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Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas

As part of president’s shuttering of USAID, destruction of the contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000

The Guardian - US

‘People who spent years saving lives are now struggling to survive’ – how we witnessed Trump’s USAID cuts devastate health programmes in Kenya

My phone wouldn’t stop ringing – nurses, social workers, young mothers – all begging for help. ‘I’ve lost my job,’ ‘I have no food,’ ‘What do we do now?’ I felt helpless.

The Conversation

Slashed US Aid Showing Impact, As Congress Codifies Cuts

The United States' destruction of a warehouse worth of emergency food that had spoiled has drawn outrage, but lawmakers and aid workers say it is only one effect of President Donald Trump's abrupt slashing of foreign assistance.

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US Senate approves cutting billions in foreign aid as Trump demands

The package, passed in a 51-48 vote, takes back $8bn in already approved foreign aid spending.

Al Jazeera

Trump’s $9 billion spending cuts could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief

The move to save PEPFAR funding may prove useful in rallying GOP support from powerful lawmakers like Senate Appropriations chair Susan Collins, an outspoken critic of Trump’s proposed cuts.

Fortune

The Trump Administration Is Spending $130,000 To Burn $800,000 Worth of Food Meant for Hungry Children

If the president truly cares about cutting waste, he should not be paying to set taxpayer dollars on fire.

Reason

'This Isn't Just Inefficient – It's Cruel,' Says Ex-Labor Secretary As Trump Admin Prepares To Burn 500 Tons Of USAID Emergency Food

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is slamming the Trump administration over its plan to destroy 500 metric tons of U.S.-purchased emergency food. The high-energy biscuits, originally meant for children in crisis zones, are set to be incinerated after delays left them sitting in a Dubai warehouse until their expiration.

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Trump orders 500 tons of emergency food burned instead of sending it to hungry kids abroad

This certainly won't help Trump with his Nobel Peace Prize dreams.

We Got This Covered

Trump Admin to Destroy Enough Emergency Food to Feed Every Child in Gaza for a Week Due to DOGE Dismantling USAID

The Trump administration is set to destroy enough emergency food to feed every child in Gaza for a week due to the DOGE's dismantling of USAID.

Latin Times

Trump Admin Reportedly Set To Burn 500 Tons Of Emergency Food Instead Of Distributing It

The Trump administration has reportedly given the order to incinerate some 500 tons of food instead of distributing it

Latin Times

Lesotho declares 'state of disaster' as it struggles with US policy changes

Lesotho's reliance on the United States has left the country on the brink of disaster following the Trump administration's decision to cut off aid. Its manufacturing sector too is under threat, thanks to uncertainty around the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

Radio France Internationale

Concentration, removal and occupation: Inside Netanyahu’s plan for the future of Gaza

IN FOCUS: Rights groups say the Israeli plans for a so-called ‘humanitarian city’ and emigration amount to ethnic cleansing and forcible displacement, report Bel Trew, Richard Hall and Alicja Hagopian who look into the details of the proposals

The Independent UK

‘Such good English’: Liberians confused, angry at Trump comments to Boakai

US president appeared surprised by his counterpart’s ‘beautiful English’, despite it being Liberia’s national language.

Al Jazeera

Lobbyists linked to Donald Trump paid millions by world’s poorest countries

Somalia, DR Congo and Yemen among states forced to sign deals and barter their minerals for aid or military support

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Al Jazeera

Ex-DOGE official rushed grant to GHF despite staff warnings: Report

The official waived safeguards to fast-track a $30m award to the highly criticised Gaza aid group.

The Independent UK

As US abruptly ends support, Liberia faces empty health clinics and unplanned pregnancies

Roseline Phay is a farmer in the West African nation of Liberia

Fortune

Bill Gates was right to defend USAID as Elon Musk attacked—take it from someone who felt its impact

Gates called the now-shuttered USAID “the best” of the world's development agencies as Musk called it “beyond repair.”

Euronews

'Donor fatigue' demands smarter global aid spending, says Barroso

As traditional donors retreat, attention is turning to emerging contributors such as Brazil, India and private sector partners to help fill the gap.

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The Guardian - UK

The UN is our best defence against a third world war. As Trump wields the axe, who will fight to save it?

If the US cuts off the cash it will have world-changing effects, but it’s not the only country falling short in its obligations

The Independent UK

Aid cuts leave a million facing starvation in Nigeria – as food supplies run out

Exclusive: Huge cuts to international aid – alongside intensifying conflict and the devastating impact of climate change – are creating a humanitarian crisis across Nigeria and its neighbours. Now, the UN’s food charity has warned that supplies of food are set to run out next month. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK

Israel says Trump’s plan to resettle nearly two million Palestinians from Gaza is ‘still active’

The White House did not deny that president’s plan to transfer nearly 2 million Palestinians out of Gaza was still a possibility when asked by The Independent

Euronews

USAID closes its doors after six decades of global humanitarian operations amid Trump crackdown

The agency, its few remaining staff, functions and programmes will now be absorbed into the US State Department, marking an end to humanitarian relief work which USAID supporters say saved countless lives around the world.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Senate passes Trump tax bill after turbulent all-night session

Senate Republicans have narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts bill after a tense overnight session

The Independent UK

Trump ditches plans to move FBI out of DC and is instead ready to house them in old USAID headquarters

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center will now house the FBI

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Trump’s aid cuts and development: the global majority deserve justice, not charity

Editorial: Funding is plummeting as needs grow, with the closure of USAID, the slashing of UK and European aid budgets, and the obstruction of debt reform and cancellation

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