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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Freeze Foreign Aid
The move came after Chief Justice Roberts temporarily paused a trial judge’s order requiring the administration to release more than $1.5 billion.The New York Times - 1d -
Top Zelensky aide says Ukraine-US meeting 'in near future'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top aide said a meeting between Washington and Kyiv delegations was scheduled for the “near future” to further discuss peace talks that could end the ...The Hill - 1d -
U.S. pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine after cutting off military aid
The U.S. will be pausing intelligence sharing with Ukraine after halting further military aid. NBC News' Courtney Kube reports from the Pentagon on the decision following President Trump and ...NBC News - 1d -
Israel stops humanitarian aid to Gaza while U.S. in direct talks with Hamas
The flow of aid into Gaza had been a key aspect to the ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Now, it's being used as an ultimatum. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.CBS News - 22h -
As Israel cuts off food and supplies to Gaza, aid groups say they are scrambling
Three days into Israel's Gaza aid freeze, one aid group says a resumption is imperative: "With humanitarian needs sky high, more aid access is required, not less."CBS News - 21h -
Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo: Foreign aid can be effective without the US
In the wake of USAID cuts, wealthy nations and individuals must take the reinsFinancial Times - 18h -
National Endowment for Democracy Sues Top Trump Aides Over Funding Freeze
The nonprofit has enjoyed bipartisan support since its founding in the Reagan era, but it finds itself under pressure from the Trump administration.The New York Times - 17h -
Russia hits Zelenskyy's hometown with ballistic missile amid US aid freeze
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there can be "no pause" in pressure on Russia after another night of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine.ABC News - 10h -
Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to freeze billions in foreign aid
The Trump administration suffered a legal setback after the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected its request to keep nearly $2 billion in foreign aid frozen. The ruling was 5-4, with conservative ...NBC News - 11h -
Attacks on Ukraine continue as U.S. pauses intelligence sharing, military aid
The Trump administration has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine following the suspension of military aid. Meanwhile, attacks in Ukraine continue. A Russian missile slammed into a hotel, ...CBS News - 8h -
Trump is suspending aid to Ukraine – but he’s rolling over for Israel | Mohamad Bazzi
The president’s hardball negotiating tactics are nowhere to be seen as he sends billions in new weapons to Netanyahu. In his speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, Donald Trump ...The Guardian - 8h -
Amazon is now testing AI-aided dubbing for some movies and series on Prime
Amazon is testing artificial intelligence-aided dubbing for select movies and shows offered on its Prime streaming serviceABC News - 7h -
Amazon testing AI-aided dubbing for some movies and series on Prime
Amazon is testing artificial intelligence-aided dubbing for select movies and shows offered on its Prime streaming serviceABC News - 7h -
US suspends aid to South Africa after Trump order
President’s decree claims white South Africans being unjustly discriminated against and orders end to foreign aid. The state department has ordered an immediate pause on most US foreign assistance ...The Guardian - 2h -
This USAID Program Made Food Aid More Efficient for Decades. DOGE Gutted It Anyways
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network is one of USAID’s most data-driven programs, but its work has been stalled by the Trump administration.Wired - Feb. 19 -
Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling
The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
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 NairobiABC News - Feb. 21 -
Newsom requests nearly $40 billion in disaster aid following Los Angeles wildfires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to members of Congress requesting nearly $40 billion in funding to rebuild communities after wildfires devastated the Pacific Palisades and Altadena ...The Hill - Feb. 23 -
‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid
Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts. Each month Su Myat secretly crosses the border from Thailand into ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report
Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support Kyiv. The EU is spending more money on Russian fossil fuels than on financial aid to Ukraine, a ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
Starmer defends slashing aid budget to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - UK politics live
Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces new defence budget by 2027. The rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
Raiders' Pete Carroll 'glad' to aid Cowboys' Jerry Jones process in hiring Brian Schottenheimer as head coach
The last time Schottenheimer called offensive plays, as he will in 2025 was as Carroll's Seahawks offensive coordinator from 2018-20CBS Sports - Feb. 25 -
Struggling soup kitchens and hospitals in Sudan face uncertainty amid U.S. aid freeze
When President Trump ordered a 90-day freeze on foreign aid, no one felt the impact more than the people of Sudan. Two years of civil war has left more than 25 million Sudanese starving in what is ...CBS News - Feb. 25 -
UN food agency pauses aid to famine-hit Sudan displacement camp of half a million people
The United Nations’ food agency says it has paused aid distribution in Sudan’s famine-hit Zamzam displacement camp of a half-million people as fighting intensifies between the country’s warring sidesABC News - Feb. 26 -
Live updates: Trump praises Musk at first Cabinet meeting; DOGE panel dissects foreign aid
President Trump is convening his first Cabinet meeting with Elon Musk in attendance , while Congress is working to enact his agenda.The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Justice Department tells judges it can't comply with court-ordered deadline to release frozen aid funding
The Trump administration said in a court filing Wednesday it cannot comply with a federal judge's order to release foreign aid funding by midnight, despite being directed to do so almost two weeks ...NBC News - Feb. 26 -
Asylum seeker hotels set to take almost half UK’s reduced aid budget
Future of many overseas projects uncertain after Keir Starmer announced cut in development to bolster defenceFinancial Times - Feb. 26 -
Trump administration goes to Supreme Court to stave off midnight deadline to unfreeze foreign aid
The Justice Department filed an emergency application at the Supreme Court Wednesday asking to block a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in blocked ...The Hill - Feb. 27 -
Supreme Court briefly pauses order for Trump admin to imminently release foreign aid
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily delayed a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments, imposed by a lower judge who found the ...The Hill - Feb. 27 -
Trump's ending of 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts slams programs around the world
Health groups and non-governmental organizations have expressed surprise and outrage and say many humanitarian programs will collapse after the Trump administration’s decision to cut 90% of USAID’s ...ABC News - Feb. 27 -
State Dept. trying to evade refugee admissions court order, aid groups say
Refugee aid groups say the Trump administration seems to be trying to circumvent a court ruling blocking his efforts to suspend the nation's refugee admissions program.CBS News - 6d -
US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’
USAid cuts to clinics dispensing antiretroviral drugs will be ‘death sentence for mothers and children’, expert warns. Sweeping notices of termination of funding have been received by organisations ...The Guardian - 6d -
Minister resigns over cuts to overseas aid, saying move harms UK's reputation
Dodds delayed her resignation until after Keir Starmer's meeting with President Trump, saying he had needed a united cabinet.BBC News - 6d -
How Johnson, Who Put His Job at Risk to Save Ukraine Aid, Flipped for Trump
Many Republicans have made a reversal on Russia and Ukraine, falling in line behind President Trump. No turnabout has been more striking than that of the Republican speaker.The New York Times - 5d -
International aid is as vital as defence spending – cutting either undermines British security | Emily Darlington
When funding to support vulnerable countries is withdrawn, the risk of war and global destabilisation increases. National defence and international development are two sides of the same coin. Our ...The Guardian - 4d -
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept deal extending ceasefire
Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19, and it was unclear what the immediate impact of the aid cutoff would be.CBS News - 4d -
Those who depend on aid must embrace Trump’s bombshell and shape their own destiny | Janet Mawiyoo
Trump cutting off USAid reminds us how much power we surrender to those who fund our work. We need a new mindset. About 35 years ago, the radio news announced that the then president of Kenya, ...The Guardian - 3d -
Israel criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal
Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended.NBC News - 3d -
Elton John and Chappell Roan duet 'Pink Pony Club' at Oscars party AIDS charity event
Midwest princess Chappell Roan shared the stage with pop music icon Elton John as the two performed at his annual Oscars viewing party on Sunday night.NBC News - 3d