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One Year Of Trump 2.0: Impact Of Foreign Aid Cuts On Fight Against HIV, TB
The Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, which started a year ago on Tuesday, has caused the preventable deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and will contribute to millions more, researchers have estimated.
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Freezing Rain And Floods Ravages Gaza's Tent Camps As Aid System Fails
Rains drenched Gaza's tent camps, and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as winter storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory.
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Colombian President Lashes Out At Trump Over Anti-Drug Air Strikes
Colombia's leftist president ramped up denunciations of Donald Trump's anti-drug air strikes and swatted aside US threats to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in aid Thursday.
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Colombia's President Embraces War Of Words With Trump Over Drug Trafficking
Donald Trump's decision to freeze millions in aid to Colombia and brand its president a drug trafficker has smashed long-standing ties and could yet shake up the country's 2026 presidential race.
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Gaza Ceasefire On Thin Ice As Israel Freezes Aid 'Until Further Notice'
The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first major test Sunday as an Israeli official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice" after a Hamas ceasefire violation, and Israeli forces launched a wave of strikes.
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In Big Relief For Trump, US Supreme Court Allows To Freeze Billions In Foreign Aid
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid.
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World Bank Lifts Lending Freeze Over Uganda Anti-LGBTQ Law
The World Bank is lifting a freeze on lending to Uganda it put in place in response to a 2023 law criminalising homosexuality, after taking steps to counter discrimination, it said Wednesday.
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"Like Hitting A Mule": Trump Envoy On Ukraine Aid Freeze
An envoy of President Donald Trump said Thursday that Ukraine has itself to blame for the US suspension of war aid and compared the shock move to hitting a stubborn farm animal with a piece of wood.
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After Military Aid, US Halts Intelligence Sharing On Russia With Ukraine
After halting all military aid, the US has also paused intelligence-sharing with war-torn Ukraine, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to cooperate with his US counterpart Donald Trump in convening peace talks with Russia.
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US Cuts Overseas Development Program Budgets By More Than 90%: State Dept
On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding a freeze on all US foreign aid for 90 days.
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Donald Trump's Aid Freeze Could Cause Millions Of Deaths Due To AIDS: UN
Donald Trump's decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of the UN's programme for the illness warned.
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US Judge Temporarily Lifts Funding Freeze On Aid Programs Ordered By Trump
A federal judge has ordered a temporary lift on a freeze on funding to US aid and development programs ordered by President Donald Trump's administration, court documents seen by AFP on Friday showed.
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Trump Freezes Aid To South Africa, Citing Law To "Seize" Land
President Donald Trump on Friday froze US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers, despite Johannesburg's denials.
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Bangladesh's Yunus Meets George Soros' Son After Trump Freezes Foreign Aid
Muhammad Yunus, who leads the interim government in Bangladesh, has met Alex Soros, the son of US billionaire George Soros, days after the new Trump administration paused all foreign aid.
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White House Cancels Trumps Federal Funding Freeze Amid Chaos: Reports
The White House has withdrawn President Donald Trump's freeze on funding for federal aid programs, which caused chaos and was temporarily blocked by a judge, US media reported Wednesday.
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One Year Of Trump 2.0: Impact Of Foreign Aid Cuts On Fight Against HIV, TB
The Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, which started a year ago on Tuesday, has caused the preventable deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and will contribute to millions more, researchers have estimated.
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Freezing Rain And Floods Ravages Gaza's Tent Camps As Aid System Fails
Rains drenched Gaza's tent camps, and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as winter storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory.
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Colombian President Lashes Out At Trump Over Anti-Drug Air Strikes
Colombia's leftist president ramped up denunciations of Donald Trump's anti-drug air strikes and swatted aside US threats to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in aid Thursday.
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Colombia's President Embraces War Of Words With Trump Over Drug Trafficking
Donald Trump's decision to freeze millions in aid to Colombia and brand its president a drug trafficker has smashed long-standing ties and could yet shake up the country's 2026 presidential race.
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Gaza Ceasefire On Thin Ice As Israel Freezes Aid 'Until Further Notice'
The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first major test Sunday as an Israeli official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice" after a Hamas ceasefire violation, and Israeli forces launched a wave of strikes.
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In Big Relief For Trump, US Supreme Court Allows To Freeze Billions In Foreign Aid
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid.
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World Bank Lifts Lending Freeze Over Uganda Anti-LGBTQ Law
The World Bank is lifting a freeze on lending to Uganda it put in place in response to a 2023 law criminalising homosexuality, after taking steps to counter discrimination, it said Wednesday.
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"Like Hitting A Mule": Trump Envoy On Ukraine Aid Freeze
An envoy of President Donald Trump said Thursday that Ukraine has itself to blame for the US suspension of war aid and compared the shock move to hitting a stubborn farm animal with a piece of wood.
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After Military Aid, US Halts Intelligence Sharing On Russia With Ukraine
After halting all military aid, the US has also paused intelligence-sharing with war-torn Ukraine, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to cooperate with his US counterpart Donald Trump in convening peace talks with Russia.
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US Cuts Overseas Development Program Budgets By More Than 90%: State Dept
On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding a freeze on all US foreign aid for 90 days.
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Donald Trump's Aid Freeze Could Cause Millions Of Deaths Due To AIDS: UN
Donald Trump's decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of the UN's programme for the illness warned.
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US Judge Temporarily Lifts Funding Freeze On Aid Programs Ordered By Trump
A federal judge has ordered a temporary lift on a freeze on funding to US aid and development programs ordered by President Donald Trump's administration, court documents seen by AFP on Friday showed.
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Trump Freezes Aid To South Africa, Citing Law To "Seize" Land
President Donald Trump on Friday froze US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers, despite Johannesburg's denials.
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Bangladesh's Yunus Meets George Soros' Son After Trump Freezes Foreign Aid
Muhammad Yunus, who leads the interim government in Bangladesh, has met Alex Soros, the son of US billionaire George Soros, days after the new Trump administration paused all foreign aid.
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White House Cancels Trumps Federal Funding Freeze Amid Chaos: Reports
The White House has withdrawn President Donald Trump's freeze on funding for federal aid programs, which caused chaos and was temporarily blocked by a judge, US media reported Wednesday.
