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The threat of indifference to poverty, environmental damage and disease – and what it will take to reinvent international solidarity

The collapse of western funding for international aid–for both emergency humanitarian operations and official development assistance (ODA)–is a major blow. The dramatic consequences for the neglected populations are the result of the structural weaknesses–evident for years [1]–of an economic model of international aid and development whose obsolescence is now plain…

The Conversation

Labour MP says Starmer ‘taking the axe’ to UK’s aid budget to fund defence

Labour MP for Rotherham Sarah Champion also said a ‘scandalously large amount of ODA’ had been spent ‘on domestic refugee costs’.

Evening Standard

France launches commission to evaluate overseas aid, amid far-right criticism

France has set up a commission to assess the impact and transparency of its development aid, following allegations by the far right that taxpayers' money is being squandered overseas – echoing similar claims by the United States administration, which has frozen its foreign aid programmes.

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Dodds quits as international development minister over aid cut to fund defence

Anneliese Dodds warned that the move would affect the UK’s support for Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Anneliese Dodds quits: Read her resignation letter in full

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The Independent UK

Pet brand recalls food after cat dies from bird flu contamination

‘We are confident that this cat contracted H5N1 by eating the Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet food,’ veterinarian says

The Independent UK

Mystery over Arctic fox found in Oregon starts to unfold

An Arctic fox was discovered roaming the streets of Portland, Oregon, and left the community baffled as to how it could have gotten there.

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First look inside 62 Reade Street, a clock factory turned family home

62 Reade Street, a boutique New York residential project by architects ODA, unveils its first apartment interior, styled courtesy of Hovey Design

Wallpaper

US dogs suffer mystery respiratory illness: What we know so far

Across the country, pet dogs are falling sick with a flu-like illness, but scientists don't yet know what's causing it.

LiveScience

Mysterious Respiratory Illness Sickens Hundreds Of Dogs: Here's What We Know

The unusual respiratory illness has been reported in many states, including Oregon, Colorado and New Hampshire. Veterinarians warn dog owners to take precautionary measures against the potentially deadly infection.

Medical Daily

Designer Profile: Katherine Mendez

A talented Interior Project Director at ODA, Katherine Mendez is a rising star. Here, we take a look at her career – so far

Homes & Gardens

Hundreds of millions in UK aid returns to Treasury in VAT on asylum hotel bills

Exclusive: Payments underline absurdity of counting British accommodation as aid, say critics, and cost of application backlog

The Guardian - UK

Beyond the Soap Box: Where NZ doesn't pull its weight on the world stage

NZ has never come close to meeting its UN foreign aid targets, but with so many pressing issues at home this year, Stephen Knowles and John Crump examine whether we should care if we pull our weight on the world stage.

Newsroom.co.nz

Proactive ODA planned for developing countries

To make more strategic use of official development assistance (ODA), the government plans to emphasize a proactive approach of proposing aid to developing countries, rather than waiting for requests from these nations.

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The Guardian - UK

Behind the fanfare of James Cleverly’s visit to Sierra Leone, the need to restore aid is starkly apparent

The foreign secretary received a warm welcome in the country of his mother’s birth but critics say the slashing of aid budgets undermines the message of support for women and girls

The Guardian - UK

Up to a third of overseas aid budget used for housing refugees in UK, MPs report

Select committee accuses government of wilfully obscuring facts around ‘unsustainable’ trend

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Foreign Office adviser says aid cuts are ‘dreadful moral choice’

Stefan Dercon says aid budget is increasingly being tapped into to ‘plug holes’ in other Whitehall departments

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan to revise ODA policy to focus on economic security

The government plans to revise the Development Cooperation Charter, which sets guidelines for Japan's official development assistance (ODA) to developing countries, in the first half of next year with a focus on economic security, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

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The Independent UK

'Biblical' insect swarms spur Oregon push to fight pests

Farmers in Oregon already battling extreme drought and low water supplies are fighting against future grasshopper and Mormon cricket infestations

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