英国任命新的国际发展大臣，因为援助预算削减，国防开支增加。 UK appoints new Minister for International Development as aid budget cuts, defense spending rises.

查普曼男爵夫人被任命为英国新任国际发展大臣，接替因政府削减海外援助计划而辞职的安妮丽丝·多兹 （Anneliese Dodds）。 Baroness Chapman has been appointed as the UK's new Minister for International Development, replacing Anneliese Dodds who resigned over the government's plan to cut overseas aid. 到 2027 年，援助预算将从国民收入的 0.5% 下降到 0.3%，以资助到同年将国防开支增加到 GDP 的 2.5%。 The aid budget will drop from 0.5% to 0.3% of national income by 2027 to fund a rise in defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the same year. Dodds 警告说，削减可能会影响英国对加沙和苏丹等地区的支持，并可能将英国排除在多边机构之外。 Dodds warned the cuts could affect UK support for regions like Gaza and Sudan and potentially exclude the UK from multilateral bodies.