A wounded U.S. in turmoil
Tag: Appointments and Executive Changes
Yemen Airport Is Attacked as New Government Arrives
The attack occurred just as a plane carrying several cabinet officials landed. The cabinet’s formation was supposed to be a step toward resolving Yemen’s civil war.
Christopher Miller Named Acting Defense Secretary
President Trump’s new acting secretary of defense began a since-aborted diplomatic gambit last month to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group — drawing the ire of the secretary of state.
An Earthquake, an Orphanage, and New Beginnings for Haitian Children in America
After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, 19 children from one orphanage were flown to the U.S. to be adopted by American families. One would later meet President Trump.
U.S. Election, Boris Johnson, Coronavirus: Your Friday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov Says He Will Resign
The president of Kyrgyzstan said he did not want to be remembered as a leader “who shed blood and shot at his own citizens.”
After 2 Years of Paralysis, Belgium Forms a (Very Fragile) Government
A coalition, cobbled together from seven political parties, will try to keep a growing far-right movement at bay and look to finally pass a budget and a pandemic recovery package.
Mali Appoints New President After Military Coup
Regional leaders have insisted the West African country return to civilian rule. The new interim president is a retired colonel and former defense minister who served under the ousted president.
Japan’s New Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Picks His Cabinet
Yoshihide Suga’s status quo cabinet suggested that he was rewarding the factions inside his party that had helped him become prime minister.
At U.S.A.I.D., Juggling Political Priorities and Pandemic Response
Aggressive oversight of the aid agency by political appointees at the White House and the State Department has delayed humanitarian aid when the world needs it most.