also described strikes on missile and regime targets plus new security zones in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon.
foxnews.comA federal judge barred the Kennedy Center from shutting for two years of renovations and required removal of President Trump's name from the building. The board will vote in mid-July on three renovation options.
theepochtimes.comChicago police recorded seven deaths and 38 injuries from multiple shootings that began Friday evening and continued through Sunday. Officials reported at least two dozen separate incidents since 5 p.m. Friday.