17 h. ago Private donors gave more than $125M to keep foreign aid programs going after US cuts

Efforts to back fill some of the cuts to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration raised over $125 million in eight months

Economics

61 h. ago Mystery donor who gave Trump $130M to pay military is unmasked as banking heir with ties to RFK

Critics have expressed concerns over the ethics and legality of a private donor funding operations of U.S. military

Economics

4 d. ago States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt

A federal food aid program that helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries stands to be paused Nov. 1 because of the government shutdown

Politics

5 d. ago USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown

The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs

Society

7 d. ago Donald Trump literally tearing down White House to build new ballroom

The US President has begun his 'ballroom blitz' plans for the White House, costing hundreds of millions of dollars – he claims it is privately funded by 'generous' donors and 'your truly'

Politics

8 d. ago Scotland has a duty to be a good global citizen and help eradicate poverty

Writing in his regular column for the Record, the First Minister says his Government has a responsibility to fund international aid programmes helping some of the world's poorest communities.

Politics

2 w. ago The £1m man: Why did Boris Johnson take his donor to Ukraine?

Exclusive: Leaked files offer a glimpse of the ex-prime minister’s relationship with Christopher HarborneAs he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had the usual entourage of aides and bodyguards – plus the man who had given him £1m.Less than a year had passed since Johnson accepted what is thought to be the largest donation ever to an individual MP. It was from Christopher Harborne, one of the UK’s biggest and most private political donors. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago EU should combat ‘plundering’ China as ‘lifestyle superpower’, says aid chief

Brussels aims to use its €300bn aid programme for geopolitical muscle, says commissioner Jozef Sikela

Politics

2 w. ago Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program

Society