USAID

USAID critics call for targeted investments in foreign countries

The Trump administration says it is carrying out a review of foreign aid programs and the main U.S. agency for humanitarian assistance, USAID. Veronica ...

How pause in US foreign aid is impacting South, Central Asia

WASHINGTON —  In Kabul, Afghanistan, a major midwifery program — girls’ only higher education option — has closed. Across Pakistan, dozens of development programs ...

Amid USAID debate, Britain offers model for merging aid, diplomacy

The Trump administration last month paused funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development amid reports that it may be put under State Department ...

Senator Claims USAID Funded Transgender Clinic In India, Elon Musk Responds

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has funded a transgender clinic in India, Senator John Kennedy has claimed amid President Donald Trump’s ...

White House defends efforts to shut down foreign aid agency

White House national security adviser Michael Waltz on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s plan to shut down the country’s chief foreign aid agency, contending ...

Donald Trump Calls To ‘Close Down’ USAID ‘Driving The Radical Left Crazy’

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump on Friday called for USAID to be shuttered, escalating his unprecedented campaign to dismantle the humanitarian agency. “THE ...

Judge Blocks Trump Plan To Put 2,200 USAID Workers On Leave

Washington: A U.S. judge on Friday said he would pause plans to place 2,200 U.S. Agency for International Development employees on leave, as part ...

Trump Freezes Aid To South Africa, Citing Law To “Seize” Land

Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday froze US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to ...

“Stop Me If You Can”: Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas Challenges Elon Musk

An Indian-origin CEO has waded into the ongoing controversy over the future of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Aravind Srinivas, the CEO ...

Trump Administration To Fire Nearly All Of USAID Staff Amid Row: Report

Washington: President Donald Trump’s administration plans to keep fewer than 300 staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development out of the agency’s worldwide ...

“Elon Has To Go”: Protests In US Against Trump, Musk And Closing Of USAID

Washington DC: Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the American capital on Wednesday as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration’s move to ...

Documents Show How USAID Funded “Ridiculous” Projects. Elon Musk Reacts

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday revealed details of how the United States Agency For International Development (USAID) funded “ridiculous” ...