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Lebanese family loses home in crossfire of Israel-Hezbollah escalation Joe Elias and his wife Diana have been barred from returning to their ancestral home in Qouzah, a Christian village in south...
Band members flee Sudan as war shatters Khartoum Members of Sudan's celebrated band Aswat Almadina now live scattered across the globe after fleeing a conflict that has killed over 150,000 people...
Israeli attacks target Lebanese paramedics in Nabatieh Three emergency responders died in southern Lebanon on Wednesday after Israeli forces launched successive strikes on medical teams attemptin...
Widespread destruction confirmed in Lebanese border towns Satellite images and verified video footage analyzed by BBC Verify reveal that Israeli military operations have demolished more than 1,40...
Over 200 Rohingya and Bangladeshis feared lost at sea The United Nations refugee and migration agencies confirmed that approximately 250 people, including children, remain missing after their ves...
Violence escalates amid diplomatic push Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah intensified over the weekend, with air strikes and rocket attacks killing hundreds as both sides dismissed immedia...
Israel broadens military offensive in Lebanon Israeli forces have expanded their aerial campaign in Lebanon this week, targeting areas outside Hezbollah's traditional zones of influence, includin...
Israel announces long-term security zone in Lebanon Israel's defence minister revealed plans to establish a permanent buffer zone inside southern Lebanon, extending up to the Litani River, even a...
Premature babies return to Gaza after evacuation to Egypt Eight toddlers, evacuated from Gaza as critically ill newborns during intense fighting in late 2023, have been returned to their families...
Funeral held for child and uncle after deadly strike An 11-year-old boy and his 41-year-old uncle were buried in the southern Lebanese village of Saksakiyeh on Saturday, a day after an Israeli ai...
Israeli strike kills three journalists in southern Lebanon An Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle carrying journalists in the town of Jezzine on Saturday, killing three media workers, their empl...
Six months on, Gaza's fragile truce leaves civilians in limbo Nearly half a year after a ceasefire halted fighting in Gaza, Palestinians face worsening shortages, soaring prices, and stalled reco...
Israel announces security zone in southern Lebanon Israeli forces will take control of a broad area in southern Lebanon stretching to the Litani River, approximately 30 kilometers from the border...
Israel greenlights intensified strikes on Hezbollah The Israeli military has authorized plans to escalate ground and air assaults against Hezbollah, raising concerns in Lebanon of an imminent lar...
Attack on el-Daein hospital leaves 64 dead, WHO says Sudan's military has rejected claims it carried out a deadly strike on a hospital in East Darfur, where the World Health Organization (WHO) re...
Silence descends on historic Lebanese city Tyre, a coastal city in southern Lebanon and one of the world's oldest, has grown eerily quiet as Israeli forces urge civilians to flee amid intensifyin...
Escalating clashes force mass exodus from Jonglei state Thousands of civilians are fleeing South Sudan's Jonglei state as government forces intensify airstrikes and ground offensives against oppo...
Israeli troops begin limited ground offensive in Lebanon Israel's military announced on Monday that its forces had initiated "limited and targeted ground operations" against Hezbollah in southern...
Sailors trapped at sea as Gulf conflict intensifies Drones, cruise missiles, and fighter jets have become a daily reality for thousands of sailors stranded on oil tankers and cargo ships in the G...
War's early hopes fade as Iranians grapple with reality Two weeks into the conflict, many Iranians who initially supported military strikes against their government now question whether the cost...
Lebanon seeks negotiations with Israel amid escalating violence Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has proposed direct negotiations with Israel to establish lasting security arrangements along the bo...
Deadly strike hits girls' school in Minab At least 148 people, including children, died after a reported missile attack struck a girls' school in southern Iran on Saturday, Iranian officials conf...
Humanitarian crisis deepens as NGOs exit northern Yemen Local and international aid organizations are shutting down operations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, citing impossible working condi...
Content warning: This article contains descriptions of violence that some readers may find distressing. Survivors share harrowing accounts of insurgent attacks In a refugee camp near Ivory Coa...
Aid workers missing after South Sudan air strikes An unknown number of humanitarian staff remain unaccounted for following overnight air strikes on a hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders...
Strikes in Gaza claim 20 lives, hospitals report At least 20 Palestinians, including children and a paramedic, died in Israeli airstrikes and tank fire across Gaza on Tuesday, according to medica...
Record missile strikes target Ukraine's energy sector Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia launched an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles at Ukraine's energy infrastr...
Updated 1 February 2026 - Gaza health officials report at least 32 fatalities following overnight Israeli military operations. Strikes target civilian areas amid fragile ceasefire Israeli air...
Twin sisters caught in school attack Eighteen-year-old Makarem and Ikram were in separate classrooms at Abu Sitta girls' school in el-Obeid, Sudan, when shellfire erupted in August 2024. Makarem...
Israel levels UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem Israeli crews, backed by police, razed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, citing land ow...
Massive Russian airstrikes cripple Kyiv's heating and power Nearly half of Kyiv's residential buildings lost heating and electricity after Russia launched a large-scale aerial assault overnight,...
Trump unveils second phase of Gaza peace initiative U.S. officials announced the next stage of President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan this week, but key details remain unresolved, casting doubt...
Eight killed in Gaza air strikes amid fragile truce At least eight Palestinians, including four children, died in Israeli air strikes across Gaza over the past day, the territory's civil defence...
School bells ring again in war-torn Gaza City After a two-year interruption caused by conflict, children in Gaza City are resuming their education in temporary tent classrooms, marking a fragile...
Deadly drone attack targets family home in el-Obeid A drone strike on a residential house in el-Obeid, Sudan, killed at least 13 people on Monday, including eight children from the same family, a...
