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AFP/APP Washington: More than 1,300 employees of the U.S. State Department were laid off on Friday as part of a sweeping downsizing initiative ordered by President Donald Trump. The move, framed by the administration as a step toward…

AFP/APP Washington: An unidentified imposter posing as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio used AI-generated voice and text messages to contact high-level officials and foreign ministers, according to reports on Tuesday. The incident…

AFP/APP New York: Iris Apfel, a centenarian-style icon from the New York borough of Queens immediately recognizable by her oversized owlish glasses, has died at age 102, according to her Instagram account. The self-described "geriatric…