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Hafta 524: Modi meets Trump, Delhi election results, UGC’s new guidelines

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by The Caravan’s Hartosh Singh Bal and Delhi University professor Tanvir Aeijaz.

Newslaundry

Kenya relies on USAid famine warning system – what happens now that it’s gone?

Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), a web-based platform for predicting famine, went offline on 30 January 2025. The system had provided up-to-date data to predict and track food insecurity in nearly 30 countries in Africa, central America and Asia for 40 years. It was funded by the US…

The Conversation

Biden-Appointed Judge Hamper's Trump Admin's Efforts to Freeze Foreign Aid

A federal judge ordered the administration to temporarily lift the funding freeze

Latin Times

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Why Is Foreign Aid Going To American Farmers?

Subsidizing American farmers is not a valid justification for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Reason

‘Disruptive, unfair and cruel’: jobs lost and treatment stopped as USAid freeze hits HIV care in Zimbabwe

Facilities have been forced to close as halt in funding impacts country’s donor-dependent health sector

The Guardian - UK

Have Trump, Musk and DOGE really unearthed ‘fraud’ in government?

US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk allege federal fraud in projects relating to diversity and climate change.

Al Jazeera

Elon's camouflage Christian nationalism

Project 2025 was clear: First, purge federal workers. Then replace them with theocrats and fanatics

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Trump administration ordered by judge to lift funding block on US foreign aid

The court ruling cites the sweeping damage that the sudden shutdown has done to the non-profits and other organisations that help carry out US assistance overseas

Evening Standard

Australian projects tackling climate change and poverty in Indo-Pacific ‘in limbo’ after Trump halts USAid

China could ‘pick up the slack’ and increase its influence in the region after Doge funding freeze

The Guardian - AU

Aaron Sibarium: Is DEI Over?

The Washington Free Beacon's Aaron Sibarium discusses the various slashes the Trump administration has made to DEI projects and USAID.

Reason

USAID workers sue Musk and DOGE over ‘unconstitutional power grab’ that left agency in chaos

“We can and will achieve accountability through the courts,” attorney and former White House ethics czar Norm Eisen said in an emailed statement

The Independent UK

Federal Judge Extends Pause On Dismantling USAID For Another Week

Federal judge extends pause on Trump administration's dismantling of USAID, protecting workers pending final decision.

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Republicans defend USAID in hearing meant to criticize waste - Roll Call

A hearing aimed at spotlighting waste at USAID resulted in Republicans criticizing the way the Trump administration is shuttering the agency.

Roll Call

Chaos At House Hearing Over USAID Demise

House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing delves into challenges and controversies surrounding USAID's demise and the need for bipartisan cooperation in addr...

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Federal Agencies Freezing Funding Despite Court Orders

Federal agencies in Washington face challenges in maintaining funding for programs amid legal battles and conflicting directives, impacting fund disburseme...

Fortune

DOGE is shuttering a consumer watchdog, which may clear the way for Musk's X payments platform plans, think-tank boss says

Elon Musk's DOGE wants to "delete" an agency that could have directly regulated one of his businesses.

Tom’s Hardware

Data hoarders race to preserve data from rapidly disappearing U.S. federal websites

Data hoarders are working overtime to save federal websites that are in danger of being wiped.

The Independent UK

Rory Stewart’s wife’s charity loses $1m USAID funding days after ex-MP’s bizarre clash with JD Vance

US vice president hit out at Rest is Politics presenter’s IQ after former Tory politician criticised his ‘bizarre take’ on the bible

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USAID Employees Face Chaos Amid Trump Administration's Foreign Aid Freeze

USAID employees faced challenges evacuating from DRC due to escalating violence and lack of guidance, highlighting the need for accountability and support ...

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Federal Agencies Freeze Funding Despite Court Injunctions

Federal agencies in Washington face funding challenges due to legal actions, causing disruptions and uncertainty.

The Guardian - UK

Trump and Musk’s attack on USAid is causing global chaos. Millions of lives are now at risk

On top of the human cost, the US’s soft power and influence is disappearing. Russia and China will fill the void, says global health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - US

‘A fight for our lives’: Trump’s USAid freeze is harming millions of women and girls

A 90-day stop-work order means many clinics around the world will shut and vital care will be withheld

The Conversation

USAID’s freeze has thrust the entire global aid system into uncertainty

The Trump administration’s decision to suspend USAID workers for 90 days and pause most of its international aid work has rocked the foundations of the global aid system. The move, which has sparked outrage in the international community, threatens to destabilise vulnerable regions and halt decades of progress in economic…

The Guardian - US

USAid cuts sow feeling of betrayal among Yazidis, 10 years after IS genocide

Figures who backed rights of religious minorities in first Trump term fall silent as vital work halted on the ground

The Independent UK

Trump's foreign aid freeze forces health clinics in a vulnerable region of Syria to close

The Trump administration's abrupt freeze in foreign aid has closed health clinics offering free care in one of Syria's most vulnerable regions

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