YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

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Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN    Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FIRES ENTIRE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD OVERSEEING NSF . (PHOTO).


 Trump administration fires entire National Science Board overseeing NSF 

   

The Trump administration has dismissed all members of the independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation, removing the panel responsible for advising on science policy and guiding the agency’s direction.

Members of the National Science Board were notified on Friday in an email from the Presidential Personnel Office stating that their positions were terminated immediately on behalf of President Donald Trump. The board, established in 1950, plays a key role in advising the president and Congress on science and engineering issues, approving major funding awards, and shaping the foundation’s long-term priorities.

The board typically consists of 25 presidential appointees serving staggered six-year terms. The dismissed members, drawn from academia and industry, represent fields such as astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, and aerospace engineering. According to former member Yolanda Gil, all 22 current members were removed at once, just days before a planned in-person meeting and the expected release of a report on the state of U.S. science.

Several former board members expressed concern about the decision. Keivan Stassun, a professor at Vanderbilt University, said the move was disappointing, while Gil described it as part of broader changes the administration appears to be pursuing at the agency.

The decision also drew criticism from lawmakers. Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, warned the action could undermine institutions that support American innovation and research.

The shakeup comes as the administration again considers major reductions to the foundation’s budget. A previous attempt to cut more than half of the agency’s roughly $9 billion funding was rejected by Congress, but similar reductions are being discussed for the upcoming fiscal year. Former board members cautioned that without the advisory body in place, such cuts could face fewer obstacles and potentially impact research funding and workforce development in science and engineering.

The National Science Foundation has also undergone other changes, including relocating its headquarters to a smaller facility after its previous building was reassigned for use by another federal agency. Officials have not publicly commented on the board dismissals.


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