Bill Gates says Elon Musk's role in cutting US overseas aid is directly responsible for increasing infant mortality: 'The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one'

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has announced a new plan to give away 99% of his $108 billion fortune by 2045, alongside which he's given an interview to the Financial Times damning the actions of his fellow billionaire Elon Musk within the Trump administration.

Gates' blog post outlines three core goals for the Gates Foundation, which are: the eradication of preventable diseases that kill mothers and children; the elimination of infectious diseases such as malaria and measles; and lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.