Should foreign aid be cut to increase defence spending? Take our poll and have your say
As the UK prioritises defence over helping those that need it abroad, critics argue that cutting the international aid budget ...
USAID Contractors Warn of Shutdowns, Lawsuits With Millions Owed
Contractors owed tens of millions of dollars by USAID are warning they may have to shut down and risk lawsuits across the developing world, with one large firm even saying US banks won’t lend it more ...
Britain ramps up defense spending and cuts foreign aid, ahead of PM Starmer’s crucial meeting with Trump
Britain will accelerate an increase to its defense spending, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, on the eve of a ...
These countries could lose the most, if U.S. stops aid
Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Nigeria received the most aid from the U.S. in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The Health and ...
Australia to Review Trump Aid Cuts’ Impact on Pacific Region
Australia plans to review the fallout on Southeast Asia and the Pacific of President Donald Trump’s planned cuts to USAID as ...
Federal Funding Crackdown Imperils Global Newsrooms
Investigative journalists around the world relied on funding from the U.S. Now, those watchdogs are scrambling to survive a ...
Absences, disputes mar G20 meet on global poverty
South Africa sought to salvage international talks on tackling global poverty on Wednesday as finance chiefs of several ...
Analysts back Trump’s USAID cuts in Africa, say increased trade will better benefit continent's poor
Some analysts believe that President Donald Trump was right to cut aid to Africa and that increased trade with the continent ...
Ukraine reportedly agrees a critical rare minerals deal with the U.S.
Ukraine and the United States reached an agreement over access to Kyiv’s deposits of rare earth minerals, according to media ...
Federal spending cuts cripple some small businesses with government ties
A Maryland-based technology consulting firm said it cut 20% of its staff when a federal funding freeze left the business unable to pay its bills. A career-development company in Colorado said it lost ...
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UK to raise defense spending by 2027, Starmer says 2 days before Trump meeting
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Tuesday to raise U.K. defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027, saying Europe is in a new era of insecurity that requires a “generational response ...