USAID announces the Trump administration dedicated $169 million to feed people facing starvation in Ethiopia and Kenya, adding to earlier assistance for those suffering from drought and conflict in the region. (Reuters)
South American trade bloc Mercosur will trigger its democratic clause this weekend to suspend Venezuela indefinitely, furthering its past temporary suspension, and not allow the country back until internal political issues have been resolved. (Reuters)
Special counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in Washington, D.C., to investigate allegations of Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections. (Reuters)