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Hafta 525: USAID controversy, new CEC’s appointment, Vikatan website blocked

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Anand Vardhan are joined by former Chief Election Commissioner Dr SY Quraishi and cartoonist Rachita Taneja.

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Federal judge blasts Trump administration for dodging order to resume USAID funding after freeze

Department of Justice continues to drag its feet on court orders

The Independent UK

Trump administration briefing: top immigration official removed and judge clears way for USAid firings

Here are the key US politics stories from Friday at a glance

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Judge clears path for Trump to gut USAID and fire thousands of workers

Judge Carl Nichols lifts restraining order that blocked administration from slashing life-saving global aid

The Independent UK

Federal Judge Allows Trump Administration To Dismantle USAID

Federal judge allows Trump administration to proceed with dismantling USAID, sparking debate over global aid impact.

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Trump administration stalling medical evacuation for USAID staffers, spouses in peril, suits charge

Court orders have had only limited effect in the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development

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USAID Funding Freeze Threatens HIV Treatment For Kenyan Orphans

Nyumbani Children’s Home in Kenya faces uncertainty as potential USAID funding freeze risks HIV treatment for vulnerable children.

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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore Foreign Aid Funding

Federal judge orders temporary restoration of foreign aid funding despite Trump administration's efforts to withhold assistance, causing disruptions in glo...

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USAID Funding Freeze Threatens HIV Treatment For Kenyan Children

Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi faces funding uncertainty, risking access to vital HIV medication for vulnerable children.

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International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze

Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Tate’s alliance with Trump has been in the making for a long time

Trump’s attempts to intervene in Tate’s rape and human trafficking cases in Romania might seem strange, but their worlds are intimately linked

The Guardian - US

Trump jumped the gun with USAID remarks. So did India’s state broadcaster

When US President Donald Trump alleged a “conspiracy” by the Joe Biden administration to influence the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by spending $21 million on voter turnout in India, sections of the mainstream media were quick to amplify the BJP’s claims about the opposition indulging a foreign hand.

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The ‘west’ is over. In the Trumpian era, Europe is on its own

Trump and JD Vance are clear: the US is no longer an ally, but an antagonist to democratic values, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Americans now view Elon Musk and DOGE far less favorably than the programs DOGE is slashing, poll shows

In court, the administration says Musk isn’t in charge. Donald Trump just said the opposite.

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US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle

A U.S. aid freeze is threatening the lives of HIV-positive orphans at Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi

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‘The impact has been devastating’: how USAid freeze sent shockwaves through Ethiopia

Ethiopia was the largest recipient of US aid assistance in sub-Saharan Africa before Donald Trump froze funding last month. From food and health to support for refugees and sexual abuse survivors, we examine the impact of a decision that has left aid organisations scrambling

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Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says

A federal judge says the Trump administration has kept withholding foreign aid despite a court order and must at least temporarily restore the funding to programs worldwide

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Musk accuses Ukraine leader Zelensky of ‘feeding off the dead bodies of soldiers’ in vicious rant on X

Musk also threatened changes to Community Notes on X as Trump administration has sought to falsely portray Ukrainian president as a ‘dictator’

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The Independent UK

‘This should be an alarm to all’: Ex-USAID head gives warning and knew scathing Trump report would cost his job

Dozens of inspectors general were let go in a brutal Friday night purge carried out by the Trump administration in January

The Guardian - UK

How will Trump and Musk’s freeze on USAid affect millions around the world?

Immediately after his inauguration, the US president and the head of Doge halted funding for all foreign assistance, creating chaos for staff and for humanitarian projects, charities, governments and people around the world

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President Trump Challenges Activist Judges, Seeks Supreme Court Intervention

Trump administration faces legal challenges from activist judges over executive actions, prompting calls for intervention to restore balance of powers.

The Guardian - UK

Former Foreign Office head warns Reeves not to cut international aid

Exclusive: As chancellor scans budget for savings, Simon McDonald says need for humanitarian spending is ‘greater than ever’

The Guardian - US

Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’

The Independent UK

Trump's freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage

President Donald Trump’s restrictions on foreign aid and targeting of a key agency funding programs around the world may be offering an opening to China

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Bill Gates says the next generation should be 'very afraid' of these four issues

AI, climate change, and bioterrorism are high on the agenda of concerns for the next generation, says Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates.

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