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USAid workers to be ‘escorted’ back to collect belongings amid Trump shutdown bid

Staff at foreign aid agency who were put on leave to be allowed 15 minutes to retrieve personal items from office

The Guardian - US

US retreat leaves Australia to weigh Pacific aid gaps

Donald Trump's aid freeze, dismantling of key agency USAID and reinstatement of the global gag rule will both shatter and shake up development assistance.

AAP

USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security

On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump began a drastic reshaping of the United States’ role in global health as part of the first 26 executive orders of his new term.

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US judge issues deadline for Trump administration to pay foreign aid funds

The judge said that the administration had failed to comply with earlier orders that the funds be unfrozen.

Al Jazeera

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration To Release Foreign Aid

Federal judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid funds following non-compliance with court order.

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Aid freezes and withdrawals leave Sudan’s needy battling famine alone

US aid freeze shuts Sudan’s food kitchens, deepening famine as millions face acute hunger and displacement.

Al Jazeera

How Nutriset, a French company, has helped alleviate hunger and create jobs in some of the world’s poorest places

About 19 million children under 5 around the world suffer from severe acute malnutrition every year. This life-threatening condition kills 400,000 of them – that’s one child every 10 seconds.

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Starmer’s cuts to UK aid budget are ‘cruel and shameful’, say experts

Reduction to 0.3% of gross national income in order to fund defence spending has been decried as a ‘move to appease Trump’

The Guardian - UK

US Refuses To Blame Russia For Ukraine Invasion At UN

Recent events include U.S. stance on Russia, White House AP access dispute, USAID confusion, Macron's trade war warning, HHS email caution, legal battles, ...

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Trump administration briefing: chaos caused by Musk’s Doge; fears over far-right podcaster tapped for FBI

From the latest in Musk’s fight to fire federal workers to concern over appointment of Dan Bongino – key US politics stories from Monday at a glance

The Guardian - US

Musk’s ‘Doge’ claim about USAid funds for India sets off political firestorm

Apparently baseless claim that $21m was given to help voter turnout seized on by Trump and Modi government

The Guardian - UK

Trump Fires 1,600 US-Based USAID Staffers, Most Global Personnel Placed On Leave: An Agenda 'Misalignment'?

The Trump administration has fired 1,600 personnel of the USAID, an agency that helped deliver aid to many countries worldwide as part of the Elon Musk-led DOGE's efforts to downsize the federal government.

International Business Times

South Africa faces HIV crisis as Trump’s aid freeze halts treatment and research

South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country, and US President Donald Trump’s aid freeze has hit patients hard – as well as researchers, who were close to a breakthrough in the development of a vaccine for the disease.

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Trump Administration Slashes USAID Workforce, Faces Backlash

Trump administration cuts over 1,000 positions at USAID, retaining fewer than 300 staff amidst criticism of wasteful spending practices.

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2,000 USAID Employees To Be Laid Off, Majority On Leave

Approximately 2,000 USAID employees face layoffs and administrative leave, impacting agency operations and humanitarian efforts.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration briefing: Zelenskyy rejects US minerals demand; bomb threat sent to anti-Trump conference

From a fight over a $500bn minerals deal to Trump ‘surrendering to the Russians’ – here are the key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance

Al Jazeera

Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers

Humanitarian assistance experts have warned agency’s demise will harm vulnerable people and weaken US soft power.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration eliminating 2,000 USAid positions in US, notice says

All but handful of agency’s personnel around world to be placed on paid leave, according to notice sent to workers

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‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid

Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts

The Independent UK

Trump administration fires 1,600 USAID workers, moves to wind up agency

Nearly all of the agency’s global staff have been placed on leave

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Trump Administration Repurposes USAID Headquarters For Border Patrol Agents

President Trump repurposes former USAID headquarters for Customs and Border Patrol, impacting global aid efforts.

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Trump Administration Continues Purge Of USAID Employees

Trump administration's reduction of USAID workforce impacts global humanitarian assistance efforts.

Newslaundry

Before BJP’s USAID outrage: MoUs, collaborations, and government partnerships

In his pursuit to ‘Make America Great Again,’ one of the first things US President Donald Trump did on assuming office was to impose an immediate freeze on all US foreign assistance, including halting the disbursal of $40 billion for international projects funded by USAID.

Newslaundry

Hafta 525: USAID controversy, new CEC’s appointment, Vikatan website blocked

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Anand Vardhan are joined by former Chief Election Commissioner Dr SY Quraishi and cartoonist Rachita Taneja.

The Independent UK

Federal judge blasts Trump administration for dodging order to resume USAID funding after freeze

Department of Justice continues to drag its feet on court orders

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