Judge orders Trump administration to lift funding block on foreign aid

Demonstrators rally against President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk as they disrupt the federal government, including dismantling the US Agency for International Development (J Scott Applewhite)

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down US aid and development work worldwide.

The court ruling cites the sweeping damage that the sudden shutdown has done to the non-profits and other organisations that help carry out US assistance overseas.