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Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children's lives crushed by foreign aid cuts

Though the US spent just 1% of its budget on foreign aid, Trump dubbed USAID wasteful and shut it down, a move that has proven catastrophic for the world's most vulnerable.

Euronews

‘Trojan horse moment’: anti-rights groups seize chance to fill void left by US aid cuts

Ultra-conservative Christian organisations look to reshape global health landscape as new aid agreements open door to demands restricting family planning services

The Guardian - UK

Kidnapped, married off, robbed of hope: US aid cuts contribute to exploitation of Rohingya children

Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs

The Independent UK

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Trump’s chief of staff ‘aghast’ at ‘horrifying’ Musk-led aid cuts

Susie Wiles says ‘no rational person could think [this] process was a good one’

The Independent UK

Trump’s chief of staff says he believes ‘there’s nothing he can’t do’ as president

Susie Wiles gives strikingly unguarded comments in 11 interviews, starting before election, with Vanity Fair

The Guardian - US

6 jarring quotes from Trump's chief of staff in Vanity Fair

She said Trump, who doesn't drink, has an "alcoholic's personality."

Axios

White House launches damage control over unfiltered Wiles interviews

"The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece," Wiles said in a statement.

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Trump’s White House chief rips Elon Musk for USAID cuts ‘no rational person’ could support

Wiles calls Elon Musk an ‘avowed’ ketamine user who kept sleeping bag in his office

The Independent UK

The major takeaways from Vanity Fair’s interviews with Trump ‘ice maiden’ Susie Wiles

White House chief of staff labels JD Vance a ‘conspiracy theorist’ and Elon Musk an ‘avowed ketamine’ user in revealing interviews throughout the president’s chaotic year in office

The Independent UK

Five key moments in the assault on the rights of women and girls in 2025

Since Trump’s second term began in January, global healthcare, especially for sexual and reproductive health, has been under constant attack

The Guardian - UK

Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut

Survey by world’s largest network for sexual and reproductive health shows devastation to services, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and amplification of anti-rights voices

The Guardian - UK

Trump staffers celebrated slashing USAID with cake despite concerns cuts would lead to millions of deaths

Days after news of the cuts to funding, a critical clinic treating patients with cholera in South Sudan closed

The Independent UK

Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and ... Liz Truss? Inside the former PM’s audition for Maga

Her delivery might be stilted – but Truss’ new YouTube show has grand ambitions: a ‘Trump revolution’ in Britain with the help of an influential US conservative ecosystem

The Guardian - UK

Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma and US aid cuts

Papua New Guinea has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region, with many unaware they have the virus

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The Conversation

Donald Trump’s peace agreements are also business deals

The US president, Donald Trump, presided over two major agreements in early December. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a peace deal initially negotiated in June. At the same ceremony, Trump announced a strategic partnership between the US and the DRC.

The Independent UK

The UK’s aid cuts have consequences for our security

COMMENT: One of the biggest risks to Britain's security in the past five years was the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning the structures for controlling and addressing risks to global health are critical, writes Olivia O’Sullivan

The Independent UK

World Food Program warns of catastrophic hunger in Cameroon without additional funding

The World Food Program warns that hunger could reach catastrophic levels in parts of Cameroon if a $67 million funding target is not met

The Independent UK

Endangered wild dog pups die in Zimbabwe as Trump’s aid cuts leave them unprotected

Exclusive: Six African wild dog pups killed in a single road collision in Zimbabwe after a fence that was intended to be built with money from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was left incomplete due to aid cuts

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The Independent UK

US and Kenya sign first of what are expected to be dozens of ‘America First’ global health deals

The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of “America First” global health agreements that prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with the president’s broader foreign policy goals

The Conversation

Why we remember the source of an opinion better than the source of a fact – new research

In public discourse, we spend a great deal of collective energy debating the accuracy of facts. We fact-check politicians, monitor social media for misinformation, and prioritise data-driven decision-making in our workplaces. This focus is vital; the distinction between truth and falsehood is the bedrock of a functioning society.

The Independent UK

A visit to Somalia's crumbling hospitals shows the toll of aid cuts and war

Somalia is one of the world’s poorest countries and it faces a crisis of health care made worse by the Trump administration's deep cuts in foreign aid

Latin Times

A Deeper Look At Latin America's Transgender Violence Problem

November 20 was International Transgender Remembrance Day, which commemorates the lives of transgender people who have fallen victims to hate crimes. The day is especially poignant in Latin America, where the vast majority of the world's trans murders take place.

The Independent UK

World is so close to ending Aids pandemic but must keep funding ‘miracle’ drugs, UN chief warns

IN FOCUS: Cutting-edge prevention drugs – hailed as being able to reduce new infections to zero – could see the end of the Aids pandemic, as long as funding continues amid massive cuts, UNAIDS chief tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew

International Business Times UK

DOGE 'Still Exists' — and So Does Your Data: What Happens to the Info It Collected?

The DOGE website still exists but the Office of Personnel Management director confirmed the agency no longer exists.

The Independent UK

ICA to screen Independent documentary amid unprecedented cuts to global HIV/AIDs response

To mark World AIDS Day, the Institute for Contemporary Arts will screen our film tackling the collapse of USAID funding

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