内容摘要：Meanwhile, the federal government has ramped up support for oil and gas production in the name of an “American energy dominance” agenda, and it

Meanwhile, the federal government has ramped up support for oil and gas production in the name of an “American energy dominance” agenda, and it

In January, officials in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Kitts and Nevis said they found a boat with the bodies of 19 people, some with identifications from Mali.Meanwhile, in May 2021, the bodies of more than a dozen men were found on a boat drifting near the twin-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago.

found that they were part of a group of 43 people believed to have left Mauritania for Spain’s Canary Islands but instead were swept away by the Atlantic Ocean.▶ Follow live updates onis leaving his government role as a top adviser to

after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.His departure, announced Wednesday evening, marks the end of a turbulent chapter that included thousands of layoffs, the evisceration of government agencies and reams of litigation. Despite the upheaval, the billionaire entrepreneur struggled in the unfamiliar environment of Washington, and he accomplished far less than he hoped.

He dramatically reduced his target for cutting spending — from $2 trillion to $1 trillion to $150 billion — and increasingly expressed frustration about resistance to his goals. Sometimes he clashed with other top members of Trump’s administration, who chafed at the newcomer’s efforts to reshape their departments, and he faced

Musk’s role working for Trump wasand most humanitarian groups and the unexpected resignation of its executive director.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is the linchpin of a new aid system that would wrest distribution away from aid groups led by the U.N., which have carried out a massive operation moving food, medicine, fuel, tents and other supplies across Gaza since the war began in October 2023.The new mechanism limits food distribution to a small number of hubs under guard of armed contractors, where people must go to pick it up. Currently four hubs have been set up, all close to Israeli military positions.

Israel has demanded an alternative plan because it accuses Hamas of siphoning off aid. The United Nations and aid groups deny there is significant diversion. They reject the new mechanism, saying it allows Israel to use food as a weapon, violates humanitarian principles and won’t be effective.and all other supplies from entering Gaza for nearly three months,