U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
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U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is likely to cause enormous human suffering, according to estimates by the agency itself. Among them: up to 18 million additional cases of malaria per year, and…

Israel Halts All Aid Into Gaza Immediately as Cease-Fire Expires
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Israel Halts All Aid Into Gaza Immediately as Cease-Fire Expires

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israel announced on Sunday morning that it was halting the entry of all goods and humanitarian assistance into Gaza immediately, hours after proposing a temporary extension of the now-expired cease-fire with Hamas. The drastic step to block aid appeared to be aimed at…

Unknown Illness Kills Dozens in Congo as Experts Clash on Cause
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Unknown Illness Kills Dozens in Congo as Experts Clash on Cause

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The mystery behind an unknown illness that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo just 48 hours after they first showed symptoms deepened after the World Health Organization on Friday offered a new theory that seemingly contradicts African medical experts. At…

As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?
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As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As the reality sets in that the United States is drastically diminishing its foreign assistance to developing countries, an urgent conversation is starting among governments, philanthropists, and global health and development organizations. It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this…

Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam
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Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Nearly 40 years after she was born with a malformed spine and misshapen limbs — most likely because her father was exposed to Agent Orange, the toxic chemical that the American military used during the Vietnam War — Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diem finally…

Aid agencies rush supplies into Gaza as fragile cease-fire holds for now.
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Aid agencies rush supplies into Gaza as fragile cease-fire holds for now.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hamas suggested on Thursday that progress was being made in “positive” talks to bolster the teetering cease-fire with Israel, appearing to signal that an impasse was nearing its end and that hostages could be released this weekend. There was no immediate comment from…

USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise
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USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last month that lifesaving humanitarian work would be exempt from a freeze on foreign aid, global health workers breathed a collective sigh of relief. But a new directive has put such exemptions on hold. Several senior…

Hamas Suspends Hostage Release, Accusing Israel of Violating Cease-Fire Agreement
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Hamas Suspends Hostage Release, Accusing Israel of Violating Cease-Fire Agreement

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hamas has indefinitely postponed the release of Israeli hostages who were set to be freed from the Gaza Strip this weekend, a spokesman said on Monday, accusing Israel’s government of violating an already fragile cease-fire agreement. The move threatens to derail both the…

Opinion | This Isn’t the Donald Trump America Elected
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Opinion | This Isn’t the Donald Trump America Elected

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 1962, not long after President John Kennedy created U.S.A.I.D., the federal agency tasked with administering foreign assistance, he welcomed its first mission directors to the White House. He noted the difficult politics of sustaining foreign assistance but called it essential to America’s…

U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst
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U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The thousands of people who work for the U.S. government’s main agency for humanitarian aid and disaster relief have been on the front lines of efforts to fight famine, contain virulent infectious diseases like H.I.V. and Ebola, and rebuild infrastructure in impoverished and…