Health
Hunger rising in Haiti, with nearly 6 million at risk by 2026
Haiti’s food insecurity is expected to deepen by mid-2026, with around 6 million people projected to face critical hunger levels amid gang ...Cholera outbreak in northwest Nigeria kills eight, infects over 200
By Ahmed Kingimi Reuters A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum district of Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and ...Deadly Israeli strikes hit Gaza as famine announcement raises pressure
By MARIAM DAGGA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 25 Palestinians including people sheltering in tents ...Famine is ‘playing out’ in Gaza, warns global hunger monitor
By Michelle Nichols and Olivia Le Poidevin Reuters Famine is “playing out” in the Gaza Strip, a global hunger monitor said in ...Honduras mandates face masks again as respiratory illnesses spike
Over five years after the COVID-19 outbreak, Honduras has reinstated mandatory mask wearing in public spaces amid a spike in respiratory illnesses ...France rushes supplies to Mayotte, still reeling from deadly cyclone
By Tassilo Hummel Reuters France ramped up its relief operations to its cyclone-devastated overseas territory of Mayotte, with 120 tonnes of food ...Haiti’s sexual violence survivors face dwindling support, report warns
By Sarah Morland Reuters Survivors of sexual violence in Haiti face worsening risks and dwindling support amid the growing influence of armed ...Sudanese who escaped from war-torn Tuti island speak of hunger, disease
Muhammad Awad and his family are among dozens who escaped Sudan’s Tuti island earlier this year amid a siege by the Rapid ...More than 200 children killed in Lebanon in past two months, UNICEF says
More than 200 children have been killed and 1,100 injured in Lebanon in the past two months, the U.N. children’s agency (UNICEF) ...Dozens die of mysterious illness in besieged Sudan town
At least 73 people have died of mysterious causes in the Sudanese town of al-Hilaliya, besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, ...