Criticising the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID in an interview with Bloomberg, American businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates said the governemnt's aid reductions had caused chaos worldwide. Citing one example, he referred to the US government's cancelling of HIV prevention funds to Gaza, an area of Mozambique, in the mistaken belief that the money was being sent to Gaza, the occupied Palestinian territory in the Middle East. The White House had caused controversy earlier this year when falsely claiming that the US was spending $50 million on sending condoms to Gaza as part of its foreign aid program. Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye
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Nakba of the Children: How Israel is Targeting the Palestinian Future
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Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal's work
Associated Press - By MOLLY QUELL • 1dTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court ’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. The Hague-based court’s American staffers have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. Some nongovernmental organizations have …
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8:43Trade War Time-Out: Here Is How It Will Affect Your Next Shopping Trip
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2:58Can Google's search empire survive the age of AI?
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3:53Kashmir residents feel unsafe despite India-Pakistan truce
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1:11Why Are Dog’s Brains Getting Bigger and Bigger? Scientists Are Stumped
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1:15Zelenskyy says he is willing to meet Putin in Istanbul for peace talks
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3:45Leo XIV: What the First American Pope Means for the U.S. and the Church
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