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BIZARRE: Usaid - What They Never Told You

An anonymous Connecticut family gave Americares $50 million to plug part of the aid gap

An anonymous family has gifted fifty million dollars to Americares, marking its largest donation ever. This significant contribution will fund healthcare access for one hundred million people globally. The organization also plans to bolster health centers within the United States. This private funding arrives after US government aid cuts impacted…

The Economic Times

An unnamed donor responds to global aid cuts with a record gift for the nonprofit Americares

A major American aid group has promised to send more medicines to high-need areas around the world with the support of a record large donation

The Independent UK

Lessons for the aid sector

Letters: USAID’s closure was abrupt, but no PR campaign will bring it back, says Monica Kappiantari

The Guardian - UK

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The women and babies dying because of Trump’s aid cuts in Afghanistan: ‘100 per cent preventable’

SPECIAL REPORT: At least 161 deaths have been linked to the disruption that followed US aid cuts by new research, Liz Cookman reports. Half of them were women who died during pregnancy or childbirth, and 30 were newborn or foetal deaths

The Independent UK

‘Pitiful’: experts condemn initial US aid contribution for Nepal flood victims

Sum of $500,000 has been increased as death toll passes 1,000 but specialists decry Trump dismantling of USAID

The Guardian - US

Trump cut climate aid to Nepal – just over a year later devastating floods struck

Jeremy Konyndyk, who ran the US Agency for International Development (USAID) response to the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, has criticised the government for closing climate and disaster-focused programmes in the Himalayas

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC: a case study in why international aid matters

Editorial: The Trump administration’s ‘America first’ approach has contributed to the scale of the crisis now unfolding in one of the world’s poorest countries

The Guardian - UK

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Trump Administration Directs $2B in Foreign Aid to Faith Organisations Following Deep Cuts to USAID Infrastructure

The Trump administration reallocates £1.56 billion to Christian humanitarian organisations, marking the largest aid shift to religious groups in decades, sparking debate over the exclusion of secular and Jewish organisations.

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Faces Widespread International Outrage After Feeding USAID 'Into the Wood Chipper' at DOGE

Elon Musk faces fierce global backlash after devastating the USAID budget during his brief stint at DOGE, triggering a massive healthcare crisis and a sweeping consumer boycott.

International Business Times UK

Mothers, Babies Started Dying in Nepal After Trump-Musk USAID Cuts Shuttered Lifesaving Programmes

US foreign aid cuts have led to the closure of maternal health programmes in Nepal, resulting in increased deaths among pregnant women and newborns.

International Business Times UK

Karoline Leavitt leaves behind a legacy of lies. What’s next for the Trump aide?

The press secretary’s communication style made her eminently qualified for a role in this administration

The Guardian - US

Nepali Village Had Zero Newborn Deaths in 2024, Then Usaid Cuts Hit and Babies Started Dying Again

A Nepalese village sees a rise in infant deaths after US funding cuts to a maternal health programme, highlighting the critical impact of international aid on local healthcare.

International Business Times UK

Trump Promised To End Foreign Aid. Now He's Giving Christian Groups Nearly $2 Billion.

The administration says faith-based organizations deliver aid more efficiently, but offers no data to support that claim—and its preference for religious providers raises constitutional questions.

Reason

Millions of US tax dollars sent to rightwing European thinktanks. Did any Trump supporters vote for that?

It’s a great betrayal: poor communities neglected while multimillionaires peddle a global Maga agenda. How is that America first, asks Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Bangkok Post

Foreign aid needs reform, not sudden demolition

Foreign aid is shrinking, but it is not disappearing. Even after the sharpest annual decline on record, OECD donors still provided $174.3 billion (5.75 trillion baht) in assistance in 2025. This includes $29 billion from the United States, despite the slashing of 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID)…

The Independent UK

Ebola deaths surge past 2,000 – as outbreak spread for months undetected

The fastest growing Ebola outbreak in history – and the second deadliest – began in February, months before it was declared, the World Health Organisation has said

International Business Times UK

DOGE Employee Allegedly 'Planning on Selling Sensitive Social Security Data' Amid Trump Job Cuts Crisis

A rogue DOGE employee is accused of selling sensitive Social Security data, highlighting security risks amid Trump's federal workforce cuts, which have impacted rural communities.

Reason

Did Elon Musk Sentence Millions to Death by Dismantling USAID?

The study cited by Rep. Ro Khanna as the basis for that claim is statistical nonsense.

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The Guardian - US

Brazil’s HIV advocates say they predicted USAID funding cuts: ‘We would see the trends’

At the Aids 2026 conference, Brazilian advocates said health systems need to be more independent from foreign funding

The Guardian - UK

In the battle of Elon Musk v the press, we can’t let truth be the loser

The trillionaire Tesla owner has called the editor of the Economist a ‘traitor to the west’ after a clash-filled interview. How should the media respond? asks Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - US

HIV prevention drug could reduce cases globally but USAID cuts prevent access, say experts

Injectable PrEP drug holds promise but investment in HIV prevention has declined dramatically worldwide

The Guardian - UK

A quarter of young Africans believe USAID cuts could be positive, survey finds

Losing funds should force leaders to confront their own challenges, they said, while many voiced concerns over increasing foreign influence

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Sparks Furious Backlash After Using Partner's Heritage to Deny Racism Allegations

Elon Musk is facing online criticism after citing his partner and children while rejecting racism allegations during an interview with The Economist.

International Business Times UK

'Zero Died Because of DOGE': Elon Musk Denies USAID Cuts Caused Child Deaths in Violent Backlash

Elon Musk says he 'got carried away' in politics but insists 'zero died because of DOGE' as he rebuts claims USAID cuts under his Trump-era efficiency drive led to child deaths worldwide.

The Independent UK

Musk admits he got ‘too involved in politics’ in Trump administration

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