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Signage for US broadcaster Voice of America in Washington DC, on March 16, 2025. US President Donald Trump's administration on March 15 put journalists at VoA and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing decades-old outlets. [AFP]
The EU on Monday warned that President Donald Trump's freeze on US-funded media outlets, including Radio Free Europe, risked "benefitting our common adversaries".
Trump's administration at the weekend started laying off staff at Voice of America and other broadcasters including Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFERL) after freezing their funding.
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