High-stakes meeting in Florida US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday for discussions expected to shape the future of Gaza and broader...
Aceh residents signal distress amid slow government response Residents of Indonesia's Aceh province have hoisted white flags across flood-ravaged areas to protest the central government's refusal...
Pope urges courage for direct Ukraine-Russia negotiations Pope Leo appealed to Ukraine and Russia to muster the "courage" for face-to-face negotiations, using his traditional Christmas Day addres...
Refugees in Burundi struggle with food and water shortages Close to 90,000 people who fled escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) now endure overcrowded camps in Burund...
UN raises alarm over Israeli registration rules for aid groups The United Nations and humanitarian agencies have warned that new Israeli registration requirements for international non-government...
One-year-old Siwar Ashour returns to Gaza hospital A Palestinian toddler, Siwar Ashour, has been hospitalized again in Gaza just days after completing medical treatment in Jordan and being re...
UN-backed report shows partial relief in Gaza food crisis Conditions in Gaza have improved since the October ceasefire, but 100,000 people still endured "catastrophic" food insecurity last month,...
Critical pharmaceutical warehouses destroyed in Russian attacks Ukraine's two largest medical distributors have lost key storage facilities in recent months, wiping out nearly a third of the coun...
Families endure harsh conditions amid stalled reconstruction A fragile ceasefire has left Gaza's displaced population trapped in makeshift shelters as winter storms deepen their suffering. Ghadir...
Palestine advances in Arab Cup as Gaza faces floods A winter storm lashes the Gaza Strip as Palestinians rally behind their national football team, which has reached the Arab Cup quarterfinals fo...
Three-year-old killed in Rafah Israeli troops shot and killed a three-year-old Palestinian girl in southern Gaza on Sunday, local sources reported. Ahed Tareq al-Bayouk was playing near her famil...
WHO condemns attack on Sudanese kindergarten and hospital The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has labeled a drone strike on a kindergarten and hospital in Sudan...
Deadly drone attack hits Sudan kindergarten A drone strike on the town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan region killed at least 50 people, including 33 children, on Thursday, according to medic...
Floods claim over 900 lives in Indonesia The number of fatalities from last week's devastating floods in Indonesia has surpassed 900, with hundreds more unaccounted for, authorities confirmed on...
Rafah crossing set to reopen for Palestinian evacuations Israel announced plans to reopen the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the coming days, allowing Palestinians to leave the territor...
Indonesia flood death toll climbs to 631 as rescue operations face challenges The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Indonesia reached 631 on Tuesday, with nearly 500 people still missing a...
UK condemns Gaza aid delays after 1,100 tents arrive over a year late The UK government has sharply criticized persistent delays in humanitarian aid reaching Gaza, after a shipment of more than 1...
Indonesia Searches for 400 Missing as Cyclone Death Toll Tops 440 Rescue teams in Indonesia are racing to locate at least 400 people reported missing-many feared buried under landslides-after Cyc...
Sri Lanka floods kill 193 as cyclone aftermath deepens crisis At least 193 people have died in Sri Lanka following catastrophic floods and mudslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, marking one of th...
Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000 amid fragile ceasefire More than 70,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since Israel launched its military offensive, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, a...
US-Israel-Backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Halts Aid Operations The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a contentious US- and Israel-supported aid organization, announced on Monday it is shutt...
Haitian family faces separation as US ends Temporary Protected Status A 16th birthday celebration in Lakeland, Florida, masked a looming crisis for Marven, his sister Rochelle, and their mother G...
Gaza's community kitchens expand as ceasefire eases food aid flow In al-Zawayda, central Gaza, the scent of garlic and spices fills the air as cooks stir vast metal pots over open wood fires, pre...
Winter rains worsen Gaza shelter crisis as aid remains blocked Aid organizations have issued urgent warnings that over 260,000 Palestinian families-roughly 1.5 million people-face life-threatenin...
DR Congo and M23 Rebels Agree to Peace Framework in Qatar The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group signed a peace framework in Doha on Sunday, marking the latest at...
Four dead as two migrant boats capsize off Libyan coast At least four people died after two overcrowded boats carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized off Libya's coast on Saturday, rescue workers r...
South Africa launches investigation into arrival of 153 Palestinians from Gaza South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an inquiry on Friday into the unexplained arrival of a chartered f...
Explosions reported in Khartoum amid fragile truce talks Residents of Sudan's capital reported overnight blasts near a military base and power station on Friday, hours after the paramilitary Rapi...
Drone strike kills 40 at funeral in Sudan's North Kordofan El-Obeid, Sudan - At least 40 civilians were killed in a drone attack on a funeral gathering outside the army-controlled city of el-Obei...
Deadly landslides strike Kenya-Uganda border region At least 40 people have died after a series of landslides hit mountainous areas along the Kenya-Uganda border last week, with rescue teams raci...
Israel confirms identities of three hostages' remains returned by Hamas Israel has verified the identities of three deceased hostages whose bodies were transferred by Hamas through the Red Cross...
At least 20 dead in northern Afghanistan earthquake A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring over 530, according to local autho...
Twelve-year-old describes RSF attacks during escape from besieged city A 12-year-old Sudanese boy, identified only as Abdiwahab for his protection, broke down in tears as he described repeated as...
Over 60,000 flee Sudan's el-Fasher after RSF capture amid atrocity reports More than 60,000 civilians have abandoned the Sudanese city of el-Fasher following its seizure by the paramilitary Rapid...
Survival and desperation grip Jamaica's Black River after Hurricane Melissa Residents of Black River, Jamaica, are scavenging through wreckage for food and water, days after Hurricane Melissa-one...
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