Pakistan, May 9 -- Bill Gates has strongly criticized Elon Musk for cutting U.S. development aid programs, claiming the decision puts millions of vulnerable lives at risk. In an interview with the Financial Times, Gates accused Musk of endangering global health by dismantling programs under USAID.

According to Gates, Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) abruptly shut down life-saving health initiatives, leading to shortages of food, vaccines, and medicine in impoverished regions. He warned that diseases like HIV, polio, and measles could now make a dangerous comeback in parts of Africa and Asia.

"The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one," Gates stated. He criticized Mus...