Catherine Morris<p>State Dept halts global mine-clearing programs. “The US State Department office that funds the clearance of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unexplodedmunitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unexplodedmunitions</span></a> around the world has asked <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanitarian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demining</span></a> organizations funded by the dep’t to cease operations “effective immediately,” according to a surprise announcement early Saturday…at 6:26 am… It is unclear whether Mr. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rubio</span></a> or the president understands that the presence of unexploded munitions threatens the lives of Americans as well…” | NYT <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/us/politics/state-dept-halts-global-mine-clearing-programs.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/25/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/state-dept-halts-global-mine-clearing-programs.html</span></a></p>