Congo rebels seize eastern town on critical supply route
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters The M23 rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo has seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a local governor and a rebel leader said on Tuesday as the army reported fighting on all fronts. The Tutsi-led M23 group has been […]
Humanitarian aid: Looting cripples food supply in Gaza despite Israeli pledge to tackle gangs, sources say
DAVID GAUTHIER-VILLARS, NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and JOHN DAVISON, of Reuters, report on why so little aid is reaching Gazans…
Lebanon’s public schools reopen amid war and displacement
Beirut, Lebanon Reuters In the quiet seaside town of Amchit, 45 minutes north of Beirut, public schools are finally in session again, alongside tens of thousands of internally displaced people who have made some of them a makeshift shelter. As the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalated in September, hundreds of schools in Lebanon were […]
Israeli strike kills 28 people sheltering in a school in central Gaza
Cairo, Egypt Reuters An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 28 people including women and children on Thursday, while three hospitals in the north were told to evacuate, putting patients’ lives at risk, medics said. The strike, in which many more were wounded, occurred in the city […]
Floods wreak damage in Myanmar, killing at least 226, state media says
Reuters Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, state media reported on Tuesday, after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi battered the central provinces of the war-torn South-East Asian country. Around a third of Myanmar’s 55 million people are already in need humanitarian aid, following incessant conflict […]
Myanmar’s flooding death toll rises to 113, state media reports
Reuters Myanmar’s death toll from floods rose to at least 113 as of Saturday evening, the country’s military government said on Sunday, following heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi that has caused havoc across parts of South-East Asia. At least 320,000 people have been displaced and 64 were still missing, government spokesman Zaw Min […]
Death toll from Ethiopia landslides could jump to 500, UN says
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Reuters The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257 and is expected to almost double, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Thursday. Residents dig to recover the dead bodies of victims of the landslide following heavy rains that buried […]
Tropical Storm Beryl spares top Mexican beaches after furious Caribbean trek
Cancun/Tulum, Mexico Reuters Tropical Storm Beryl passed over Mexico’s top beach destinations on Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain but without leaving major damage, after forging a deadly trail of destruction across the Caribbean. The core of the storm, downgraded from a hurricane, crossed the Yucatan Peninsula by Friday afternoon, as its maximum wind […]
“Don’t forget Ukraine”, UN urges in aid funding appeal
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The United Nations appealed for $US4.2 billion from donors on Monday to support war-ravaged communities in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in 2024, as war rages nearly two years on from Russia’s invasion. “Please do not forget Ukraine while there are many other places in the world that grab our attention,” UN aid […]
At least three killed as powerful storm batters Myanmar
Reuters At least three people were killed, 13 injured and more than 1,000 buildings were damaged when Cyclone Mocha pummelled western Myanmar, state-run media said on Monday. But refugee camps in south-east Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar escaped the worst of the storm, although many bamboo huts were damaged, residents of the region said. […]