Trump unveils $12 billion farmer aid
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A White House official says President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war.
The Trump administration is unveiling $12 billion in aid for farmers hit hard by tariffs while investigating soaring beef prices.
Huge reductions in foreign aid by the United States and Europe have led the U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator to slash its fund-raising targets for next year.
The U.N.’s humanitarian aid coordinator is downsizing its appeal for annual funding in 2026 after support this year — mostly from Western governments — plunged to the lowest level in a decade.
Organizers say that in response to government funding cuts, high prices and political uncertainty, interest in mutual aid efforts has picked up
The US will give Kenya $1.6 billion for health programs over five years, the first such bilateral deal with an African country that aims to reduce aid.