19 hours ago · The pausing of USAID, which has been targeted by President Donald Trump's ally Elon Musk, could see China and Russia could step in to exert their geopolitical muscle.. The halting of the U.S ...

1 day ago · Concerns are growing in Washington that abruptly halting assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development “opens up a window for China and Russia,” one analyst said.

18 hours ago · The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle USAID has sparked concerns over America’s global influence, opening doors for China and Russia to expand their geopolitical reach. With billions in aid frozen, developing nations may turn to Beijing and Moscow for economic and military support, shifting the balance of power in regions critical to US interests

3 days ago · “USAID is the main repository of technical expertise on food security, health, humanitarian logistics and a range of other issues in most of the world’s countries. The U.S. government and U.S. businesses, charities and citizens will be seriously handicapped in our interactions with the rest of the world without USAID data, expertise, and ...

2 days ago · USAID has outlived the Soviet Union, which fell in 1991. Today, supporters of USAID argue that U.S. assistance in countries counters Russian and Chinese influence. China has its own “belt and road” foreign aid program worldwide operating in many countries that the U.S. also wants as partners.

2 days ago · Just last night, Dmitri Medvedev, the former president of Russia, still very close to [current Russian President Vladimir] Putin, was cheering on Elon Musk on [X.com] for taking down USAID.

22 hours ago · Leaders in Russia, Hungary and El Salvador welcomed the Trump administration’s assault on U.S.A.I.D., which many authoritarians have seen as a threat. By Paul Sonne Reporting from Berlin When ...

2 days ago · A USAID-supported crisis monitoring program, which was credited for helping prevent repeats of the 1980s famine in Uganda that killed up to 1.2 million people, has gone offline.

2 days ago · Today, supporters of USAID argue that U.S. assistance in countries counters Russian and Chinese influence. China has its own “belt and road” foreign aid program worldwide operating in many ...

2 days ago · Charities, diplomats and foreign officials around the world are frantically trying to figure out what will happen to the US agency that doles out over $40 billion in aid for everything from life ...