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‘It’s time for China and India to really start providing foreign aid’

INTERVIEW: Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council also warns that potential plans by Nato nations to boost military spending to five per cent of GDP are a ‘major strategic mistake’

The Independent UK

Australia low on list as global foreign aid in freefall

Australia ranks as the 25th most generous of 32 donor nations on foreign aid according to new figures, with Germany and Norway the most substantial givers.

AAP

UK spending on foreign aid hits lowest level since 2008

Government allocated 0.43% of national income to aid in 2025, with total spend down £1bn on previous year

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Bonnie Blue Fury: Adult Star Vows to Axe Foreign Aid for Nations Who 'Don't Use Toilet Paper'

Bonnie Blue has used a fantasy turn in Number 10 to air grievances over international bans and propose a deliberately outrageous idea on foreign aid.

International Business Times UK

UK Slashes Foreign Aid Budget: Poor Countries Like Africa Will Lose Funds for Education and Healthcare

The UK government will cut foreign aid by 56%, reducing funding for schools, clinics, and essential services in Africa and other low-income countries.

International Business Times UK

The ‘once-in-a-decade’ chance to transform the UK’s footprint on the world

IN FOCUS: With the UK saying that it wishes to become an ‘investor’ rather than a ‘donor’ in the era of foreign aid cuts, reforming UK supply chain laws could ensure that overseas investment maximises the benefits to people in developing countries. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK

Taxing Africa’s informal economies: technology’s promise and pitfalls

Changes in the development finance world – especially the sharp drop in foreign aid and fewer cheap loans for low-income countries – have pushed taxation back into the spotlight.

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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

Countries need higher education to rebuild after conflict – study finds foreign aid isn’t going where it’s needed

Higher education institutions are frequent casualties in violent conflicts. In Palestine, Ukraine and Sudan, to mention only a few recent examples, university campuses have been bombed. Academics, staff and students have been killed, injured or displaced. Teaching, learning and research have been undermined or come to a halt.

The Conversation

In the face of aid cuts, Gates Foundation narrows its priorities and defends global health funding

The CEO of the Gates Foundation said it will not change course in the face of the collapse of the foreign aid system but instead continue focusing on its main priorities

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: the ‘terrifying’ impacts of US aid cuts; Trump threatens Iran as US fleet nears; PM pushes for progress on gun buybacks

Preventable deaths after US slashed foreign aid funding one year ago; ‘time running out’ to make a deal, Trump tells Tehran; Queensland and NT hold out on gun buybacks

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 Guardian - AU

Trump administration to block aid from subsidizing DEI and trans rights overseas

Decision marks dramatic expansion of ‘Mexico City policy’, which abortion rights supporters call ‘global gag rule’

The Guardian - US

Bill Gates Warns World Is 'Going Backwards' as Global Child Mortality Rises for First Time This Century

In his 2026 annual letter, Bill Gates warns that global child mortality rose in 2025, blaming foreign aid cuts for a historic 'backward slide.

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UK prioritising foreign aid that helps fight threats to international cooperation, minister says

‘If big donors don’t back these things, then that becomes the question... then how viable is it?’ asks Jenny Chapman

AAP

Australia urged to step up to help fill US aid void

It's been a year since the multibillion-dollar unravelling of American aid, costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of children and shaking up the sector.

The Independent UK

US Catholic cardinals issue warning to Trump over Greenland threats

The cardinals said their aim wasn't to criticize the administration but rather to encourage the U.S. to regain is moral standing in the world

The Independent UK

How Trump has brutally reshaped foreign aid since returning to the White House

IN DEPTH: The President’s decision to halt billions of dollars in aid has had severe consequences on the ground in Africa and around the world, writes Nick Ferris. It has also spurred other nations to follow suit in slashing international spending

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International aid groups are dealing with the pain of slashed USAID funding by cutting staff, localizing and coordinating better

Since Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump has slashed U.S. foreign aid spending. It began with a stop-work order that paused spending on everything from treating tropical diseases in Mali to providing nutrition support in Nepal.

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique

Rising numbers of people flee jihadists, as violence against civilians increases and foreign aid dwindles

The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: Photos reveal impact of U.S. aid cuts on Rohingya children in camps in Bangladesh

Deep cuts to foreign aid by U.S. President Donald Trump this year, compounded by reductions from other donor countries, have led to the closure of thousands of schools and youth centers in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, severely weakening child protection programs. As a result, girls have been forced into…

The Independent UK

Takeaways from the AP's report on the impact of aid cuts on Rohingya children in Bangladesh

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

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

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2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike

The year 2025 has not been a great one for U.S.-Chinese relations. Tit-for-tat tariffs and the scramble over rare earth elements has dampened economic relations between the world’s two leading economies. Meanwhile, territorial disputes between China and American allies in the Indo-Pacific region have further deepened the intensifying military rivalry.

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UN human rights office in 'survival mode' with €77m budget shortfall, Türk says

Many UN organisations, including the World Health Organisation and the International Organisation for Migration, have slashed spending this year because some donors have cut back foreign aid.

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