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How Trump has brutally reshaped foreign aid since returning to the White House

IN DEPTH: The President’s decision to halt billions of dollars in aid has had severe consequences on the ground in Africa and around the world, writes Nick Ferris. It has also spurred other nations to follow suit in slashing international spending

The Independent UK

International aid groups are dealing with the pain of slashed USAID funding by cutting staff, localizing and coordinating better

Since Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump has slashed U.S. foreign aid spending. It began with a stop-work order that paused spending on everything from treating tropical diseases in Mali to providing nutrition support in Nepal.

The Conversation

Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique

Rising numbers of people flee jihadists, as violence against civilians increases and foreign aid dwindles

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PHOTO ESSAY: Photos reveal impact of U.S. aid cuts on Rohingya children in camps in Bangladesh

Deep cuts to foreign aid by U.S. President Donald Trump this year, compounded by reductions from other donor countries, have led to the closure of thousands of schools and youth centers in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, severely weakening child protection programs. As a result, girls have been forced into…

The Independent UK

Takeaways from the AP's report on the impact of aid cuts on Rohingya children in Bangladesh

Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs

The Independent UK

Kidnapped, married off, robbed of hope: US aid cuts contribute to exploitation of Rohingya children

The Independent UK

2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike

The year 2025 has not been a great one for U.S.-Chinese relations. Tit-for-tat tariffs and the scramble over rare earth elements has dampened economic relations between the world’s two leading economies. Meanwhile, territorial disputes between China and American allies in the Indo-Pacific region have further deepened the intensifying military rivalry.

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UN human rights office in 'survival mode' with €77m budget shortfall, Türk says

Many UN organisations, including the World Health Organisation and the International Organisation for Migration, have slashed spending this year because some donors have cut back foreign aid.

Euronews

Foreign aid cuts will see extra 200,000 children under five die this year, damning Gates report warns

Report from the Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century as cuts by Donald Trump and from nations across Europe begin to bite

The Independent UK

Private donors gave more than $125M to keep foreign aid programs going after US cuts

Efforts to back fill some of the cuts to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration raised over $125 million in eight months

The Independent UK

Australia holds firm as foreign aid cuts hit Pacific

Australia is on track to expand its dominant role in providing aid to the Pacific with expectations it will more than double the support from six major nations.

AAP

PHOTO ESSAY: Lesotho faces deep uncertainty after tariff threats and foreign aid cuts

In the wake of massive U.S. cuts in foreign aid as well as tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration, the small southern African country of Lesotho faces deep uncertainty over its fight to end the HIV epidemic and its economy.

The Independent UK

Nearly 2,000 Foreign Office jobs ‘at risk’, says PCS union

Reduction in higher-level roles linked to government decision to cut foreign aid budget, says union

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s aid cuts reverse decades of HIV progress in tiny African nation

With the single stroke of Trump’s pen, much of a system credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives was dismantled

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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program

Evening Standard

Tory plans to further cut foreign aid would be ‘epic act of self-harm’ – expert

Bond chief executive Romilly Greenhill said she is ‘deeply concerned’ to hear the Conservatives plan to further cut aid.

The Independent UK

Former MI5 boss warns aid cuts risk UK’s influence on world stage

Baroness Manningham-Buller says the cuts will allow China to ‘move in’ and lessen Britain’s diplomatic power

Benzinga

Supreme Court Hands Trump A Major Win, Allows $4 Billion In Foreign Aid Freeze To Stay In Place As Congressional Deadline Looms

On Friday, the Supreme Court gave the Donald Trump-led administration permission to keep $4 billion in foreign aid frozen, which was set to expire on Sept. 30.

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Supreme Court says Trump is allowed to freeze $4 billion in funding, overriding Congress’s spending power

Trump had deemed $4 billion in foreign aid funding, allocated by congress, wasteful

Roll Call

Supreme Court allows US to cancel $4 billion in foreign aid funds - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to effectively cancel about $4 billion in appropriated foreign aid funds.

We Got This Covered

Trump’s shocking plan for $1.8 billion in foreign aid revealed – here’s where your tax dollars are really going

Feeding hungry people? America apparently won't be doing that anymore.

Latin Times

Trump Admin To Shift Hundreds Of Millions In Funding To 'Confront The Marxist, Anti-American Regimes Of Venezuela, Cuba'

The Trump administration said it's shifting hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid to "confront the Marxist, anti-American regimes of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua" as it ramps up pressure on Caracas.

Fortune

Bill Gates calls on Congress to ‘show its values’ on foreign aid, or this year will see children’s deaths go up instead of down

Gates is putting his money where his mouth is: He said he will give away “virtually all of my wealth”—some $100 billion—which will be deployed to cure diseases in the poorest countries.

The Independent UK

Voices: It is deluded to slash foreign aid in refugee hotspots without expecting more boats to arrive

COMMENT: Prevention is always better than cure, writes Sarah Champion, so investing in ways for people to feel secure and earn a living in their home country through aid is important

Roll Call

White House rescission strategy worries some GOP appropriators - Roll Call

Key House GOP appropriators are raising concern about the White House’s use of an untested budgetary tool to end some foreign aid funds.

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