USAID will no longer send foreign assistance across the globe, with the State Department taking over any such programs that President Donald Trump’s administration wishes to continue, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday.

Rubio made the announcement in a Tuesday statement, saying USAID had for decades failed to ensure the programs it funded actually supported America’s interests. The State Department will take over foreign assistance programs beginning July 1, he said.

«Beyond creating a globe-spanning NGO industrial complex at taxpayer expense, USAID has little to show since the end of the Cold War. Development objectives have rarely been met, instability has often worsened, and anti-American sentiment has only grown,» Rubio wrote.

«This era of government-sanctioned inefficiency has officially come to an end. Under the Trump Administration, we will finally have a foreign funding mission in America that prioritizes our national interests. As of July 1st, USAID will officially cease to implement foreign assistance. Foreign assistance programs that align with administration policies—and which advance American interests—will be administered by the State Department, where they will be delivered with more accountability, strategy, and efficiency,» he continued.

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The move comes after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) gutted USAID as part of Trump’s effort to remove waste, fraud and abuse from the federal government.

The agency came under fire for many funding choices, including allocating $1.5 million for a program that sought to «advance diversity, equity and inclusion in Serbia’s workplaces and business communities» and a $70,000 program for a «DEI musical» in Ireland.

As a result, Rubio announced on March 11 that the State Department had completed a six-week review and would cancel more than 80% of USAID programs — cutting roughly 5,200 of USAID’s 6,200 programs.

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Flowers and a sign are placed outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democrats have blasted the Trump administration’s efforts to trim foreign aid programs, and many activists have protested the plans. Actress Charlize Theron lashed out at the administration on Monday.

«The world feels like it’s burning because it is,» Theron said at the annual Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Program Block Party, according to Variety.

«Foreign aid cuts brought HIV and AIDS programs in my home country of South Africa to an absolute standstill,» Theron said. «All of this is not just detrimental, it’s dangerous. People will lose their lives. Many have already, unfortunately, and at a frightening rate. It’s absolutely heartbreaking to see this kind of unnecessary suffering.»

Theron also criticized recent immigration raids in Los Angeles and claimed that women and LGBTQ people are also under threat of «being erased.»

Charlize Theron lashed out at President Donald Trump’s administration for cutting foreign aid. (Unique Nicole / AFP)

«Here in Los Angeles, in the U.S. and across the globe, we are moving backwards fast. Immigration policy is destroying the lives of families, not criminals. Women’s rights are becoming less and less every day, queer and trans lives are increasingly being erased, and gender-based violence is on the rise. This isn’t just policy, it’s personal. F— them,» she said.

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Theron emphasized, however, that there is hope in «standing up, organizing, protesting, voting and caring for each other, and refusing to accept that this is the new normal.» She touted her charity as an example.

Fox News’ Diana Stancy and Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report

La familia de Juliana Marins, la turista brasileña que murió al caer en un volcán durante una caminata en Indonesia, dio a conocer el emotivo mensaje que les mandó al inicio de su viaje por el Sudeste Asiático. Desde febrero, Juliana recorría la región, habiendo visitado países como Filipinas, Vietnam y Tailandia.

En su mensaje, Juliana expresó el profundo amor que siente por su madre y reveló que su mayor preocupación era decepcionar a su familia

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“Mami, te amo tanto. Me rompió el corazón cuando nos despedimos. En realidad, eso es lo único que me preocupa: dejarte a vos, a papi o a mi hermana decepcionados. Fuera de eso, no tengo miedo de muchas cosas, mucho menos de las dificultades”, escribió la joven a su mamá, Estela.

Un legado de valentía y sueños

Juliana también compartió que no temía a las adversidades de la vida, ya que había sido criada por una mujer que le enseñó a perseguir sus sueños. “Fui criada por una mujer que puede resolver cualquier problema y que no tiene miedo de lanzarse y perseguir lo que sueña. Yo soy así también. Tengo deseos y sueños diferentes. ¡Los amo mucho! Y siempre estaré agradecida por todo el apoyo, cuidado y cariño. Eso es lo que me hace valiente”, concluyó la joven.

El mensaje de Juliana no solo reflejaba su amor por su familia, sino también la fortaleza y determinación que le inculcaron desde pequeña.

La familia solicitó una nueva autopsia

La familia de Juliana solicitó una nueva autopsia para confirmar la hora de la muerte e investigar si hubo alguna omisión en la asistencia por parte de las autoridades indonesias.

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La joven publicista cayó 300 metros el sábado 21 de junio y su cuerpo fue recuperado cuatro días después, tras una operación de rescate complicada por el mal tiempo y el terreno accidentado.

La primera autopsia se realizó el jueves pasado en un hospital de Bali. Según el examen forense, la turista murió a causa de una hemorragia interna provocada por daños en los órganos y fracturas óseas.

La principal causa de muerte fueron las heridas en la caja torácica y la espalda, precisó el forense Ida Bagus Putu Alit. Además, consideró que la muerte “ocurrió poco después de las lesiones” ya que no presentaba signos de hipotermia ni de hernia cerebral.

