Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly £1.5 billion in USAid debts

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington (AP/Ben Curtis)

A federal judge gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly two billion dollars (£1.5 billion) owed to partners of the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and the US State Department.

US District Judge Amir Ali on Thursday ruled in favour of non-profit groups and businesses that sued over the funding freeze, which has forced organisations around the world to slash services and lay off thousands of workers.