As Trump tries to slash US foreign aid, here are 3 common myths many Americans mistakenly believe about it
While U.S. taxpayers have long spent just a few bucks each on foreign aid every year, the impact is profound, saving millions ...
Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stands in contrast to his sudden criticism of the aid agency
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, newly in charge of the besieged US Agency for International Development, was for years a ...
How the US foreign aid freeze is intensifying humanitarian crises across the globe
Food distribution is being stopped. Health services are being shut down. Lifesaving aid is being tied up, with no way to ...
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The need for a national return and reintegration mechanism: In the Wake of Trump’s ‘Ghana Must Go’
By Hannah Gyamfua MENSAH The recent wave of deportations under the Trump administration has placed thousands of Ghanaians in a precarious situation. As of November 2024, over three thousand Ghanaians ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
Trump, announcing the aid freeze on his first day in office, said all foreign assistance would be evaluated as to whether it ...
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USAID Shutdown Causes Global Alarm in International Water and Climate Programs
The attempt by President Donald Trump and his aide, Elon Musk, to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, a ...
The latest on Trump’s tariffs and Netanyahu meeting as Cabinet picks face key votes
President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House Tuesday. The US president also paused tariffs on Mexico and Canada before they went into effect. Follow for ...
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Ramaphosa’s office blames US fracas on misinformation campaign
The presidency said it remained in the dark as to the real cause for Donald Trump’s decision to cut aid and suggested proper ...
USAid shutdown isn’t just a humanitarian issue – it’s a threat to American interests
Donald Trump’s administration started work to shrink USAid’s workforce and align its spending with the government’s priorities.
US has frozen funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
The U.S. has notified the United Nations that it is freezing funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting ...
Noah Weiland and Stephanie Nolen: What USAID does for the world, and America
The United States Agency for International Development faced the prospect of being folded into the State Department after it ...
Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency
Leaders in Russia, Hungary and El Salvador welcomed the Trump administration’s assault on U.S.A.I.D., which many ...