Trump signs executive order withdrawing from the World Health Organization


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Jan 2025

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured at the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will exit the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.

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(Reporting by Patrick Wingrove; editing by Caroline Humer)

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