Las autoridades habían informado que Juliana todavía estaba viva horas después de la caída el sábado, según imágenes de drones y otros videos grabados por varios escaladores.

Juliana cayó mientras hacía senderismo en Indonesia. (Video: gentileza G1)

Su familia, destrozada por su muerte, denuncia que el hombre que estaba al frente de la excursión la dejó sola y notó la ausencia de la joven mucho tiempo después.

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“Juliana le dijo al guía que estaba cansada y este le dijo: ‘Sentate aquí, quédate sentada”. Y el guía nos contó que se fue de 5 a 10 minutos a fumar. ¡A fumar! Cuando regresó, ya no pudo ver a Juliana. Eso fue alrededor de las 4 de la mañana. No la volvió a ver hasta las 6:08, cuando grabó el video y se lo envió a su jefe», detalló Manoel Marins, padre de la víctima, en diálogo con el medio brasileño Fantástico.

“Es una vergüenza enorme. Estos tipos mataron a mi hija”, dijjo Estela Marins, madre de Juliana.

“Los culpables, en mi opinión, son el guía, que dejó a Juliana sola, y la empresa que vende los tours, porque estos se venden en puestos como senderos fáciles de recorrer. Pero el primer culpable, a quien considero el mayor, es el coordinador del parque. Tardó mucho en llamar a la Defensa Civil”, afirmó el padre.

El jefe del Parque Nacional del Monte Rinjani, Yarman Wasur, defendió el procedimiento, alegando que se llevó de acuerdo a los procedimientos estándares y que el clima extremo y la topografía dificultaron la evacuación. “Rinjani es un lugar extremo, con topografía extrema, y el clima cambia constantemente”, justificó.

Del mismo modo, el servicio de rescate Basarnas también declaró en varias ocasiones que el proceso de evacuación se vio obstaculizado por factores extremos que impidieron el uso de helicópteros. El rescate del cuerpo de la joven brasileña se tuvo que hacer a pie y llevó cerca de 15 horas.

Russia on Monday evening claimed to have captured the entirety of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, marking the first time since its illegal invasion began three years ago that it may fully occupy an entire region. 

Fox News Digital could not independently verify the claim made by Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow-appointed leader of Luhansk, which Russian President Vladimir Putin illegally annexed in 2022 along with the regions of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.

Kyiv has not yet commented on Pasechnik’s claims issued Monday evening when speaking with Russian state TV outlet Channel One, in which he said «literally two days ago» he had received a report that «100%» of the region was now fully occupied, first reported the Associated Press. 

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Russia is still assessed to occupy less than 20% of Ukraine, which includes Luhansk as well as some 70% of the other three regions it has claimed to have annexed, according to Reuters – though it is unclear if this figure also includes Russia’s occupation of Crimea. 

Reports on Monday showed that Russia had amassed some 50,000 troops on Ukraine’s northern border near the Sumy region, sparking concerns that Putin could be planning another major offensive.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had been moved to the region a week ago in preparation of any Russian offensive. 

«The Russian plan for an offensive in Sumy is not being realized, and that is thanks to every Ukrainian unit operating in the area,» he said in a social media post on Telegram.

When asked about Russia’s plans on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told reporters, «We will see what happens, I’m watching it very closely.»

Moscow over the last two months has drastically intensified its war efforts in Ukraine despite attempts by Trump to push a ceasefire and an end to the war. 

While Ukraine has agreed to Washington’s ceasefire proposals, Putin has flatly rejected all attempts and broken deadlines set forth by Trump.

In June, Russia launched more than 5,300 Shahed-type drones in a series of mass attacks that have become more frequent and more deadly, reported the Kyiv Independent, citing the Ukrainian Air Force.

The 5,337 kamikaze drones fired at Ukraine last month alone reportedly shattered Moscow’s previous record of 4,198 drones fired in March – a record that coincided with the renewed outbreak of war against Iran as first Israel, and then the U.S., targeted Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure in June. 

While European nations have remained steadfast in their support of Ukraine, Washington’s support since Trump re-took office in January has wavered from the Biden administration as the U.S. has turned its attention to Israel’s war in Gaza, returning the hostages and addressing Iran’s nuclear threat. 

A view after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

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U.S.-led attempts to broker a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire appear to have stalled, and little communication has been reported between Washington and Moscow following Trump’s previous call with Putin in mid-June. 

Trump maintains that Putin is looking for a way to end the war, and told reporters during a NATO news conference last week, «I know one thing – he’d like to settle.»

«He’d like to get out of this thing. It’s a mess for him,» he added. 

But NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who has managed to establish a positive relationship with the U.S. president despite Trump’s previous criticism of the alliance, has warned that he estimates Putin has ambitions beyond Ukraine and could attack other parts of Europe within three to five years. 

President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary-General Mark Rutte as he arrives for a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (Piroschka Van De Wouw, Pool Photo via AP)

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Trump gave Putin a two-week deadline in May to show he was serious about ending the war, or whether he is «tapping [the U.S.] along.»

But the deadline has long passed, and the president has not made clear what his next steps will be. 

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s questions on what the president plans to do next when it comes to U.S. attempts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, or when Trump plans to next speak with Putin.