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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.

Philippine NGO the Centre for Disaster Preparedness tells The Independent how its programmes to help people prepare for storms have been devastated by the closure of the United States Agency for International Development

Groups of lawyers battling to get clients’ jobs back, avoid prosecutions or recoup money that has been illegally blocked

An Australian pastor known for helping kids on the street is one of three faith envoys chosen to spread the word about helping children in famine and war.

A committee advances bills that would mark the first top-to-bottom State Department reauthorization in more than two decades.

WORLD OF TROUBLE: People fleeing the rising waters around Lake Tanganyika in Burundi are fighting for space and humanitarian care with refugees escaping civil war. Donald Trump’s slashing of international aid money has made a dangerous situation even more perilous. World affairs editor Sam Kiley investigates

IN FOCUS: Two million people have been left forced from their homes by conflict between herders and farmers that has seen thousands killed and many more left malnourished, writes Nick Ferris

Allegations aside, it is weird how Trump is always helping criminals.

Exclusive: amid demands for transparency around Epstein, president has repeatedly taken side of criminal sex predators, says Jamie Raskin

IN DEPTH: The impact of the US slashing foreign aid on the country’s Mpox response has likely been huge, activists on the ground tell Rachel Schraer

SPECIAL REPORT: While European countries band together to help tackle devastating fires, Africa is being left on its own, writes Nick Ferris. All despite the fact that blazes in Africa cause far greater damage