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‘Vought cuts kill people’: Aids activists interrupt Trump budget chief hearing

Proceedings brought to halt as protesters condemn Russ Vought for slashing Pepfar program amid sweeping aid cuts

The Guardian - US

Trump officials thought USAID ‘just did abortions’ before gutting agency, new book claims

Global health experts asked for ‘Barney-style’ slides and maps inspired by blockbuster movies to justify their vital work in tackling infectious diseases around the world

The Independent UK

Failed peace deal: The Iran war has inflicted a cascade of losses that may never be recovered

Every ceasefire is haunted by the same question: will it live up to the promise of peace? The United States and Iran could apparently only focus on their disagreements during peace talks in Islamabad, with negotiations led by American Vice President JD Vance failing to result in a deal.

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U.S. Demand for Mining Concessions in Return for Health Funding Prompts Backlash

African countries beef up lobbying to influence Trump’s transactional approach. Some see U.S. tactics as “colonialist.”

Capital & Main

The making of Elon Musk, and what he means for the rest of us

A bleak but necessary story of our times

Evening Standard

‘We don’t need them’: Donald Trump declares while still begging NATO for help with Iran

President Donald Trump thinks that the United States can handle the war without its allies. But in the same luncheon, Trump lashes out at NATO for its lack of enthusiasm in the Iran war.

The Mary Sue

‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money

The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who defend both. Now the world is seeking a new way forward

The Guardian - UK

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A Year After USAID’s Termination: The Impact Has Been ‘Devastating’

In the face of death and disease, global health workers struggle to keep hope alive.

Capital & Main

John Oliver on Trump’s dismantling of USAID: ‘What this administration has done is beyond cruel’

Last Week Tonight host examined the devastating impact of the demise of USAID, the primary federal agency for foreign aid

The Guardian - US

Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID

In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus was condemned by the god Zeus to spend eternity rolling a boulder up a hill only to have it roll back down, having to start anew every day.

The Conversation

Inside the battle to end the Aids pandemic in the face of Trump’s cuts

SPECIAL REPORT: Rachel Hagan speaks to some of researchers behind the push for a full HIV vaccine – whose trial had to be saved after the US slashed its grant – about the cost of the delay, and lays out the warnings it provides for the current rollout of the…

The Independent UK

US accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid deal

Leaked draft of $1bn memorandum of understanding reveals mandatory targets, sharing of data, and reported access to mining concessions

The Guardian - UK

‘I fear for my daughter’s future’: Families in Zimbabwe struggle to survive a year after Trump’s aid cuts

ON THE GROUND: One year after Donald Trump’s aid cuts, villagers and farmers in Zimbabwe’s parched Mwenezi district – hit hard by the climate crisis – are being forced to make some tough decisions to survive. Tawanda Karombo reports

The Independent UK

Trump aide who spearheaded government cost cutting gets $15M security detail paid for with slashed USAID cash

Russell Vought, the director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, will reportedly be protected by the Marshals Service through the end of the year

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The Independent UK

Survivors of scam compounds abandoned on streets in growing crisis

US aid cuts mean victims are being turned away

The Independent UK

With $48M in philanthropic backing, a division of USAID relaunches as nonprofit

A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated by Trump administration cuts last year was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit

The Independent UK

Elon Musk will be deposed along with DOGE staffers over USAID dismantling

Destruction of world's largest humanitarian programme was done without formal authority or official oversight, former USAID employees claim

Axios

Judge orders Musk to sit for deposition over DOGE, USAID shutdown

There was "no alternative" to the depositions, the judge ruled.

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The Guardian - UK

Aid cuts could cause 22m avoidable deaths by 2030, study finds

Modelling suggests 5.4m children under five among those who could die if budgets of donor countries such as UK and US continue to be slashed

The Independent UK

Nearly 23 million extra deaths worldwide by 2030 as aid cuts bite, study says

The findings – published in the influential health journal The Lancet – show that Donald Trump’s closure of USAID could lead to more than 14m deaths alone

The Independent UK

Trump officials overhauling aid to Africa in bid to counter China influence in ‘priority sectors’

New bilateral deals to focus on areas such as mineral rights and security to allow U.S. to ‘actively compete’ with Beijing

AAP

Australia does what it can as US aid cuts savage PNG

Care International lost funding for several projects in the Pacific following the US retreat from foreign aid. Australia is attempting to help.

The Guardian - AU

‘The urgency of it was pretty terrifying’: the Australian charities grappling with Trump’s foreign aid freeze a year on

Education, food and health programs have been cut, resulting in preventable deaths, aid groups say

The Independent UK

Elon’s wild ride at the White House: From DOGE and a chainsaw to one epic bust-up with Trump

2025 was an unprecedented year in American politics, with Elon Musk playing a pivotal role. Io Dodds recounts the tech tycoon’s journey from ‘first buddy’ to MAGA exile and back again — all in the space of 12 months

The Conversation

How the U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health powers and disease threats

Hours after Donald Trump began his second term as United States president on Jan. 20, 2024, he signed an executive order to end American membership in the World Health Organization (WHO) after one year. This restarted a process that the first Trump administration initiated in July 2020 but was reversed…

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