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Trump ditches plans to move FBI out of DC and is instead ready to house them in old USAID headquarters

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center will now house the FBI

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Trump’s aid cuts and development: the global majority deserve justice, not charity

Editorial: Funding is plummeting as needs grow, with the closure of USAID, the slashing of UK and European aid budgets, and the obstruction of debt reform and cancellation

The Guardian - UK

Rubio Hails End Of USAID As Bush, Obama Deplore Cost In Lives

The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end of the "charity-based model" despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost.

International Business Times

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UK and US aid cuts 'may reverse global progress by 30 years', study finds

US president Donald Trump’s choice to cut the majority of US foreign aid funding could result in a “staggering” 14 million deaths by 2030 –…

The National (Scotland)

Bush, Obama and Bono bid farewell to USAID as researchers warn agency’s closure means 14m extra deaths

Departing staff thanked by two former presidents and a rock legend as new study reveals human cost of Trump administration’s decision to axe global humanitarian agency

The Independent UK

Obama and Bush call Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of 14 million extra deaths

Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush and singer Bono send emotional message to staff as organisation closes

The Guardian - UK

Over 14 Million People Could Die From US Foreign Aid Cuts: Study

More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday.

International Business Times

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Trump’s deal that got migrants shipped to notorious El Salvador prison is only making MS-13 gang stronger: report

Deporting gang leaders allows them to be ‘silenced’ by Bukele, critics fear

The Independent UK

US skips global UN meeting in Spain aimed at raising trillions to combat poverty

Many countries face escalating debt burdens, declining investments, decreasing international aid and growing trade barriers.

Euronews

UN Conference Seeks Boost For Aid As US Cuts Bite

A UN conference aiming to rally fresh support for development aid begins in Spain on Monday with the sector in crisis as US-led funding cuts jeopardise the fight against poverty.

International Business Times

Fired federal workers lobby for help on Capitol Hill – is anyone listening?

Democrats have been receptive to the ‘Tuesday Group’ but the Republicans who control Congress are looking the other way

The Guardian - US

Australian agencies count cost of US foreign aid axing

Water projects in Fiji and Samoa and peace-building efforts in the Papua New Guinea highlands are among projects hit by the US retreat on foreign aid.

AAP

UN Conference Seeks Foreign Aid Rally As Trump Cuts Bite

Spain will host a UN conference next week seeking fresh backing for development aid as swingeing cuts led by US President Donald Trump and global turmoil hinder progress on fighting poverty, hunger and climate change.

International Business Times

US to give $30m to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation despite violent and chaotic rollout of food distribution

Grant makes US a direct backer of aid organization that reportedly has collaboration with Israeli government

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

DOGE cuts to the IRS will cost $500 billion in lost revenue, watchdog finds

DOGE ‘destroyed, diminished or jeopardized’ billions of dollars in returns on government investments, CREW discovered

The Conversation

How aid cuts may be affecting humanitarian workers

Humanitarian work takes a profound emotional toll on workers. It places them at the frontline of global crises, at times witnessing the devastating impacts of war, famine, natural disasters, mass displacement and systemic injustice. Humanitarian workers have to cope with emotional exhaustion and burnout, with stress levels in some humanitarian…

Benzinga

Elizabeth Warren Presses Marco Rubio Over Potential $500 Million USAID Diversion To Controversial Gaza Foundation: Report

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) has reportedly confronted Secretary of State Marco Rubio about a proposal to redirect $500 million from USAID to the disputed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

The Guardian - US

Elizabeth Warren demands answers over reports of $500m deal for controversial Gaza Health Foundation

Senator from Massachusetts questions state department’s redirection of $500m to troubled organization

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Euronews

Ukrainian journalists fear USAID cuts opened up space for Russian disinformation campaigns

Media workers across Ukraine have had to cut back on reporting following USAID cuts, while many fear that this is feeding into the hands of the Kremlin's disinformation campaigns.

The Conversation

When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs

Procuring lifesaving drugs is a daunting challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. Essential treatments are often neither available nor affordable in these nations, even decades after the drugs entered the market.

The Independent UK

Trump’s aid cuts leave ‘critical’ Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in crisis

Foundation warns USAID’s withdrawal could have wider ecological consequences

The Guardian - UK

Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in Tanzania hit by USAID cuts

US agency had pledged almost $30m over five years to Hope Through Action initiative, which was launched in 2023

The Guardian - AU

Toll of Trump’s USAID cuts on Australian aid revealed, with projects to help children among hardest hit

International development council describes consequences as ‘dire’ as 120 Australian projects affected by loss of more than $400m

The Conversation

With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy?

Since 2018, the United States has worked, albeit often haltingly, to regain its footing with Pacific Island countries. It’s done this largely by reflecting a sentiment familiar in Pacific capitals: the region is not a geopolitical backwater, but a crucial strategic zone in the 21st century.

The Conversation

Uganda’s tax system is a drain on small businesses: how to set them free

Uganda is one of the countries most exposed to recent cuts in international aid, particularly with the dissolution of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). In 2023, about 5% of gross national income – a measure of a country’s total income, including income from foreign sources – was received…

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