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Trump's $1.3B Aid Cut Sparks Global Hunger Crisis

4/8/2025

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The Trump administration's drastic cut of over $1.3 billion in U.S. foreign aid has sent shockwaves through emergency programs run by the World Food Programme in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Syria. This move endangers millions battling severe hunger and has sparked outrage among humanitarian organizations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists the goal is to restructure aid, not to extinguish it.

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The Trump administration's drastic cut of over $1.3 billion in U.S. foreign aid has sent shockwaves through emergency programs run by the World Food Programme in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Syria. This move endangers millions battling severe hunger and has sparked outrage among humanitarian organizations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists the goal is to restructure aid, not to extinguish it.